The AWS Recruiting team consists of game-changers, aces, and all-stars. We have worked within Fortune 500s, PE backed organizations, start-ups, Big 4 firms, and even the nonprofit sector. We're lean and small and we wish to remain that way! We have no desire to become a massive firm because our model would not sustain. We respect the human factor and the value / appreciation we have for our clients.
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ASHER SPITTLER | FOUNDER & President
Why AWS Recruiting: “There is such a significant market failure and the traditional recruiting model is clearly broken. I was sick of recruiters, having leveraged them on both sides of the table for my own career. Finding someone a job using algorithms, databases, and bombarding people with phone-calls to meet quotas just does not work; especially in a market as small as Arizona. You need a human element to the process; you need to be hands on, transparent, leverage your network, and pull zero punches.”
About: Asher is an advocate for entrepreneurship, economic development, transparency, and the power of networks. He's also a 40 Under 40 award recipient from the Phoenix Business Journal.
Work/Education: Paramount Pictures, Sony, X Prize Foundation, MBA @ ASU
Personal: A husband, a father, and a dog owner. A San Diego kid at heart who refuses to eliminate the word “Dude” from his vocabulary or belief the San Diego Padres will one day win the World Series. PS. If you're reading this after the Padres win the World Series, please know our offices are closed for two weeks due to excessive celebration.
Random: Asher can talk with a CEO or an intern with equal comfort and enthusiasm. This “gift of gab” as his wife calls it is equal parts charming and distracting but contributes entirely to why he’s good at what he does.
Contact: aspittler@awsrecruiting.com | 480.550.2799 | LinkedIn
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Jacob Merkley | Recruiting Director
Why AWS Recruiting: “The traditional recruiting cycle is broken in a lot of ways. From overwhelming hiring managers with unqualified candidates to pressuring candidates to take a job that is clearly not for them. Instead, we take a sniper approach to help hiring teams identify the right hire and assist candidates with taking the right step in their career, with no ulterior motive and with 100% ethics in mind. AWS Recruiting is where I can truly focus on quality relationship, over quantity, with no strings attached.”
About: Jacob is an accomplished Executive Recruiter and Career Coach with a proven track record of building high-performing teams. He specifically has a keen eye for identifying top talent and helping build professional chemistry through the interview process.
Work/Education: Bachelor’s in accounting and MBA | Corporate accounting with GameStop | Full cycle recruiting experience in the Phoenix market.
Personal: A husband to the woman he met in the elevator at school and the proud father of 4. A Mesa, AZ native who loves being outside—backpacking, boating, cycling, snowboarding—being involved in his church, and spending quality time with family.
Random: Jacob and his wife sold their house and everything that didn’t fit in a 5’ x 10’ storage unit and took their 3 kids to live abroad in Costa Rica for a year.
Contact: jacob@awsrecruiting.com | 480.500.6642 | LinkedIn