Schaper Associates, Inc. is privately owned and operated by Karen Schaper, a recruiting industry expert recognized for her successful career starting in the mid 1980's. Over the years, Karen has developed an exceptional reputation in the staffing industry by providing value added search services to client companies ranging from Fortune 100 organizations to small entrepreneurial firms. Many top HVAC manufactures and energy service companies have sustained rapid growth due to our top notch professional services. Karen has spearheaded large-scale recruiting projects for some of the leading ESCO’s, HVAC, engineering, and manufacturing companies in the country. Some recent accomplishments include:

• Managed multiple retained search projects for one of the nation's leading energy service companies, on an exclusive basis, which resulted in over thirty placements that helped foster significant organizational growth.
• Led national search campaigns for two of the nation's largest manufacturers of HVAC equipment. These projects resulted in the placement of twenty exempt level professionals in a very short period of time. Completed a recruiting project for a mechanical HVAC service company that involved the recruitment of over eighteen Sales & Service Managers in various locations throughout the United States.
  Provided temporary staffing solutions for a major energy services organization, which resulted in the placement of twelve Project Managers within a four month period of time in multiple geographic locations.
• Became the top vendor for staffing solutions for one on the largest HVAC manufacturers resulting in 95 placements within a one period of time.
• Successfully grew an ESCO into one of the largest ESCO’s
  Partnered with a venture capitalist firm and successfully placed a highly visible CEO for a start up HVAC company in just an eight week period of time.
• Recently established divisions in: MEP Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Architecture and other design professionals

Our highly qualified recruiting staff is another one of Schaper Associate’s unique assets. With backgrounds formed in environments ranging from large corporate staffing teams to small retained search firms, our team of staffing experts provides outstanding insight towards industry practices and trends for both clients and candidates alike. Our recruiters are supported by a tenacious research staff that enables us to obtain the best candidates in the market place. Collectively our staff brings over 70 years in recruiting knowledge to our clients and candidates.  Our team has a reputation as industry experts with a high degree of professionalism and integrity.