Read what others are saying about Steve Ribbens.
“It was a pleasure working with you on the Director of Technical Services position. You are a consummate professional. From our first conversation through to your notification of me not being selected to continue for the position, you were courteous, direct and professional. You knew your client and you took your time to understand me and my background. After being on both sides of the table on utilizing recruiters for several years, you are a step above all of the other recruiters I have met. I wish you continued success in your career and if our paths should cross again, I would gladly welcome the opportunity to work with you again.”
“Steve is a rare gem in the third party recruiting world. He is easy to chat with and is a wizard at reading between the lines when a hiring manager can’t fully articulate what they might be looking for in the ideal candidate. Steve is the only headhunter I felt comfortable having meet directly with managers and executives because I knew he’d make them feel at ease about their hiring needs and could back up his promises 100%. He always makes himself available for updates and can change course very quickly, and he fits the culture of oil and gas perfectly. Should I ever need outside hiring help, Steve is the first guy I will call.”
I have worked with many recruiters over the years and Steve is simply at the top of the list. I believe this is due to his integrity, his connections in the E & P space and his expertise in finding the right candidates for the job not to mention his dedication to the search itself. Steve is a true professional and a highly effective communicator. He is focused as well as diligent and makes a trusted partner in a very competitive human resources environment. I would wholeheartedly recommend Steve and will be reaching out to him first for any future positions we may have.
“I have known Steve Ribbens since 2012 when he first recruited me for a management role. Since then, I have worked with Steve as a 3rd Party Recruiter on various sales and executive roles with two different companies. I utilize Steve’s expertise to network and locate strong candidates to build my company’s workforce as he takes the time to learn the culture and “fit” necessary for our company. He is respectful of my time by not overwhelming me with high numbers of candidates and only forwards those who can do the job. He is the consummate professional recruiter, delivering the resumes of well qualified individuals in a timely manner and is very detailed when managing the interview and hiring process. Steve is also an active partner during the negotiation process, insuring the final step is smooth and pleasant for all.”
“Steve Ribbens is an excellent recruiter who has helped me fill multiple leadership roles in my company over the past few years. Steve respects my time by consistently sending me the resumes of highly qualified candidates, paying attention to the specific details of what we need. He also manages the expectations of the candidates extremely well creating a smooth and short negotiation process. Finally, I appreciate his high level of integrity throughout the entire recruiting process.”
I have known Steve Ribbens nearly 30 years and, after reconnecting with him five years ago, I now understand why he has been so successful in his business and with people. He is highly professional, has the utmost integrity and is extremely responsive. Steve helped us locate several employees for our company, most recently with a very successful hire of a controller. We were very particular and needed someone with Big Three experience, a MBA and CPA designation. The controller he found for us is doing a fantastic job and we are very grateful for all the help Steve provided to us in this and other personnel searches he has helped us with. I highly recommend Steve for any sort of personnel searches an organization requires.
“I have worked with Steve Ribbens for seven years to fill a variety of positions for my past two employers. Steve is my go-to resource for recruiting top notch professionals. He understands a wide breadth of industries and knows how to speak to individuals at all levels within an organization. I have also found Steve to go above and beyond the call of duty when trying to assist job searchers. He is willing to coach and mentor and is not afraid to give tough feedback along the way. His interest in placing the exact “right fit” individual for each position is uncompromised. I consider him to be an invaluable part of my team.”
“I work with many agencies and Steve has been an amazing and refreshing help in our search efforts, especially for this role. Specifically, the confidence and knowledge of his candidates and the time he has invested in learning our needs as a company are exemplary and stand out.”
“I contacted Steve Ribbens when our company needed to add a Sr. Landman. Steve was always available when I needed him but did not pester me with lots of unqualified candidates. He was very professional, thorough and was truly a partner of mine throughout the entire process. I highly recommend Steve Ribbens as a recruiter and will use him again.”
I’ve known Steve Ribbens over 20 years. He is a man of integrity, sound judgment, he understands people and is discerning. When I asked him to help me find several employees, I had no doubt that I would have people that were a fit for my company. Steve is not just interested in “the placement”, but in the people because he knows that people are what make a company great. I am thrilled with the employees I hired based on his search efforts. You will be too! Thanks Steve!”
“An excellent recruiter, Steve Ribbens truly concerns himself with finding the right fit and does not flood the client with numerous candidates. He used my time judiciously, only calling as required and covering the right amount of information to get the job done. Steve filled a challenging role with a limited number of qualified candidates; he demonstrated perseverance and commitment despite understandable recruiting setbacks. During the course of our search we developed a trusting relationship where it became clear that Steve was representing our best interests while fairly representing candidate needs.”
“I wanted to personally thank you for the excellent employee you have found for us. I know that the search was very difficult, taking a good part of the last two quarters to find a successful candidate that met our stringent search criteria. On top of the difficult criteria, we knew going in that the market was very tight for the specific education and experience we were looking for. Our new Vice President of Technology has far exceeded our expectations during the first 30 days of employment, contributing a significant amount of value to our largest development project.
To be honest, I have worked with many different recruiters in my career and none of them have been as diligent and responsive as you in making sure that our needs and preparation requirements were met during prior to each interview. Your abilities in finding a “needle in the haystack” for us were excellent. We have many more searches coming up soon and I can promise, every hiring manager will be using your services for our mid level and executive level searches.”
“Our first time experience with Steve Ribbens and the Woodmoor Group was a total success from start to finish and it won’t be our last. We experienced the very professional approach that Steve brings to the Executive Search process yet always with a genuine personal touch. As a company we appreciated that Steve learned who we are and what we are about and then stayed true to that culture, value system, morals, ethics and faith in each strategic step. Steve is a personable communicator and keeps on top of the details all the way to a positive completion.”