Leading with Greatness: A Ted Talk by Roselinde Torres

Regardless if you are a company employee or the owner of your own business, you should strive to become a leader in your workplace. Roselinde Torres, a researcher in the field of leadership, spent twenty five years observing and traveling around the world to study different leadership programs. Torres formulated three essential questions to ask […]

Client Spotlight: Sare’ Arnold

This Friday we’re pleased to introduce you to Sare’ Arnold from Enterprise Holdings.  Sare’ graciously took the time to talk about her hiring process, give some good advice, and say hello!   How long have you been using CareerPlug? We have been using the services from CareerPlug for about 3 years. How has your hiring process […]

10 Ways to Promote a Mentally Healthy Workplace

A national dialogue about mental health issues has been growing in recent years.  More celebrities are opening up about struggles with their mental health and tragedies like Robin Williams’ death last month spark new questions about the nature of mental illness.  With one in five people reporting mental health issues, the conversation can no longer […]

Getting It Done: Effective Goal Setting in the Workplace

From writing a daily or weekly to-do list to committing to a marathon training schedule, most of us regularly set goals in our life.  But personally and professionally, less of us have found the right ingredients to achieve those goals.  The runner gets tired of waking up at 5 am and a to-do list scribbled […]

Client Spotlight: Teri-Anne Brennan

This Friday we caught up with Teri-Anne Brennan, a Group Talent Acquisition Manager for Enterprise Holdings in South Florida.  She was gracious enough to take the time to talk about her experience with CareerPlug and the hiring process.     How long has your company been using CareerPlug? 2 years How has your hiring process changed since you […]

Is Your Workplace Fun?

Admittedly, this probably isn’t the first question you’re going to ask when evaluating your business.  Compared to profitable, efficient, or innovative, ‘fun’ can seem like a trivial measurement.  Your employees are there to work, after all, not to be entertained. But it turns out looking at how much fun your employees have at work is […]

Make Hiring Easier: Our Value, Our Culture

Clint Smith is the founder & president of CareerPlug.  This month we’ve asked him to share his thoughts about one of our core values.   The CareerPlug team recently decided to make some important changes to our Core Values. While we were all pleased with the growth that CareerPlug has experienced as a company over the […]

Client Spotlight: Lori Janko Wilke

Meet Lori Janko Wilke:  a long-standing State Farm Agent from the Illinois Valley.  Lori graciously took the time to talk about her experience with CareerPlug and give some hiring advice. 1. How long has your company been using CareerPlug? I have been using Career Plug for 3 years but it wasn’t until August, 2014 that I […]

Steve Fowler

Manager of Partner Growth

Christina Waite

Platform Engineering Manager

Taylor Coleman

Tier 2 Manager

Al Foote

Consultant Manager

Sydney Kidd

Tier 1 Manager

Nicolle Gatlin

Manager of Partner Success

Aiden Kinney

Consultant Manager

Joe Lepis

Engineering Manager

Polly Schandorf

Engineering Manager

5: AUTOMATE

Hiring is hard, but partnering with us makes it easier. From posting jobs to scheduling interviews, CareerPlug allows you to automate certain parts of the process to improve your results and save you time.

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3: EVALUATE

Once you think you have found the right person, use our reference and background check resources to verify them. Then, send an electronic offer letter from CareerPlug to close the deal!

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4: HIRE

Use our prescreen questions and assessments to identify the best applicants. Then use our interview questions and scorecards to evaluate for the right things consistently.

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2: COMMUNICATE

Use our notifications and automations to be the first to respond to qualified applicants. Send texts and emails from directly from CareerPlug to convert applicants to scheduled interviews.

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1: ATTRACT

Use our templates to create an attractive careers page and job posting. Then promote it through our job board partners, as well as directly with your employees, customers, and social network.

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Brandy Lee

Business Intelligence Manager

Eric Morales

Manager of Account Executives

Kirsten Penaloza

Director of Client Experience

Zach Garcia

Senior Manager of Operations

Tulay Solak

HR Manager

Tyler Berndsen

Manager of Partnership Account Executives

Ashley Johnson

Senior Manager of Partner Services

Originally from small town in central Texas, Ashley Johnson graduated from Texas State University in 2013 with a degree in Business Administration. She was hired by CareerPlug as a Talent Specialist in 2014, and moved up to ultimately lead the Recruitment Services team. From there, she pivoted to Implementation, and is now the Implementation Manager.

As the Implementation Manager, Ashley and 3 direct reports function as a transition between Sales and Partner Success in helping our clients get set up and established in our software. She spends her free time raising her 2 dogs, playing cornhole, and perfecting the art of charcuterie.

Kate Sensmeier

VP Marketing

Ashley Garia

Director of Product Marketing

Canaan Davis

Director of Engineering

Teresa Hall

Director of UX & Product Design

Brad Pilot

Senior Director of Sales

Leslie Chamberlain

Senior Director of Client Experience

Natalie Morgan

Senior Director of People

Andrew Robinson III

Vice President of Product and Engineering

Chris Igou

VP of Business Development

Chris accidentally started a 20-year career in franchising when he was 18 years old and took a job painting houses for College Pro Painters. That job turned into the ownership of his first franchise (a house painting franchise). While at Monmouth College in IL, he operated his business, played on the varsity football team, and studied to become a teacher.

The taste of entrepreneurship and desire to coach others led Chris deeper into franchising, working with a few franchise brands helping them grow their businesses. He lived in the Chicagoland area his entire life until recently moving his family to Austin, TX.

In his free time Chris coaches youth sports, especially youth football, and spends as much time as he can with his wife and 2 children.

Jenny Leman

President

Native to Texas, Jenny graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and joined CareerPlug in 2017. She retired her first career path as a Registered Dietitian after 10 years, and has found her true belonging in business operations.

As CareerPlug’s President, Jenny leads all teams to an aligned effort toward achieving our vision. She works to build healthy and scalable internal systems to equip and empower the CareerPlug teams to bring their best for our clients. She loves contributing new ideas and rethinking the status quo. Jenny really connects with the company’s core values, but especially with our intent to “Keep Growing.”

In her non-work life, Jenny enjoys time with her family, playing drums and performing with the Austin Samba School, and finding excuses to be on the lake.

Clint Smith

Founder & CEO

Clint founded CareerPlug in 2007 with the simple idea that there was a better way to help employers connect with quality applicants. Today Clint works every day to fulfill CareerPlug’s mission: Make Hiring Easier. Leading by example, Clint loves spending his time developing new ideas and teaching others.

After graduating from the University of Florida, Clint worked in investment banking and strategic marketing; both experiences influenced the development of CareerPlug. He also spent a year away from the business world teaching 5th grade in Boulder.

Clint is passionate about helping others succeed and is involved in numerous mentoring programs. He and his wife, Sarah, are also foster parents. Clint enjoys family time, beach volleyball, and outdoor adventures.