Testimonials
Jeff Skoll
Co-Founder, Ebay
In 1997, when eBay was a small startup in San Jose, I was lucky enough to be introduced to Interlink Recruiting.
They quickly grasped the eBay vision, and through their network of talented people in the Valley, was able to provide us with stellar candidates.
Partnering with Interlink Recruiting was an integral part of our success. At the time of our IPO, approximately one third of our team were people recommended by Interlink. Their ability to share the vision, and find the right talent was a real contribution to eBay’s success.
Many ingredients go into making a startup successful. Finding the right people is one of the most important. eBay’s success is a testament to Interlink Recruiting’s ability to find those people.
Robert Tomkinson
VP of Digital Marketing, Yelp
Interlink is truly a pleasure to work with. They recruited all of my key hires at Ingenio in 2014-2015. In particular, I was impressed by: 1) their insistence on getting a really clear understanding of the role, and refining the search to achieve that. As a result, we hired some A players in a tough market. 2) Far from pushing us to hire warm bodies too fast, they were always challenging me, and not letting me settle for less than “A”. This helped avoid costly mistakes, and was very confidence inspiring. 3) Proactive support during and AFTER the hiring process. They would nudge me and my colleagues persistently (but pleasantly and professionally) to keep the process moving, and set realistic expectations.
They would also form such a strong connection with our new hires that they also helped them settle in and provided a comforting, trusted go-between to help us identify and address people-issues, sometimes long after a hire was onboarded. 4) Always smiling and positive. I will gladly work with them in the future, and would be happy to provide a reference.
Lara Druyan
Former General Partner, Allegis Capital
Investor in Residence, US Venture Partners
I had the pleasure of being recruited by Interlink Recruiting for one of their Internet startup companies. This started a long term business and personal friendship. Having had the opportunity to work with them, I can say that I have a profound confidence in their abilities to work well with candidates and companies. Their keen sense of the hi-tech industry is second to none and their ability to ascertain both the company’s needs and the candidate’s abilities is uncanny. Additionally, not only are they a great source for candidates, but their advice and counsel comes with the relationship, and therefore I consider Interlink to be a great asset for any company.
Gil Pechina
CEO, Wikia.com
Former General Manager, eBay Europe
Interlink Recruiting is a tremendous resource for both companies and talent. They have access to highly qualified individuals with proven successes and really understands what early stage companies need. They have an ability to filter and quickly find great matches as a result.
Randy Korba
Founder/Chairman, Collabrys
Former VP of Business Development, Amazon.com
I worked extensively with Interlink during the dot-com boom, when finding talented people was near impossible and everyone with a pulse was flogging themselves as an executive recruiter. In this environment, they were not only the real deal, but were an oasis of calm and competence. They were able to find, screen, cajole and convince qualified applicants during the “any warm body in a seat days”, and over the long haul (nobody every talks of this), these folks more often than not turned out to be true stars and fun people to work with. As a final note, this last piece is non-trivial in any environment, a recruiter is your first, and often last, chance to communicate to an outside party (a candidate or other) who and what the company is about. I cannot think of anyone that imbues that message better than what they did for us.
For specific points, I found them delightfully savvy on technology and well-connected in those circles. Very responsive and accessible, also kept us on track and updated on searches. Both creative and serious, a critical mix and not abusive of time or budget!
John Thibault
Founding VP of Marketing, eBay
As eBay’s first VP of Marketing, I had the good fortune to have been introduced to Interlink Recruiting. Interlink is a boutique recruiting firm that specializes in Internet Start-Ups and the Hi-Tech world in general. There was an immediately recognizable difference between them and the other recruiters I have used over the years. Firstly, they were great to work with, but more importantly, when time was so valuable, they were able to find and present a small highly qualified candidate pool from which we were able to pick the right candidate.
Interlink knows how to evaluate the corporate, management, and candidate personalities, which is such a key element in making a placement work and stick. Additionally, they have a keen sense of the needs of entrepreneurial companies and their special requirements.
Many companies have considered Interlink to have been crucial in their growth and success, and I can say that their efforts were most definitely part of the eBay success.
Balz Wyss
Director of Business Development, Microsoft
Former Director of Business Development, Netscape, Real Networks
Interlink has been a tremendous asset to my business career. They didn’t just got me a new job, but helped me find my dream position by understanding my priorities, listening to my needs, providing honest input and feedback as well as diligently evaluating positions that match my profile, advising and guiding me throughout the entire process of exploring the next phase in my life. Their many years of experience in the industry, their incredible empathy and sense for others , and their fun and easy going style have paid off as many times for me and my business career.
Billy Leung
Head of Product, Startup Advisor
Interlink has been a great partner for my hiring needs. Whenever I need to scale my product team, Interlink would get to understand my needs and the attributes that I seek in a superstar PM. They have done a great job filtering the resumes and phone screening the candidates so I didn’t have to. They are on point, organized, and very fun to work with!
James Ingalsbe
Web Globalization Manager, Hewlett Packard
Formerly with Livepix, Internet Pictures Corporation (formerly Bamboo.com)
I’ve met and worked with scores of recruiters in my career here in Silicon Valley, and Interlink Recruiting is, without a question, THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY! They doesn’t simply match the job description to a resume… they dig deeper to understand both the company’s culture and the candidate’s personality and makes matches that are destined to be successful. They are one of those rare recruiters that cares more about building a winning team than earning a placement fee. The are a valuable strategic asset to any growing company who recognizes that the quality of its people is the source of its competitive advantage.
Elisa Turner
Brand Impact IQ
I have worked with many recruiters over the years – the folks at Interlink truly stands alone as the only one I have worked with that understands the importance of alignment of values and culture and how they impact performance ! They focus not just on matching the job description to a resume… but digging deeper and striving to match the company’s culture to a candidate’s personality, values and heart. Their dedication to making a successful match is truely unique, and extremely rare these days.
Jahan Almazad
Managing Partner, CA Advisors
I worked with Interlink on some challenging initiatives. They are extremely competent and a pleasure to work with as a colleague. They have all the required ingredients to manage difficult tasks, and lead for successful conclusion of those tasks.
They are all very pleasant, proactive listeners, and people that I would fully trust to carry challenging assignments.
Karen Auguste
Principal, Purple Lynx
Former Director of MarCom, Sybase, Verity, Asante Technologies
I can confidently and consistently say that the expertise and service that I received from Interlink Recruiting far exceeds any other recruiting agency I have worked with. As a well-respected leader in the industry their ability to match the needs of the employer with the skills of the candidate is truly unparalleled. Their approach is not as simple as looking at a job description and comparing it to someone’s resume. It goes far beyond that. They matches the culture of the employer with the personality and values of the candidate. And, when that positive match occurs, only then will the well-qualified, well-suited candidate be presented to the potential employer.
They are extremely responsive, communicative, and knowledgeable. They have high standards, which gives them a strong sense of integrity. They are all intelligent players in the technology field that have worked to staff numerous Silicon Valley companies.
They puts an entirely different spin on recruiting, for both the employer and the candidate. No one in the industry can match their results.