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Advantages of Working with a Recruiter

Posted onJanuary 12, 2026February 5, 2026

RYAN, MILLER and ASSOCIATES APPROACH
If a recruiting firm can’t find candidates who will make your organization more money, then that firm shouldn’t be your recruiter. At Ryan, Miller and Associates, we have one basic goal: to find the person who will produce the most profitable results for you.

The difference between the best candidate and someone who merely “can do the job” may mean hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in revenue and profit potential. We can point with pride to many examples of candidates we’ve recruited who are making these differences. For example, an individual we placed as a Business Developer originated a transaction yielding a $5 million profit during his first 8 months with our client. Another person we re-situated over his first six months on the job, brought in enough new business to net approximately two million dollars in annual income for his new employer. These examples highlight what we constantly strive for:
to be a profit producer, not a cost center, for our clients. Living up to that promise means a search firm must do three things very well.

A RECRUITING FIRM MUST OFFER ACCESS TO A LARGE DATABASE OF CANDIDATES
Only by thoroughly covering the marketplace can the recruiter reliably assure that the best person has been searched out. Founded in 1976, Ryan, Miller and Associates (RMA) has an extensive network and database of West Coast-based Financial professionals. RMA’s computerized retrieval system has information on over 25,000 individuals. In addition, RMA is the Los Angeles affiliate of the National Banking Network, an affiliation of 35 Banking-oriented search firms. This organization provides access to professionals throughout the entire United States.

A RECRUITER MUST HAVE STRONG EXPERTISE AND CREDIBILITY IN THE MARKET
For jobs requiring high levels of professional accomplishment and expertise, potential candidates generally open up and share confidential personal information only with recruiters they respect and trust. It takes experience and expertise to gain that trust. RMA’s two main Partners, Roger Miller and Lee Ryan, each has over 25 years experience in the recruiting field. RMA senior consultants average 6+ years experience in the search industry, plus most have had prior experience in Banking, Law, and/or Private Industry. We are professionals recruiting fellow professionals. Candidates often comment that our representation of client opportunities is among the most thorough and professional they’ve experienced. This can be critical in attracting the best talent for clients.

A RECRUITER MUST UNDERSTAND HOW TO FULFILL ITS CLIENTS’ BUSINESS NEEDS
The best recruiters view themselves not as headhunters who merely fill jobs, but as extensions of their clients who work hard to find individuals who have a long-term future with the company. RMA takes the time to know its clients well. Before recommending candidates, we gain a thorough understanding of both the critical business needs of the position and the best personality fit for our client. We also do research (using the latest news retrieval sources) and maintain a library of information on our clients. This type of commitment gives us an edge in representing our clients persuasively to the top performers.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST – IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO FIND OUT WHAT RMA CAN DO
You are not obligated until you hire a person through our efforts. Not only do we bear the risk out-front; to assure you have received utmost value from RMA we back our services with one of the strongest employment guarantees in our field.

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