Venator Ventures Merges w/ Momentum Search

January 7, 2009

San Bruno, CA--Venator Ventures is excited to announce the merger of two recruiting forces in Momentum Search and Venator Ventures, effective immediately.

After months of deliberations and meetings executives from each company felt an alliance between the two firms will benefit the companies long term outlooks and clients they each serve.

Momentum Search is a technology recruiting firm focused, like Venator Ventures, on the Bay Area of Northern California. Momentum has operated since 2004 and has been highly successful in placing candidates in numerous publicly-traded and privately-held companies.

While Venator's areas of expertise range in largely sales and marketing professionals for high tech companies, Momentum's expertise largely falls within the array of engineering and finance professionals.

With the merger and by joining the specialized expertises the new company, which will maintain the Venator Ventures name, will be able to serve the needs of any company and client in the high tech space with ease. The combined company will have the strength and reach of any large firm while maintaining the boutique service that both companies have been known for.

With both companies using similar business models the team recruiting approach employed by all staff at the new Venator Ventures will increase coverage for both candidates and companies and such the effectiveness of the recruiting efforts in all will be increased.

Venator Ventures and Momentum Search look forward to uniting their efforts and offering a stronger and more able company that will help both candidates and companies find what they are looking for.

If there are any questions, please forward those on to Managing Principal Recruiter, Kimball Kjar at Venator Ventures at kimball@venatorventures.com or Co-Owner and Principal, Greg Olson at Momentum Search at greg@momentumsearch.com.

Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

Here are the top ten according to Albrecht Powell, About.com

1. Spend more time with family and friends
2. Fit in fitness
3. Tame the bulge
4. Quit smoking
5. Enjoy life more
6. Quit drinking
7. Get out of debt
8. Learn something new
9. Help others
10. Get organized

I hope everyone is off to a good start with their New Year's Resolutions. Remember to approach each goal one day at a time. It's all about baby steps, while keeping the end goal locked in your sights.

I'm sure there are a few of us out there that are looking for a new job/career as part of their New Year's Resolutions. To all those people I would like to offer a few words of wisdom:

1. Take a close look at your resume
Do not under estimate what a well written resume can do for you. Your resume is your chance to make a great first impression. Make sure you spend some serious time making your resume as good as it can be. Please refer to the post on November 19th for tips on how to write a quality resume.

2. Make a few trusted recruiters your best friend
This is especially valuable if you are passively looking and do not want your current employer to get wind of your wandering eyes. A good recruiter can get your information out to potential hiring managers in a discreet and effective way.

Also, recruiters are usually only good for presenting opportunities for companies they are actively searching for. I would suggest you take this one step further and find out if your recruiter has contacts in companies you have hunted down yourself. Submitting a resume to HR can be less than effective and your resume may or may not be seen by the correct hiring manager. Let your recruiter use their network to get your resume directly in front of the decision maker.

3. Over prepare for your interview
Hiring managers always love when a candidate has done their homework. Being prepared aids you in your ability to articulate your value add and should be an overall confidence booster. For more tips on interviewing please refer the post on November 19th.

I wish everyone the best of luck this 2009!