BFS Associates

BFS Associates is a boutique recruiting firm based in Woburn that places professionals in accounting and finance, human resources, customer and sales operations, and supply chain operations across eastern New England. Rather than relying on internet job sites, the firm draws on its network to reach passive job seekers whom other recruiters rarely encounter, and it finds candidates almost entirely through referrals from trusted sources. Supply chain placement was added as a formal practice in response to growing demand.

Each BFS recruiter has a professional background in the field they recruit for. Before representing anyone, recruiters hold in-depth meetings to understand a candidate’s skills, experience, motivations and career goals, and they stay in constant contact with candidates as their careers develop. For employers, the firm takes pride in not duplicating internal recruiting efforts, and it stakes its reputation on matching the right people with the right opportunities.

What to Know

• The firm has been placing candidates since 1992.
• More than 98 percent of its candidates come by referral.
• It sends an average of four candidates to interview per placement, compared with an industry norm above 16.
• More than 85 percent of revenue comes from repeat business.
• Employers hiring technology talent are pointed to Technology Search Partners.