Egret celebrated our 20 th year this month. 20 years is a remarkable achievement for any business; according to the SBA, 66% of all new businesses fail within 10 years (50% within 5 years). In our 20-year history we've had plenty of opportunities to fail: 3 recessions, including 9/11 that took our business to ZERO for several months. So, what has been our secret sauce to success? We care.

In 20 years, we've recruited for 100's of companies, using the same disciplined approach for each of those assignments. In every case, we've respected our clients and our candidates and treated both sides as professionally as possible; with integrity, honesty and openness.

In 20 years the industry has changed dramatically ...