Culture is mission-critical here at Proactive Talent. It is at the core of who we are and why we love to get up and come to work every day. Our “tribe” (i.e., our employees, consultants, and contractors) are the heart and soul of our organization. We believe that hiring the best talent that truly lives and breathes our core values is more important than having the best resume. We are proud of the unique skills and experiences that each member of our tribe brings to the table.

Since our inception, we have built a strong culture around the foundational belief that our company is a community (aka, “the Proactive Talent Tribe”) and that no one person is greater than the whole. To us, this means that rather than working in an outdated hierarchy, we work as a network to move work forward. It also means that every person has a voice and an opinion that matters when it comes to the clients we work with, the processes we put in place, the tools we use, and the people we welcome into our tribe.

Our core values are at the root of our culture, from which the community blooms. Naturally, it was only right that we had our tribe help us to create them.

Our Values

Integrity 🤝

We have a strong moral compass that directs and dictates everything we do. We strive to always:

• Do what’s right by our colleagues, partners, and clients, and make decisions that support the greater good rather than us as individuals.
• Hold ourselves accountable to our tribe and our clients by being reliable and consistent, taking responsibility for our work and actions, and, when necessary, owning up when you’re wrong.
• Practice transparency with our tribe and clients by throwing out the old “smoke and mirrors” trick, and instead, pulling back the curtains and operating with open, honest, and factual communication.
• Act now, work proactively, and take charge instead of reactively waiting for something to happen to us.
• Uphold a strict no BS policy. We speak boldly, aren’t afraid to call out the elephant in the room, and won’t apologize for honesty.

Purpose ♥️

We are recruiting and employer branding geeks at heart and that passion makes us eager to get up and come to work every day. We strive to always:

• Favor the long-term and focus on the bigger picture strategy rather than honing in on the quick, easy wins.
• Love what we do every day. We are true industry geeks and aren’t afraid to share that passion with others.
• Never settle for cookie-cutter, “out of the box” solutions for our clients. Every client we work with has a unique story waiting to be uncovered and challenges to be solved.
• Stay a mission-first company whose goal is to revolutionize the way companies attract, hire, and retain top talent.
• We love our clients and the time we spend partnering with them. We become fast friends and fierce advocates and protectors of the unique brands we help them cultivate.

Kaizen 🚧

We don’t wait for things to break so we can reactively fix them. Instead, we break them to continuously improve our processes and customer experience. We strive to always:

• Create efficiencies in our work so we can continue to move quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Favoring the long-term and build for the future state instead of reacting to today’s struggle.
• Work collaboratively, without boundaries and hierarchies, to blend our vast industry knowledge for the betterment of our company and clients.
• Be a consultative partner to our clients and show your work. Teach the process and how you achieved the results rather than just checking boxes.
• Cultivate grit by embracing challenges, staying persistent, and learning from past mistakes.