Michael O’Gara Email & Phone Number

Over 12 years in executive recruiting as an HRO having built a brick and mortar company, LaSalle Mayo. Recognized as a leader in executive search for financial services credit lending industry. Trained as a “full cycle” recruiter having created strong relationships with regional and national banking and money management institutions. Strong understanding of business principles having started out as a commercial lender. Takes great pride in being a consistent high biller, establishing tremendous relationships with clients and candidates, enriching employees lives and having impact on my client’s growth. Core CompetenciesTalent Acquisition – sourced, recruited and coached thousands of candidates from middle managers to Presidents in a variety of industries with a keen focus within financial services including, Corporate Banking (Commercial and Industrial), Commercial Real Estate, Local and National Banking Institutions.Strategic Consulting – work with hiring managers and C-suite on ideation and planning around talent acquisition. Strategize with Hiring Manager on job search strategy and job descriptions. Have performed market research for specific talent groups with some clients. Presented branding techniques to help clients with talent acquisition challenges. Business Development – consistently high biller throughout career, pride in developing new clients but more importantly strong retention of existing clients for the past 12 years. Keen sense and deep interviewer when seeking out “rain makers”. On average, 15% of placements go on to achieve the “Million Dollar Round Table” designation.Subject Matter Expert – Over 20 years of knowledge in banking having come from commercial lending. Completed MRI training for executive recruiting. I am well versed in behavioral interviewing, web based sourcing, ATS, and CRM database management.

Listed skills include Recruiting, Management, Leadership, Banking, and 19 others.

• Executive Recruiter

  Lasalle Mayo

  Apr 2001 - Present - Greater Philadelphia Area

  Full-cycle recruiter providing “Best in Class” agency recruiting services for Financial Institutions looking for superior financial advisor sales talent regionally.• Partner with regional banks EVP & SVP of C&I and CRE Lending and financial advisory firms Managing Partner and Managing Director as well as other sales management to review “talent pipeline need gaps” to prioritize acquisition of talent within all markets and complexes. • Execute all phases of the recruiting process. Prospect new clients, job orders, needs analysis, candidate profile, primary objectives and specifications. Identified successful financial advisor sales profile and right characteristics. Gained team consensus on “the right fit” and communicated compensation structure/package between the hiring manager and candidate.• Organize, lead and document pre-/post-interview preparations, debriefing and feedback. Manage the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, objections, administrative components and close candidates and sales managers on hiring.• Full-cycle agency recruiter for Financial Advisors seeking a “Professional Candidate Experience”. Extensive knowledge in full life-cycle recruiting components such as sourcing, qualifying, prepping and debriefing networking, assessing, legal, job analysis and compensation such as salary, guaranteed base or 100% commission and/or draw.

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  La Salle University

  Economics