Get the competitive edge on your search assignment
Search North America, Inc. provides a full range of human resource management consulting services to our clients on a regional, national and international basis.

We conduct search assignments for client firms located in North/South America, Asia and Europe. Since 1978 our search assignments have included CEO’s, executives, directors, managers, supervisors, engineers, and sales/marketing professionals.

Our experienced administrative support staff provides timely assistance to our client companies and candidates. With more than three decades of industry experience, we have established and maintained a broad contact base to meet the needs of even the most difficult search assignments. Active membership in numerous professional organizations allows us to be at the forefront with up-to-date information on issues affecting our clients’ business.

Search North America gives you more
More time - With Search North America on your side your time can be used to manage operations more effectively. A recruiting assignment usually is completed for considerably less money with our full-time commitment to your personnel requirements.

More quality candidates - Our active membership in numerous professional organizations, combined with many years of recruiting experience, offers a broad range of proven candidates. Only qualified and motivated candidates reach you.

More experience - We bring over 50+ years of combined placement experience for each search assignment. We’ve maintained a solid contact base and focus on specific functional areas. SNA acts as a reliable source of salary trends and provides proven negotiation skills.

More assignments, more referrals - A list of our most recent search assignments and client contacts is available upon request.

Professional Affiliations
The staff of Search North America actively participates in functions geared toward expanding our contact base. Our involvement not only provides our staff with a reliable source of industry-specific candidates but also expands our knowledge of industry trends to benefit existing and future clients.

~ APA - The Engineered Wood Association
~ American Marketing Association
~ Council on Forest Engineering
~ Forest Products Machinery & Equip. Expo (Atlanta, GA)
~ Forest Products Society (FPS)
~ Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
~ International Wood Composites Symposium (Seattle, WA)
~ National Association of Business Economists (NABE)
~ North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA)
~ Society of American Foresters (SAF)
~ Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME)
~ Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI)
~ Wood Technology Clinic & Show (Portland, OR)
~ World Forestry Center (Portland, OR)

Shrinking Talent Pool
As the sizeable Baby-Boomer generation continues to retire, companies are finding it more and more difficult to locate and recruit the qualified staff members necessary to replace these skilled workers and keep their businesses running successfully. It could be argued that the wood products industry may be feeling the effects of this shrinking talent pool even more acutely than other industries because of it's battle on the public relations front over the past few decades. Students and younger workers seem to be focusing on careers in computer technology and related fields. To counteract this shortage, employers may need to re-evaluate their hiring criteria and consider candidates with transferable skills from other industries.

The Staff at Search North America will continue to broaden their candidate contact base by becoming active in professional and trade associations beyond those listed above. Our mission is to recruit and place the most qualified candidates for our clients' specific personnel needs.