About Us

Collier Thompson
President/Founder

I am a National Executive Recruiter that specializes in the Healthcare Industry. Our main focus is working with licensed Pharmacists in all settings. However, at our clients’ request, we will conduct searches for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other professionals in the Healthcare Industry. Additionally, we accept job orders in field management and corporate procurement and merchandising on the Director, Regional, and Vice President level within the Healthcare Industry for positions that do not require a licensed professional.

In the late 1990’s, I was trained as an Executive Search Consultant and was appointed the Chicago Branch Manager of a National Executive Search Firm before I started my own business. Unlike some of my competitors who went into business without any prior training, I had a proven, successful track record of conducting and executing search assignments; I took the Chicago Office from the lowest rank to the most profitable branch in the company in two years.

I started my own business because I had a concrete concept of how I wanted to conduct business, which deviated from the stereotypical prototype. I named my company SELECT A SEARCH, INC. and developed a business model based on the fact that each potential Client company has unique needs and methods for staffing their vacant positions.

Out of all the searches I have researched and conducted, the Pharmacy Industry presents the most difficult set of challenges comprised of a shortage of professionals, an academic talent pool with a unique personality profile that includes an avoidance of changing jobs, if there is a certain comfort level. Surfacing a qualified Staff Pharmacist or a Director of Pharmacy, who is not solely motivated by short-term monetary gain, requires a deep commitment, experience and skill, knowledge of the market, and an understanding of the candidate profile,…and sometimes (depending on the geographical location of the position) a perseverance beyond normal comprehension! This is one Industry that has attracted many novices to the Search profession based on the low supply versus the heavily weighted demand. A Pharmacy Job Order is easy to obtain, but how many search firms produce? I maintain consistent performance records of 95% of the Candidates presented to clients are successfully hired.