Bessire & Associates is a recruitment advertising agency helping employers attract, engage and hire talent. Since 1996, we’ve connected recruiting experience with the tools and strategies that make it work better.
President
Jason leads sales, strategic partnerships, and client recruitment advertising strategy. With three decades of firsthand experience watching the recruitment industry evolve, Jason helps employers navigate an increasingly complex marketplace, evaluate their hiring challenges, and put the right recruitment technologies and advertising investments to work.
Vice President
Leigh leads operations, accounting, financial management, and client support. She brings the organizational discipline, financial accountability, and attention to detail that ensure our clients’ recruiting investments are carefully managed, accurately accounted for, and supported by responsive, personalized service.
Two Leaders. Three Decades. One Commitment. Together, Jason and Leigh combine strategic recruiting expertise with operational and financial accountability, providing the personal attention of a boutique agency backed by decades of experience and established industry partnerships.
Get to Know Bessire & Associates“We’ve spent 30 years learning what works in recruiting. Now we put that experience, our relationships, and our technology partnerships to work for you.”
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A subsidiary of The Pokémon Company InternationalVendor-neutral. Industry-agnostic. Globally connected.
Since 1996, Bessire & Associates has helped employers across virtually every industry navigate the changing world of recruiting. With access to 100+ recruitment technology solutions, we’re free to recommend what’s best for your business—not what’s best for any one vendor.
From local hiring to global recruitment strategies, we put our experience and industry relationships to work for you.
See your total spend across Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor and other tools. Find the right investment for your hiring market.
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Let us source and screen the applicant pool, then provide qualified, interested candidates for your team to interview.
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Give future talent a clear, credible picture of your business and a reason to consider working for you.
Learn moreYou pay the same gross price for participating products. Vendor commissions fund our standard agency services.
Commissions vary by vendor and product. RPO and separately scoped services are priced separately.
A recruitment strategy should make financial sense. Sometimes that means spending less.
See client stories and endorsements“They are experts in their field and possess integrity and values that I count on.”
After reviewing hiring insights by position, Bessire identified excessive advertising spend. The client cut its spending in half while maintaining a strong quantity and quality of candidates.
A client example shared by Jason Bessire. Results depend on the employer, role and market.
4.9 / 5 on Google · 36 reviews
Isabel
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“Their team has been knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to work with throughout the recruitment process.”
Catherine Williams
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“Bessire & Associates provided great expertise in our postings to find the most quality candidates …”
Joseph Groen
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“Jason and his team were nothing short of outstanding - friendly, professional, and extremely attentive to our needs.”
Danielle Gallagher
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“He goes out of his way to support our business in any way that he can.”
Chuck Cooper
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“… a genuine dedication to optimizing your recruitment budget.”
Kristopher Sparks
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“Hands-down the only company to choose when thinking about marketing, recruitment or branding.”
Betsy Appleyard
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“Bessire and Associates are fantastic partners!”
Asfalis Advisors
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“Bessire and Associates helped our company enhance our hiring process and identify quality talent to support our customers.”
Mark Johnson
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“Jason and his team were great to work with.”
Dawn Turner
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“Amazing customer service! They know their stuff and make sure you are well equipped to recruit the best candidates.”
Susan Brown
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“I can definitely recommend them for assistance with recruiting!”
Drew Leppert
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“Jason was more than professional throughout the executive search process.”
Jason Heller
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“Jason Bessire exemplifies a servant leader that puts his clients best interest ahead of his own.”
Justin Clark
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“They have always delivered on their terms and have provided us with quality candidates.”
Chris Van wagoner
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“Jason delivered when we needed it most - and in a tight job market.”
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Enter your annual recruitment advertising spend to explore a 3–5× advertising-value scenario.
One investment. The combined value of your advertising and an experienced agency’s strategy.
Beyond your $100,000 annual advertising spend.
*Illustration using Bessire’s proposed 3–5× equivalent advertising-value range for consulting, optimization, budgeting, branding and strategy. Actual value and outcomes vary. This is not a cash saving or a guaranteed return. Vendor commissions fund standard services on participating products; RPO and separately scoped work are priced separately.
Discuss my advertising spendAgency-level expertise. Established vendor relationships. A platform mix chosen around your hiring needs.
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Bring your key roles, locations and current spend. We listen and identify where recruiting is falling short.
Job titles, locations, current platforms and recruitment spending.
Review the hiring market together. Choose the platforms and budget that fit your goals, including opportunities to reduce waste.
Your hiring market, compensation context and existing advertising performance.
See what your investment is doing. We manage campaigns, review performance and adjust the plan with your team.
Regular campaign reporting and a conversation about what to adjust.
A recruitment advertising agency helps employers select, buy and manage the tools used to attract candidates. Bessire & Associates brings your platforms, advertising budget and hiring data into one strategy, with vendor coordination and ongoing reporting.
Participating vendors pay Bessire through agency commissions. You pay the same gross product price, with no additional fee for our standard agency services. Commissions vary by vendor and product. Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and separately scoped services are priced separately.
Compare total platform spending with qualified applicants, interview progression and hiring outcomes for similar roles and locations. Bessire reviews those results alongside your hiring market before recommending whether to reduce, reallocate or increase investment. More spending is not always the right answer.
Yes. Bessire & Associates is vendor-neutral and industry-agnostic, with recruiting experience since 1996 and access to 100+ recruitment technology solutions. We review each role, location and available tools before recommending a local or global recruitment approach.
Fifteen minutes. Your hiring challenges, your current approach, and an honest conversation about what could improve.
