Recruiting Services
You won't find it on the income statement. You'll find it in the missed deadlines, the projects that quietly underperform, the teammates who started looking the day they realized the new person wasn't going to work out.
TASSI exists for one reason: to put the right person in the right seat, faster than you could on your own, and with a higher probability of staying.
What Clients Say
"Finding good people was hard; mistakes were costly. My concern was cost, but we saw how much wrong hires cost. The speed Dominic found qualified candidates surprised us. We got a better hire than on our own, more than making up for fees paid through the profit this person will generate."
Eric Behr
Principal, AB Design Studio — Architecture
"Dominic helped us navigate our recruitment challenges by emphasizing the right fit. They created a partnership that truly understands our needs. Once there was understanding and partnership, our efforts started to work like a well-oiled machine."
Kim James
Senior HR Business Partner, HGA — Architecture
"Quality candidates provided quickly. The time savings along with the high quality of candidates proved the value propositions. Stop wasting money and time advertising, vetting and recruiting the candidates you need yesterday; hire Dominic today to do this for you tomorrow."
Keith Pittsford
Senior Vice President, SGPA — Architecture
The TASSI Principle
Most recruiting firms sell motion: more candidates, more outreach, more activity. We sell something different.
We sell the right hire.
There is a meaningful difference between doing recruiting and producing the result recruiting is supposed to produce. The result is not a stack of resumes. The result is a person who, twelve months from now, is contributing more than they cost — and who is still on your team.
That is what we measure. That is the only thing worth measuring.
What You Get
A partner who is invested in the outcome, not just the activity.
Before we ever post a role, we want to understand what your company actually does, who succeeds inside it, and who doesn't. The job description is the surface. The fit is underneath.
Skills get someone in the door. Values keep them there. We screen for both.
We move quickly because we've been in these industries long enough to know who to call. We don't move recklessly — we move from preparation.
If the candidate isn't right, we tell you. If the role you've written isn't the role you actually need to hire for, we tell you that too.
More Reviews
"We loved working with Dominic! He really knows the local A&E market and helped provide a consultative approach to market trends. He and his team provided qualified candidates very quickly for difficult positions. He is very responsive, always has a great attitude, and keeps the process moving quickly without being pushy. As someone who has worked with numerous recruiting firms, I can say Dominic is one of the best!"
Beth (Ishikawa) Russell
Talent Development Manager, LPA Design Studios — Architecture
"If Dominic says he will do something, you can rest assured that he will do it. He conducts himself with integrity and does not put financial gain before a client's needs. I have never felt that I was being 'sold to' during our interactions. I firmly believe that Dominic has my and my clients' best interests at heart. These qualities are becoming increasingly rare."
Sheila Rogan, CHMM, CSP, QISP
Senior Consultant / Project Manager
"Dominic knows not only the job description required by his client, but also their work culture. As a job seeker, it is important to know whether I could really thrive and be productive in a prospective employer's working environment — and Dominic made a good match for me and my new employer!"
Enrico Paterno
Architectural Services — Architecture
"Dominic lends a personal touch to his communications. He's highly professional, but has a great aptitude for putting people at ease. When evaluating and placing candidates, he demonstrates a thorough understanding of both the industry and company-specific skills in demand. I've already referred others to him for their staffing needs."
Elke E.
Project Administrator
"Professional, personable, and proactive."
Ron Mastalski
Project Director, Vanir Construction Management — Construction
"Dominic is an asset to any company that is recruiting. He does his duties very professionally and he is very positive."
Leila Khalkhali, PE
Branch Chief, California Department of Transportation — Construction / Infrastructure
Industries We Serve
Knowing five industries deeply produces better hires than knowing twenty-five superficially.
General contractors, civil and structural firms, construction management. We've placed project engineers, project managers, superintendents, estimators, and senior leadership across commercial, infrastructure, and public-sector work — including roles for organizations like Vanir Construction Management and Caltrans.
Our deepest bench. We work with A&E firms across California — including HGA, LPA Design Studios, AB Design Studio, and SGPA — placing licensed architects, project architects, designers, technical leads, and studio principals. We understand the difference between a CD-phase technical hire and a concept-phase design hire, and we screen accordingly.
Through our work with Claris Health and other healthcare organizations, we recruit across clinical, operational, and administrative functions. Healthcare hiring fails when recruiters don't understand mission. We start with mission.
Store leadership, district and regional management, merchandising, operations, and corporate support functions. Retail moves on people. We hire for the floor and the floor above it.
Growth, performance marketing, lifecycle, merchandising, operations, and technical leadership for online-first and omni-channel brands. We understand the difference between hiring for a $5M brand and a $50M one — and we don't pretend the same playbook works for both.
A Few More Words
"I met Dominic while I was looking for a job in the Civil Engineering/Construction field. He was extremely helpful, resourceful, and possesses significant knowledge about most companies in the area. His insight was crucial for finding a company that was the right fit for me, because he truly cares about the person and not just filling a position."
Lucy Good
Civil / Construction Engineer
"Dominic is an outstanding recruiter! He takes personal interest in his clients' needs and makes sure they are placed in a location they are 100% happy with."
Marissa Cozette
Supervising Hazardous Substances Engineer, CA DTSC
"A natural matchmaker, Dominic had reviewed a resume I had on file and called me to tell me how perfect I was for the job. He was always there to support me and truly wanted to make sure he was helping me get a job that fit me. Even after I got the job, he follows up to make sure I'm happy. 5-star recruiter."
Adrienne Ries
BSc. Geology
The Process
Four stages. No shortcuts. Follow-up that extends well past the offer.
A real conversation — 30 to 60 minutes. We learn what success in this seat actually looks like, who has succeeded in it before, and who has failed. We ask the questions most firms don't.
We work our existing network first — the candidates most firms never reach because they're already employed. We supplement with targeted outreach. We do not spray and pray.
Every candidate you see has been spoken with, evaluated against the role, and evaluated against your culture. You are not the first filter. You are the final one.
We support the offer, the negotiation, and the close. Then we follow up — at 30 days, at 90, and beyond. The placement isn't successful when they sign. It's successful when they're still there a year later.
The firms quoted on this page are not one-time clients. They came back. That is the only honest measure of a recruiting partnership: would they hire us again?
"The answer, repeatedly, has been yes."
We'll talk about the role, the team it's joining, and whether we're the right partner for it. If we're not, we'll tell you that too.