Our Story

In my 25 years of recruiting, I’ve learned the talent acquisition business from every angle.

One of the key lessons I’ve learned in the talent acquisition process is the significance of properly evaluating candidates, familiarizing oneself with a company’s values, and dedicating ample time to make informed decisions. Neglecting these aspects often leads to the placement of ill-suited individuals in inappropriate roles, resulting in wasted time, financial resources, and diminished productivity with each recruitment endeavor.

The key to a successful search is optimizing every aspect of talent acquisition. Recruiting is most successful when it’s done with a high-value, strategic mentality delivered by people that deeply understand how it all fits together. Developing this better way of recruiting led me to open SAY Group in 2005.

In the years since our team has become known for what I call “The SAY Way:” our full-service, strategic approach to the recruiting partnership you need and deserve. Using this above-and-beyond approach, we’ve helped more than 100 clients across a wide range of industries optimize their hires and hiring processes.

Today, I’m proud to say that when you’ve got jobs to fill, you don’t need to call a dozen staffing firms—just call SAY Group. We’ve got the expertise, experience, and fire in our bellies to go to work for you because we’re the only recruiting partner you’ll ever need.

Stacey Penn, Founder and CEO

Our Purpose

SAY Group is a full-service, full-cycle recruiting firm who optimizes everything from your hires to your hiring process.

We take a strategic approach to staffing, consulting, and training to deliver top value and an exceptional experience for all clients and candidates. Our goal is to create a sustainable foundation for all clients to build upon when our work with them is complete.

25+

years recruiting
experience

Headquartered in

Raleigh, NC

Service clients

across the US

Success

across a variety of industries

Our Fundamentals

Valued Partner

We take a strategic approach with every client so that we are a solutions-oriented, valued partner. Our clients seek out our feedback as an experienced advisor and an extension of their team. Internally, our team supports one another to achieve our objectives and build a stronger team. We are dedicated to creating the best relationship possible inside and outside of our four walls.

Positive People Experience

People are our business. We find them, connect them, and build relationships with them. Part of the SAY Way is ensuring all the people who come into our sphere have a positive experience. Have fun, show energy, smile, let your passion show through. Whether it is our team, our clients, candidates, or vendors, we want every person to rate it a five-star experience.

Communicate With Purpose

Communication is a fundamental part of every business. At SAY Group we talk about communicating with purpose—be honest, be transparent, and be intentional and timely in responses. Conduct all communication—written, spoken, and even body language—with integrity. Most importantly, we know that communication goes both ways, which means active listening is key.

Keep Your Commitments

This can also be said: SAY what you do and do what you SAY. At SAY Group, honoring our word and commitments fundamental to our business and in building critical trust with every employee and client.

Solve For Solutions

We expect every member of our team be solutions minded. This means providing ideas for solutions when faced with a problem. Dig deeper, make a plan, use data to support the case, consider market trends, brainstorm with others—whatever the approach, be ready and willing to find a solution.

Full-Cycle Recruiting Firm

SAY Group is a full-service, full-cycle recruiting firm who optimizes everything from your hires to your hiring process. We take a strategic approach to staffing, consulting, and training to deliver top value and an exceptional experience for all clients and candidates.

Ready to Get Started?

We look at the full picture of your recruiting and talent acquisition needs and apply our Strategic Talent Recruiting, Consulting, and Training solutions to partner with you at every step of the talent recruiting process. Contact us and find out how we maximize all things talent!

Call 919.576.7693

The Proof

Positioned for Future Excellence

SAY Group has been an integral part of our success and growth as a business. They have helped us bring on board talented team members with the sole goal of ensuring our long-term success in an efficient and value-based environment. The Hammock Source would not be positioned for future excellence without our partners at SAY Group.

Todd Nifong
The Hammock Source | VP of Sales & Marketing

Excellent Customer Service

I have partnered with SAY Group for my recruiting needs for over 10 years. The excellent customer service and unique business model has enabled them to be an extension of our recruiting team. They provide full service quality recruiting services which embraces our company culture and creates an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience.

Kara Donatucci Pham
Kelvin Group | CHRO

Strategic. Honest. Professional.

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many search firms. To be completely honest, I was turned off by the majority of them. Then I met Stacey and SAY Group. Collaborative. Thoughtful. Strategic. Honest. Professional. Fun. SAY Group has an approach–and most importantly the people behind the approach– to positively change the typical experience of “working with headhunters.” With SAY, you get a true, knowledgeable partner of substance and integrity.

Sandy Fiaschetti
Lodestone People Consulting | Founder & Managing Partner

Very Successful

We have been using SAY Group for many years. They have been very successful at bringing us high-quality talent.

Tom Applegarth
Potter Electric Signal Company | VP of Human Resources

Top-Notch Professionals

Stacey and her team are top notch professionals! I had the pleasure of working with her team on several projects, the biggest one was a complete redevelopment of our interviewing process, behavior based interview questions as well as complete training for our front line managers. The project was a quick turn around and the whole team invested in pulling it off in the short time frame and completely exceeded our expectations. There are many wonderful firms out there to work with but I will continue to come back to SAY Group based on the quality of relationship, genuine care over the work and excellence of the results they create every time.

Jennifer Hodnett
Nolan Transportation Group | Former Head of People & Talent

Our Preferred Recruiters

We’ve been partners with SAY Group for several years. As one of our preferred recruiters, SAY Group was responsive, thorough in sourcing candidates, and provided an incredible candidate experience from start to finish. We truly value the talent that SAY provided to our organization.

Sun Mullins
Fenner Drives | VP of Human Resources