Erin Cook

About Erin Cook

I specialize in identifying outstanding career opportunities for successful professionals…

Experience

1. Chief Advancement Officer, Partner and President Direct Hire Placement

   Connect Search, LLC

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Since 2007, Erin has been in Direct Hire recruiting in the Chicagoland area. She works with top ranked asset managers, mid-market lenders, brokers, private equity and hedge funds. She also enjoys working with some of the most exciting real estate firms and entrepreneurial start-ups. Erin is passionate about helping companies build their talent base by hiring motivated, dedicated professionals. As the Director of Permanent Services and Chief Advancement Officer, her main goal is to empower her team to develop successful careers. She believes that this is a relationship driven business and stands by the golden rule. She also heads up Diversity and Inclusion efforts at Connect Search.

Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  Bachelor of Science, Business/Marketing

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Financial Services
• Asset Managment
• Executive Search
• Performance Analysis
• Recruitment/Retention
• Capital Markets
• Full-Cycle Recruiting
• Sdlc
• Fund Accounting
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• New Business Development
• Asset Management
• Fixed Income
• Recruiting
• Valuation
• Corporate Finance
• Risk Management
• Investments
• Banking
• Contract Recruitment
• Private Equity
• Hedge Funds
• Financial Markets
• Bloomberg
• Alternative Investments
• Finance
• Hedge Fund