James Midelis possesses a wealth of experience in Executive Search and Placement, and was excited to bring his tenacity and expertise as Founder and President of Midelis Consulting Group in 2009. James started his recruiting career in 2000 with one of the largest recruiting firms in the world where he was the National Rookie of the Year out of over 1,100 offices and 5000 recruiters. James has had continued success over the years, and was ranked as one of the top ten International Account Executives of the Year for eight consecutive years. James works closely with top companies in legal, construction, engineering, and real estate development. He specializes in recruiting partners, shareholders, general counsel positions, associates, project managers, preconstruction managers, schedulers, estimators, safety professionals, superintendents, project executives, and mid-level positions for his clients.
James prides himself in working confidentially with both his premier clients and upper echelon candidates. He has assisted thousands of candidates, who were not necessarily looking to make career changes, by presenting career opportunities that were rewarding and immensely beneficial to their careers. James has also built a reputation for working directly with key partners and decision makers on both a retained and contingency basis. He has achieved such results by truly understanding his clients’ and candidates’ cultures and personalities.
James is a native Floridian and graduated from Florida State University in 1991 with a major in Political Science and minor in Criminology. Prior to recruiting, he was employed for seven years as he worked as a Court Officer in the 19th Judicial Circuit. James has been a long time member of the Associated Building Contractors; Associated General Contractors; and has written numerous articles in the construction industry. James donates a great amount of his time to the Alzheimer’s Association, AAU, FPA Little League and being a membership director for USAT. He lives in South Florida with his wife and son who is in high school. His daughter is the social media director for The Midelis Group and currently works full time at the University of Florida as a web writer and social media director.
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