The Stern Resources Approach

Strategic. Insightful. Built for Long-Term Success.

Stern Resources solves hiring challenges throughout the entire talent acquisition process. Grounded in multi-disciplinary expertise and market insight, we know what it takes to attract, assess, and secure exceptional talent aligned with your culture, mission, and long-term goals.

Talent Solutions
Rooted in Insight

Our solution-oriented approach is informed by decades of experience and a commitment to understanding the specific needs of each business we partner with. Our approach is highly consultative—we go beyond the job description, immersing ourselves in your company’s mission, values, and growth strategy to tailor each search with precision and intent.

Experts in
Search Strategy

We don’t just fill roles—we co-create outcomes. Our work begins by identifying the competencies, values, and leadership styles that will drive success in your business environment. These insights inform a tailored, strategic search that transforms your talent goals into reality—resulting in meaningful matches that fuel long-term growth.

Carrie Krehlik
SVP Chief Human Resources Officer

“Celia Stern’s expertise provides clients with an end-to-end consulting approach that is best in class. She is able to plug into the needs of each client in a way that best supports their objectives, from setting up a talent acquisition infrastructure, to sourcing and screening, to a comprehensive assessment of candidates for presentation to the client. Celia brings her deep talent acquisition background and consultative approach to each engagement, along with her strength in developing an exceptional understanding of the nuances of the business and technology. This ability is one of the many reasons Celia is a partner that organizations rely on time and again as a team scales and evolves.”

We Build and
Scale Teams

We partner with high-growth companies streamline, build, and scale high-performing teams spanning disciplines and organizational stages. Our work is anchored in rigorous candidate evaluation and informed by extensive business insight, domain expertise, and market intelligence. By aligning leaders with your strategy, we deliver measurable results—strengthening teams, accelerating growth, and enabling long-term success.

Monica Jones
Director of Talent Acquisition

“We worked with Stern Resources to help us with multiple recruiting build outs. Stern Resources played a pivotal role in addressing challenges with recruiting IT, Sales, and Marketing roles. Celia and her team were able to engage with the hiring leaders, providing strategic insight on how to approach the sourcing, screening and selection of candidates. She was able to identify and engage the talent for some of our very specialized roles while providing clear and consistent communication throughout the process, building trust with the hiring leaders and creating a seamless experience for the candidates.

Thanks to Celia and her team’s expertise, we successfully onboarded the key leadership roles who are already making an impact. I highly recommend Celia (Stern Resources) to any organization that’s looking for an external recruiting partner that’s able to deliver difficult to find talent.“

A Trusted Advisor for the Long Haul

Built on a foundation of trust, we are long-term strategic partners. Our commitment goes far beyond a single hire. We invest in understanding what success looks like within your business context, and we work tirelessly to match talent who not only meet the position expectations—but elevate your vision.

We care wholeheartedly about matching great companies with great people, and we stay engaged to ensure each hire delivers value and momentum over time.

Suzanne Coll
Director of Human Resources

“I have partnered with Celia on and off for several decades. Most recently over the past four years, I have engaged Stern Resources on specific hiring objectives and searches. There are several reasons that I choose to engage with Celia and the primary reasons are that she builds great relationships with clients and candidates, her commitment to finding the right match and her high level of integrity. Celia is also very versatile and has an amazing ability to learn the business and quickly assess the characteristics that would make a candidate successful. I highly value the partnership with Celia and recommend her if you need a true recruiting business partner.”