Brooke Merrick

My career in staffing and business development has been driven by my focus on building strong and authentic relationships. Right out of college, I pursued a position that felt like I had a lot of purpose behind it, and there was nothing better of a fit than recruiting and talking to people and finding them jobs. I spent two and a half years at Tradesman International working fully remote in a few different markets, talking to candidates, finding them roles, and positioning them where they're best fit. After transitioning to the client-facing side of business development for construction staffing in the DFW market, I worked for a startup company that was less than a year old when I started. As the first development manager for Trade Corp, I built the DFW market from zero up to 20 different clients in less than a year. Through this role, I realized I was able to succeed professionally, but I felt like I had capped out on the relationships I was building, not being extremely passionate about construction. So I pivoted into events and hospitality almost a year ago, and within my first 8 months at Core Personnel Staffing, I was honored to receive the Rookie of the Year MVP in Sales. In this position, I've built relationships with some of the most reputable organizations in the country like Formula One, Texas Speedway, and some emerging teams like Dallas Trinity FC and the Grand Prix of Arlington. My role throughout the week is conversations, building relationships, and engaging in new opportunities. I'm constantly being involved in the community, attending networking events before and after the 9-to-5 schedule, and if it's not directly meeting with people that are going to use staffing, it's connecting somebody to somebody else that can funnel it back to Core.