November 13, 2008


Atlanta, USA – Presentation, style and experience make a great combination. At least that’s what a group of recruiters at The Presentation Agency believe. TPA is a permanent placement firm that pairs fashionably qualified job candidates with leading employers in the fashion and beauty industries.

Feeling there wasn’t a strong connection in Atlanta between qualified job candidates and the companies that needed them were the basis for launching the company. “With the ongoing popularity and relocation of several people per year to the city, there needed to be something in place to assist jobseekers find the fashion careers they were looking for”, says Karen Boozer-Larde, Executive Director of TPA. Not only does TPA assist selected candidates in securing employment, it consults a group of style experts to coach candidates on making their best presentation in the workplace, hence the name.

“Our company is very distinct in its service offerings from other competitors”, she says, “contrary to the permanent placement and image areas, our entertainment division is responsible for contracting models, photographers and executive protection agents for high profile parties and events.”

The company’s expectations of its staff are quite distinct also. Recruiters are typically those who have worked in retail management, modelling agencies, fashion journalism, costume design, styling or some other area of the industry. “Since these are the people that usually watch or even sometimes set the trends, they are the preferred ones to recruit the talent”. She adds that recruiters are encouraged to dress fashion forward to articulate the industry’s flexibility to dress. The company’s mission is to connect extraordinary people with extraordinary people in the industry of fashion and to look good while doing it. To The Presentation Agency, presentation is everything. ...

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