Tina Rock
Senior Recruiter and co-founder, Advanced Hires
Tina Rock is a Senior Recruiter and co-founder at Advanced Hires. Over the past 15 years in the recruitment/placement space throughout the Midwest, especially Wisconsin, Tina has consistently and successfully recruited, sold, placed, managed, and oversaw thousands of placements across various industries, especially within IT. Tina has succeeded in roles ranging from recruiting to managing teams of recruiters to Branch Management levels at a multi-billion dollar placement firm.
Tina is passionate at connecting talent with opportunity. Tina is an exceptional listener and takes the time to understand and assess exactly how she can help a business maximize employee talent. This assessment includes direct placements, contract-to-hire, project-placement services, and assisting companies downsize or outsource roles.
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Tina Rock, Director of New Client Acquisition and Recruiting at Advanced Hires, has an undeniably impressive reputation in the recruiting industry – she has a substantial and reliable network of connections, and has a finger on the pulse of available opportunities in the area.
“I have worked with Tina exclusively because she’s just done a phenomenal job sourcing candidates that we have successfully hired and retained. She is awesome!”
Tina is extensively connected within the placement industry with thousands of contacts to business executives and candidates, partnerships, and other resources. Tina is on the board at the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). Tina is a recognized leader in the community and speaks at various events alongside many other recognized speakers.
Tina describes her personal life as very fulfilling. She volunteers and is part of many causes. See our causes section for more information. Tina is also a former Cub Scout Den Leader. She enjoys spending time with her family and her husband, Kevin, who she describes as her “rock.” Tina enjoys summer weekends at her family’s home in Northern Wisconsin and traveling to Mexico. She also enjoys playing volleyball (although struggles with serving) and entertaining at home with Kevin and their three boys.
Tina holds Bachelor Degrees in Business Administration and Accounting, graduating with honors. Tina has several professional testimonials which will be uploaded later to the website.
About Tina Rock Of Advanced Hires
Tina Rock, Director of New Client Acquisition and Recruiting at Advanced Hires, has over 18 years’ experience in the recruitment/placement space throughout the Midwest. Tina has consistently and successfully recruited, sold, placed, managed, and oversaw thousands of placements for many different-sized companies, and has established a professional recruiting style that includes skills learned throughout the years. Tina has an impressive network of contacts for both candidates and clients. Tina loves helping people and finding the perfect match for someone. Focusing on people is the right approach. Tina will make sure that the very best talent is hired!
Testimonials for Tina Rock
Working with Advanced Hires Just Makes Sense
My background with Tina and Vicki from Advanced Hires, well, it just makes sense to work with people like that. If anyone ever asks me for advice, the first thing I’ll say is ‘Work with the right people.’ Advanced Hires finds the right people for us and they’ve just been a great fit for us as a partner.
—Ian
Existing Client
There for the long haul
“I trust Tina in an industry that is really low on trust. So I know that she is there for the long haul to ensure that the candidate and the client is not just a one-time sale but a long-term partnership. So she is as invested in her candidate and clients and in this industry, that is valuable. In this business, which has a challenging reputation to a lot of organizations, it’s a one-time transaction. It’s a resume to sell and move on. And that doesn’t breed success for the candidate or the client. So to have partner that focuses on both the human elements and the success of both the client and candidate, that is what differentiates success from failure.”
Director of IT – City of Sheboygan
Due Diligence on Both Ends of the Spectrum
Tina was great! The thing I really liked was her energy, her attention to detail, and her ability to focus on what I brought to the table too. I felt that she was my advocate during the whole process as well.
—Joe
Placed Advanced Hires Candidate
If only all recruiters were so conscientious and well-mannered…
Tina has an outstanding reputation with me for bringing qualified candidates very quickly. While other recruiters were struggling to understand my needs, Tina was able to provide me with a small selection of well-qualified candidates. If only all recruiters were so conscientious and well-mannered…
—James Heires, PMP
Program Manager at Donatech Corp. and Consultant at QSM,
Takes a genuine interest in the individual
I’ve been around for almost 40 years in this business. Tina has been great. I kept her on my list of recruiters. Tina actually takes a genuine interest in the individual and works with you to understand what you are looking for. She was interested in me as a person and a professional. If you’re somewhere in the 60-year range, if you will, you only got a couple of years left. But Tina knows where you are and what you can bring to a firm that you’re valued at. She can position that very well inside that firm what you can do, bring to the table, even if you are on the downward side of your career.
—Bob Theys
Enterprise Program Manager – FIS
Tina has been a spot-on recruiter
Tina has been a spot-on recruiter and colleague of mine for years. I have always greatly appreciated the work she’s done for me and the way she’s represented me.
—Jason Williamson
Many thanks to Tina
I had the pleasure of working with Tina and Advanced Hires earlier this year. I found Tina to be extremely kind, professional, and helpful. She checked in with me often, worked with me to ensure my success as a potential candidate, and seemed to genuinely care about my success.
Google Analytics Power User
A Refreshing Experience Balancing Candor and Caring
In an industry that has a reputation of being cut-throat, working with Tina on a search for a candidate or as a candidate is a refreshing experience balancing candor and caring. She is one of the great ones!
—Mark Zwick
Director Of Information Technology
Helping to grow and develop talent for the businesses in the area
There needs to be a lot of efforts to get more young people into the technology field. I mean this is the business Tina’s in, you know, recruiting and finding talent to provide to the business community. Tina and Advanced Hires shares that business and community alignment and strategy that’s helping to grow and develop talent for the businesses in the area. I see Tina’s passion and commitment to helping the community, helping young adults, helping students get into technology, develop the skills and the talent will really help Advanced Hires in their success with the business communities here in Milwaukee.
—Jane Durment
Co- Chair; Retired, CIO – IT United
Tina was a fabulous manager
Tina was a fabulous manager who was always available with an answer to any question. She was instrumental in helping me grow strong roots with RHI. She works with the best interest of others at heart. I definitely recommend Tina!
—Adam Robertson
Providing project consultants
She leaves no stone unturned
I had the opportunity to work with Tina. She is very talented at both recruiting and client relationships. She is detail orientated, intelligent, and has a sincere/calming demeanor. She is a true pro in uncovering the objectives/goals of the hiring manager, and identifying top talent through her connections in the marketplace from many years of experience. She leaves no stone unturned which is why she has had sustained success in this business.
—Mike Karpinski
Sr. Technical Recruiter at KForce
Well-versed in her professional capacity
Tina has been a member with IT United and brings her networking capacity, relationships that she’s developed over the years. Tina’s very well-versed in her professional capacity. She has the ability to connect to and network with people on a personal level. She’s introduced us to a lot of new volunteers to us and as a result we became a stronger organization
—Jessica Wagner-Schultz
Program Director, IT United