Founded in 1978 by two entrepreneurs from rural Iowa, Govig & Associates is proud to preserve small-town business values at a corporate level. We pride ourselves on being transparent with our interactions, always striving to do the right thing while providing a valuable service to our clients and candidates.
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In 1978, Dick & Jan Govig founded Management Recruiters of Scottsdale, a franchise office of the MRI Network, a group of worldwide recruiting offices. At the time the firm specialized in roles across the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area.
As a part of the largest Global network of recruiting professionals, MRI of Scottsdale was awarded “Office of the Decade” for 1980 to 1990. The trail-blazing success of the OM5 division, led by Jan Govig, was responsible for a significant part of this success. OM5 focused on a wide variety of industries in the Arizona market.
In 1987, Dick and Jan’s son, Todd Govig, joined the organization after leaving a management role with American Hospital Supply/Baxter. Todd Govig assumed the role of President in 1991 and has led the organization ever since with a focus on providing exceptional service and a vision for the future.
After receiving honorable recognition in the previous decade, Govig & Associates aimed to continue on a path of growth. With the vision and guidance of Todd Govig as CEO, along with the senior management team, Govig was successful in growing annual revenue by an average of 13%.
In 2007 the company rebranded, and MRI of Scottsdale as Govig & Associates. Todd and the management team committed to continually growing and pushing the boundaries of what a recruiting company can achieve while always maintaining its small-town family values.
Govig was honored to receive the “Office of the Decade” award for the second time for the 2000-2010 period.
We’ve been in business for 40 years, and the average tenure amongst our staff of 70 is eight years. We have many Senior Executive Recruiters that have been with Govig for over 15 years, which offers our clients deep industry expertise and extensive professional networks. Internally, our focus at Govig is to continually develop our teams in terms of professional and financial success and to provide a long-term, stable career opportunity.
Over the decades, we have expanded our reach considerably. Govig works nationally within multiple industries including BioPharma, Building Products, Construction, Healthcare and Phoenix Local Market. We aim to become leaders within each of these niche spaces.
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I recently had the opportunity to utilize Kevin’s services as a Medical Affairs recruiter. While working with Kevin I found him to be professional, committed and focused on my personal/professional needs. He was instrumental in providing me the opportunity for achieving the next step in my professional career. For those… Read more
Janice is a true professional and I enjoyed working with her and I would recommend her company for anyone who is considering a move to other opportunities. She is a dedicated, personable recruiter that works with a personal touch. She is a hard-working woman with a drive, sense of integrity… Read more
As an executive working for a specialty pharmaceutical organization, I needed to find and hire individuals with very diverse and unique skill sets within the government payer and government affairs business segments. Daniela has been exceptional not only in seeking to understand the type of candidate I needed but delivering… Read more
Chris reached out to me with a position that turned out to be a perfect fit. He guided the process with professionalism and good humor. His knowledge of the pharma/biotech industry is extensive and he makes good use of the excellent support at Govig. I have had a multi-year relationship… Read more
Jessica is incredibly knowledgeable about the managed care space and does a fantastic job of truly matching the right opportunities with the right people. Whenever she’s reached out to me in the past 10 years, it has always been with relevant, intriguing positions that match my interests and skill sets.… Read more
I have worked with Neil on both sides of the recruiting process. On the Job Seeker side, Neil placed with a CEO that he know I would be a good fit with. He knows his clients on both sides & is able to make a great fit. He thought of… Read more
It is my pleasure to recommend Alison and Govig & Associates. She and the company have a stellar reputation, personalized approach and broad relationship base all of which enables them to present professional opportunities to strong leaders typically unreachable to an internal recruiting team. We have worked together several times… Read more
Jack is rock-star awesome! She is in the upper echelon of recruiters when it comes to the biotech industry. Always convivial with a pulse on the market, she excels at what she does. Simply put, she knows the industry inside – out and is a “go-to” person for sourcing candidates… Read more
Hadley is by far the best recruiter that I have had the privilege of working with not only as a candidate myself, but as an employer as well. Hadley possesses a unique gift for assessing a candidates skill set and matching that with an opportunity. I have never worked with… Read more
Cynthia Mason is and always has been my “GoTo” executive recruiter for highly qualified candidates in the sales and marketing area. I have partnered her and Govig over multiple companies to identify and assist in hiring at both manager and director level positions. She is spot-on as far as matching… Read more
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