3coast was recognized as one of the top 10 revenue-producing staffing firms for NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network on its Top 40 Firms list. Rankings were determined by the total amount of shared revenue generated from successful placements in 2007. Recognitions were presented at the organization’s 2008 annual conference in Nashville, Tenn.
“This highly distinguished award demonstrates our recruiting diligence and commitment to finding the best candidates for our clients,” said George Black, president and CEO of 3coast. “It’s an honor to be recognized for our achievements in 2007 and look forward to exceeding them in 2008.”
Overall, 3coast received eight total awards, including:
- Top 40 Firms Award
- Ten Times Quota Award
- Top Ten Consultants Award
- Consulting Excellence Award
- Recruiter Excellence Award, two platinum-level and two silver-level awards
Founded in 1956, NPA Worldwide is a cooperative recruiting network that connects staffing companies from across the globe and provides them a resource to recruit internationally and share best practices. Members interact to locate hard-to-find candidates and benefit from each other’s industry expertise.
To ensure high quality of service, NPA Worldwide has stringent membership prerequisites and performance requirements. All members are part-owners and benefit from global access to industry specializations and high-quality candidates. 3coast has been a member-owner since 1982 and has generated more than $12 million in placement fees.
About 3coast
Founded in 1980 as Robert Shields & Associates, 3coast is a Houston-based business technology services firm that solves business problems and helps companies grow, through technology. 3coast offers enterprise resource planning (ERP) services, business technology advisory services and managed IT support. As a strategic partner, 3coast examines each client’s business vision and then innovates technology solutions to support that vision.
3coast also offers IT staffing services with focus on software engineers, network engineers, developers and consultants specialized in PeopleSoft, Oracle, JD Edwards, Java and .NET. 3coast connects with highly skilled candidates from across the globe and offers contract staffing, contract-to-hire, permanent placement and payroll services. For three years, 3coast has been recognized by the Houston Business Journal and FastTech 50 as one of Houston’s fastest-growing technology companies. In 2007, 3coast was acknowledged by Inc. magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing U.S. companies.