Great American Recruiting Company
National and International Talent Acquisition
20+ years of Recruiting, Outplacement & HR Partnering
Meet Our Team
Carol knows recruiting inside and out. For nine years, she crushed it as an agency recruiter, leading several National Recruiters Associations in placements and revenue. But that's just the beginning of her story.
She later switched sides, stepping into corporate recruiting and HR leadership roles at major players like Publishers Clearing House, MetLife, and TELUS International. While everyone else was stuck in the endless cycle of job board posts and resume searches, Carol took a different path.
Her secret? She developed recruiting strategies that went beyond the obvious. Sure, she used job boards — but her real talent lay in finding candidates who weren't just good on paper, but who actually stayed and thrived in their roles. This approach didn't just save companies from the constant headache of rehiring; it gave employees something even better: a chance to build real careers with their employers.
Today, she's known for finding people who "stick" — the kind of hires that let companies focus on growing their talent instead of constantly replacing it. It's a win-win that's become her trademark in the industry.
Carol Larocque
Talent Acquisition and HR Consultant
I look forward to hearing from you.
Mary
516.655.4898
Mary Canty, a graduate of St. John’s University, is all about introductions… her passion is putting the right people together to enhance my client’s companies to run efficiently, effectively and effortlessly. Using the quality relationships that she maintains within her network is the key to her success.
With over 20 years of experience recruiting for major corporations nationally and locally, she held positions as an Outplacement Specialist, Senior Recruiter, Recruitment Manager and has overseen full-cycle recruiting departments acting as the National and Regional Director of Recruiting… with much success.
Mary is a certified Transitional Life Coach. Career Transition Services fall right in line with her enthusiastic and utmost empathetic personality. She finds joy in helping separated employees to develop and leverage a value driven career action plan. Her planning and executing strategies consistently deliver innovative solutions for clients to positively influence their brand.
Being a twelve year breast cancer survivor put a positive perspective on all things that Mary wants to accomplish. Her genuine and compassionate approach creates a positive space for separated employees to realize their awareness in moving forward with their potential career goals with clarity and confidence. When recruiting, no matter the uniqueness of the position that needs to be filled, she know there is a candidate out there that will fit the bill… And combining those candidates with clients makes recruiting and career transition services an exciting and fulfilling career for her.
When not recruiting or navigating the career transition world, you will find Mary practicing Reiki or doing some Yoga and meditation.
Sharyn has a professional background in law enforcement as a Police Officer/Detective with the NYPD for over 20 years. She is factual, analytical and self driven. She has strong investigative experience as well as report writing and training skills. Coming from a place where all sides mattered, she has carried on that belief as a recruiter. She openly listens and treats both Client and Candidate with honesty and respect.
"It's such a great feeling hunting people for good reason! Finding just the right candidate for our clients, creating long lasting relationships.
What a gift!"
~Sharyn Sabel
Straight Shooter Recruiter
Corinne comes from a diverse professional background including publishing, hospitality and education. She is a skilled writer and coach-previously an English teacher before finding a love for Talent Acquisition. Her passion lies in assisting people to find the opportunity that will allow them to live the life they love, while providing our clients with the best talent and fit possible! Her specialities include the Sales, Insurance, and Hospitality industries.
Candice brings to our team an extensive and successful experience from the recruiting industry. In addition to providing leading cosmetology talent to her clientele, she applies her in-depth and broad knowledge of social media to enhance our reach, both nationally and internationally.
Ryan D'Amico
Recruiter
My professional life has been focused on creating and maintaining meaningful and productive client relationships. The corner stone of those long term relationships has been a sincere interest in providing excellent customer service that supports the goals of my clients. By representing products and services that I believe will solve the challenges of todays businesses, I am proud to say I have consistently exceed company set goals. Much of my success in sales comes from repeat business and referrals. Referrals are a wonderful compliment and a returning customer is a happy customer. To me these are the truest indicators of success.
My work passion is networking, connecting with people, listening to what motivates them and what challenges them. Always with an ear as to how can I be of help. I bring 15+ years of business experience, 5 in the insurance industry, to my role at GARC. We know the struggle that organizations of all sizes face in todays staffing landscape. Please consider allowing me the opportunity to share with you how we bring the best talent in todays market to our clients, at a reasonable cost. We offer several pricing programs that we are happy to customize for you.
Laura is not your average recruiter, she believes in strong partnerships with both candidates, clients and competitors! As a recruiter, she is in the business of knowing people which is a perfect match for her outgoing personality. The gift of gab doesn't come easy to all but cultivating that gift and nurturing it into a profession that benefits many has become her talent. If you need help filling a position or want career insights, Laura is happy to chat about what she has learned throughout her long career in recruiting
Laura Vetere
Senior Recruiter and TA Advisor
Strategic Partners
Matt Santoli
Senior Advisory Recruiting Partner
Lori Mercado
Strategic Advisor - Medical Staffing
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Lori Mercado is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 15 years of experience in the fast-paced NYC hospital scene. She has extensive experience in GME recruitment and administration and has most recently directed her efforts in talent acquisitions where she excels at matching top talent (including physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals) for coveted roles in prestigious hospitals across the country
Matthew has always had an entrepreneurial spirit starting at the age of 11 with a local neighborhood paper route, not an easy task for a skinny kid and the harsh New York winters. His passion for people has always been his driving force. Leveraging a career in the world of finance and his multidisciplinary background, he has successfully built out teams with some of the most renowned hyper-growth and well-established companies. After a short stint working for large-scale institutional recruiting firms, he became discouraged by the traditional “one size fits all” model of the recruiting process and realized it was missing one key element, people, first and decided to start his own recruting business. Ever since, he's been successfully matching top professionals with the best opportunities on the market.
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