"Key to Cranium's business success has been our virtual team model, allowing us to focus on Craniums core competencies while partnering with the best in the world in other areas from manufacturing to human resources. This approach has allowed us to keep our core team very small and very high quality, recently being recognized as the "smartest little company in America" by Inc. Magazine. When it came to recruiting the team for phase 2 of Cranium's growth we needed a world class partner that could embrace our brand, the incredibly high bar Cranium has for recruiting and perform at a pace that is unprecedented in our industry, we chose Devon James. Not only did they recruit outstanding new hires for Cranium on schedule and on budget, but the tools, training and processes they installed while on site has delivered incredible value to our organization. Devon James has been an outstanding partner for Cranium Inc."

Richard Tait
Grand Poo Bah/CEO/Founder
Cranium, Inc.

"When we first talked to Devon James about setting up their Recruiting War Room™ here at Cray, I hesitated due to their lack of domain experience in the Linux world. I am now, not only impressed with their ability to grasp our company's needs quickly, but also with their ability to attract and hire the highest quality talent available in our field of work."

Brian Koblenz
VP Software Development
Cray, Inc.

"DJA provided the services of a well-connected networker, company ambassador, and savvy business partner all rolled into one. It was refreshing for me to find a recruiter who was willing to work with us and place our long-term needs ahead of making a quick buck... Devon James is a plug-and-play resource we can turn to for help in getting the job done; literally, an extension of our recruiting department."

Susan Slaton
Director HR
Visio Corporation

"After considering several recruiting alternatives, I selected Devon James because of their total service approach to recruiting service and because of their proven record in partnering with companies and truly 'owning' the entire recruiting function. ...focused, intense, and above all -- professional. ...[Devon James] truly 'owned' the problem of our need to attract and land the best possible talent..."

Kevin H. Corrigan
VP Human Resources
eCharge Corporation

"They [DJA] have the Desire to Delight the Customer... [with their] Enthusiasm, Expertise and Excellence..."

John Neale
VP Human Resources
Cray Inc.

"I am especially grateful that you and your staff have treated WSF like your most important client. When non-profit groups accept in-kind donations, they sometimes settle for less than the best service. Our experience was just the opposite--you made our search a top priority despite the fact that you were racing to meet deadlines for your paying accounts..."

Keneta D. Anderson
Executive Director
Washington Software Foundation

Colleen,

Great to be talking to you again. I am impressed by your intellect, moved by your passion for being the best and have deep respect for your powers of observation and discernment. Your clients have a true advantage by establishing a partnership with you for their strategic staffing needs.

Sincerely,

Joseph Sharp
CEO/Founder
Pecos Valley Internet Access (Southeast New Mexico’s first ISP)

From: Paul Jury
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:49 AM
To: colleen@devonjames.com
Subject: Great job yesterday

Hi Colleen,

Thanks a lot for taking the time to address our group yesterday. Your feedback and insight into the Seattle job market is invaluable. How you can be so energetic and enthusiastic late at night is beyond me.

Your style and sense of humor is great! I may not agree with everything you say, but I like the way you say it.

Regards,

Paul Jury
VP Engineering & CTO
Connectra Software
(formerly F5 Networks and ATI)
pauljury.com

From: Diane Seppa
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 6:43 PM
To: Lorrie Shamarin
Subject: Open REQ list

Lorrie,

Thank you for your prompt follow-up on the open REQ list to the administrators. This resource is going to be invaluable in so many ways. Not only does it alert them to new hires and when they will start, but gives a heads up about progress on openings they may barely be aware of.

As I mentioned, this will also assist all of us with the process of keeping the org charts up to date.

Please know I am most grateful to the significant contributions you are making to Cray.

Diane Seppa
Director, Administration
Cray, Inc.

"We were all scratching our heads as to how we would pull of this major project..... We had set an expectation that we'd hire this many people in this time frame but no idea how to pull it off, and then in walked Devon James. They not only hired the 17 developers we needed for a critical project, but when they left they had helped us hire 46 new people across all departments..... all of them exactly what we needed."

George Behnke
Director of Software Development
Cray, Inc.