Esquire Recruiting – committed to forging strong, effective, long-lasting relationships between candidates and clients.

Since its inception, Esquire has consistently helped candidates reach career goals, and strengthen companies by placing the “best in talent.” Guided by timeless core values, Esquire’s strength and proven long-running success is rooted in a strong moral work ethic.

To best meet the needs of those they serve, Esquire Recruiting fosters creativity, innovation, and leadership, while consistently challenging their team to assure their place at the industry’s forefront. Through these combined efforts, Esquire Recruiting strives to positively impact and shape the workplace while guiding their candidates towards a fulfilling career experience.

Our History

Founded in the fall of 2012 as a full-service multi-industry recruiting firm, Esquire offers a unique boutique feel while delivering a sound corporate approach to addressing the important hiring needs of today.

With its genuine approach in providing professional, strategic, and sophisticated recruiting partnerships to businesses of all types, Esquire has successfully staffed positions worldwide, acquiring recognition in the international market and landing itself on the 2016 INC 5000 list of fastest-growing companies.

Owner and President, Scott Fischer, joined the Esquire Companies in 1983, working hand in hand with the CEO to grow the company into a world-class and nationally recognized recruiting firm. Over the past 32 years, Esquire has continued to brand its services, integrity, strategy, and professionals as a true recruiting and multi-integrated staffing solution provider to local, national, and international clients.

It is our bottom line commitment to execute and deliver champion results on every single recruitment search project with our business partners. Our professional team of talented and highly educated recruiters is completely dedicated to listening carefully to you in an effort to best understand your needs. Our success is critically dependent on our relationships, and you can count on our loyalty and expertise in being your primary exclusive human capital partner.

The Esquire team is most proud of their many accomplishments and the highly respected reputation that has been branded with our successes. More importantly, we are excited to see what lies ahead in the future for our firm, our business partnerships, and YOU! Please give Esquire Recruiting the opportunity to show you why so many top candidates and businesses exclusively utilize our services.

The Esquire Team

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  • Amy Altman
    Amy Altman
    Owner and CEO
  • Scott Fischer
    Scott Fischer
    Consultant, Operations Manager and Advisor
  • Shay Force
    Shay Force
    Director
  • Alexis Fischer
    Alexis Fischer
    Social Media & Marketing Director
  • Hannah McDermott
    Hannah McDermott
    Social Media and Marketing Specialist
Amy Altman
Owner and CEO

Amy Altman joined the Esquire team with over six years of experience as a practicing attorney. After graduating from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2010, Amy began her career at a personal injury law firm. Subsequently, she clerked for a judge in the Cook County Circuit Court and most recently spent the last three years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Amy brings her attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile with her to Esquire Recruiting. As a lawyer herself, Amy is skilled at listening intently and understanding the unique challenges and needs of each individual client and thinking analytically and outside of the box to find the perfect solution. Amy fully understands the hard work and dedication it takes to be successful not only in the field of law but in all professions. Amy brings with her commitment, drive, and determination to the table, and these are the traits that she looks for in every candidate. Amy’s unique understanding of the industry, legal experience, and passion for helping people find the job of their dreams are what propel her to fit all of the different pieces together to successfully fill jobs.

Amy earned her undergraduate degree in English and linguistics from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and her Juris Doctorate and Master’s degrees from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. When not working, Amy enjoys traveling, exercising, being outside, eating at all of Chicago’s new restaurants, and spending time with her husband and newborn son.

Email Address: [email protected]
Main Line: (847) 325-5600
Direct Line: (847) 409-5717
Fax Number: (847) 325-5566

Scott Fischer
Consultant, Operations Manager and Advisor

After building a long and successful career in his family owned full-service staffing firm, Scott went on to pursue his lifelong dream of launching his own unique recruitment brand. Scott has developed a highly successful, top-performing generalist recruitment and consulting firm based in Lincolnshire, IL just north of Chicago. His commitment to identifying and developing mutually beneficial talent relationships makes him an asset in this industry. The referrals Scott receives is a true validation that his reputation and dedication to successful results are both valued and respected.

An ‘opportunity’ is by definition a favorable or advantageous circumstance, but what is constructive and desired by one most certainly varies from another. To the thoughtful and knowledgeable eyes of Scott Fischer, no two companies are identical and no two searches are alike. Scott understands cultural dynamics, business objectives, and career aspirations, and he expertly delivers true opportunities for both accomplished candidates and compelling clients.

With authentic interest and expertise, Scott skillfully connects businesses with individuals and creates lasting talent partnerships – between candidates and companies, from industry to industry, and at all verticals – Scott looks to align ideal opportunities for mutual benefit and enduring growth.

As the founder of Esquire Recruiting, Scott is proud of the value proposition he brings to every unique search. His clients are local, regional, and national in scope and range from boutique to global Fortune 50. With a unique blend of compassion and capability, Scott facilitates measurable improvement for all of his professional client relationships as well as for the candidates he recruits and diligently partners with. His profound understanding of what drives the success of his clients enables Scott to consistently provide consultative, insightful career and hiring guidance throughout the recruitment process. Scott invests the necessary time and consideration to ensure that the candidates and opportunities he represents satisfy collective requirements and exceed long-term strategic objectives.

As a native Chicagoan, Scott revels in the pace and energy of the city. When not actively recruiting, he enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters, and English Cream Retrievers. Scott is an avid golfer, runner, and cyclist. He continues to focus his energies on self-improvement, both professionally and personally. Scott earned his BS degree in marketing and finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Scott is actively involved in several industry-related associations and is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC).

Email: [email protected]
Main Line: (847) 325-5600
Mobile Phone: (847) 630-6008
Fax Number: (847) 325-5566

Shay Force
Director

Shay Force is a strategic solution provider always offering a fresh vision while striving to build ongoing, longstanding partnerships. A true generalist, Shay works hand-in-hand with clients and candidates from multiple industries and companies but has a heavy emphasis on global law firm staffing. A one-stop staffing provider, Shay consistently conducts searches of all levels, functions, and under all verticals. Shay has a blend of leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills with a passion for success and complete client satisfaction as a valued staffing partner.

Shay has strong operational acumen and effective knowledge of required metrics that are required to exceed firm-wide revenue goals. Her strength in those areas originates from her earlier career when working as a recruiter in her family-owned full-service staffing coupled with her years working as a specialized teacher. Shay earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and has her Master’s Degree from DePaul University. When away from the office, Shay would most likely be found hitting balls on the tennis court or spending quality time with her beautiful daughter, 2 Labrador Retrievers, family, and friends.

Phone: (847) 325-5600
Cell: (773) 220-9988
Fax: (847) 325-5566

Alexis Fischer
Social Media & Marketing Director

Alexis joined the Esquire team at the start of the new year and has provided significant guidance and promising, innovative, and creative ideas to enhance Esquire’s presence through social media and digital marketing campaigns. Her expertise encompasses communications, journalism, copyright, design, and various components within the marketing industry. Alexis plays an integral role in expanding and further enhancing our social media presence, including but not limited to our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and WordPress accounts. Receiving her bachelor’s degree at the University of Iowa, she was selected as one of the top students to be a strong member of the National Honors Communication Society. She has had experience in sales, PR, marketing, healthcare, and office management roles and internships. She has proven (in just this limited amount of time thus far) high success rates contingent upon dramatic rises in SEO, brand awareness, connections, and positive responses/feedback. Her ability to think outside of the box has brought a fresh new mindset to the team.

Email Address: [email protected]
Main Line: (847) 325-5600
Direct Line: (773) 795-4300
Fax Number: (847) 325-5566

Hannah McDermott
Social Media and Marketing Specialist

Hannah McDermott is a recent graduate from the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a double major in Marketing and Risk Management and Insurance while graduating with an academic excellence distinction. During her time at Madison, she developed a love for digital and social marketing, leading her to pursue this role and complementary coursework. Additionally, she was fortunate enough to have completed a semester in Barcelona, Spain, as well as a variety of Marketing and Risk-oriented internships at Discover Financial Services, Esquire Recruiting LLC., and Laura Crawford Inc.

Hannah thrives in collaborative settings and brings an enthusiastic and motivated attitude to each new role. She is hardworking, driven, and has a keen eye for detail that she embeds into her biweekly blogs. When she’s not working, Hannah is addicted to going on walks (only with podcasts!), exercising, spending time with friends, and trying out new restaurants throughout Chicago (where she recently moved to with her two best friends!).

Email Address: [email protected]
Main Line: (847) 521-3705
Direct Line:  (847) 521-3705
Fax Number: (847) 325-5566