FinTech Magazine March 2019 | Page 125

USA department with more being added every day . Headquartered in Salt Lake City , a region which has been dubbed ‘ Silicon Slopes ’ for its buzzing tech scene , Progressive Leasing has to work hard to ensure it not only gets the best talent , but that these individuals also work well within the firm ’ s culture . Progressive ’ s innovative recruitment team has turned to firms like Tekmark Global Solutions to find unique skills and the best talent – but for Hawksworth , it ’ s not about skills alone . “ In this competitive market , we have to move quickly but we also feel very strongly about spending quality time with candidates to make sure they are going to be a good cultural fit ,” says Hawksworth . “ The culture is really one of the main reasons I joined the company . It ’ s second to none . It ’ s great to see Progressive Leasing has managed to maintain this culture even though we ’ ve grown to be a two-billiondollar company and my job is to make sure we keep it strong and vibrant . Firms like Tekmark understand how important culture is for us and they speak the Progressive story innately with candidates to attract the right
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