About Us
A little Bit
About Us
Cedar Creek Recruiting is a retained search firm that focuses on providing high quality professional search and placement services. Our recruiters are CPC-certified and are not commissioned-based. We will work with you to exclusively understand the needs of your organization, and find the candidate who is uniquely suited to help your business succeed. Our services include searches of professionals from all industries and position levels, including administrative support and clerks, human resources directors, controllers, chief financial officers, and presidents. We also assist with contract staffing and a variety of other human resource needs.
Our candidate selection process is the same for any position you may need to fill – meaning we commit the same level of quality for each position, no matter how large or small.
A trip to the past
Our history
The name Cedar Creek Recruiting is a nod to our President’s family and their rich business history. It’s clear their entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in his blood. His great, great grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1842 with four of six siblings. Upon arriving in New York, the family made their way West to the wilds of Wisconsin and less than one month after arriving in the US, they became the first recorded settlers of the area now known as Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
The family cabin was constructed along the banks of the beautiful rushing waters of Cedar Creek. This area would become the Cedar Creek Settlement (present day Cedarburg) and these waters would soon prove to be the lifeblood of the new settlement. The family sold land to new settlers who established a grist mill along the crystal clear waters of the mighty creek and soon after four more dams and mills would be constructed in the years following.
In 1873 Mark’s great grandfather constructed a two story building of local limestone which would become the home of one the growing settlements most important stores, the hardware store.
The store was operated by Mark’s great grandfather from 1873-1920 and by his grandfather from 1920-1963.
“The history of our family is very important to me and I’m proud of their pioneering spirit. My mother always made a point of teaching us about our family, the rich history of Cedarburg and our family’s part in the founding. It seemed logical to pay tribute to her and our family by honoring their hard work and perseverance.”
Cedar Creek Recruiting combines this old school work ethic with modern recruiting techniques, guaranteed to find, attract and land the talent you need to grow your business.
Meet The Team
Mark Barnhart
President of Cedar Creek Recruiting
Mark assists clients in identifying and placing quality personnel and provides executive recruitment and placement services to his clients, including search services, market research, client-specific database creation and maintenance, and recruitment consulting. Prior to starting Cedar Creek, Mark co-founded, and was a partner of, an award-wining Indianapolis-based search firm. He also served as Director for a recruiting division of the largest CPA firm in Indiana. He has more than 27 years of experience serving numerous clients across a broad spectrum of industries.
Education
Mark received a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University and is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC). Additionally, he is a Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS). With the CERS designation, Mark is one of select group of recruiting and staffing professionals nationwide who are certified to advise clients on specific recommendations to help find and retain top talent.
Associations and Community Involvement
Mark is a recipient of Junior Achievement’s “Indy’s Best & Brightest” award and had the honor of being selected by the Indianapolis Business Journal for inclusion in its “Forty Under 40” special report. Additionally, Mark is an alumnus of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XXIX, where he was one of 25 people selected to participate in an intensive year-long program designed to help top business leaders become top community leaders. He is past president of the Indiana Search and Staffing Association. He has also served as Chairman of the the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) and is currently an advisory board member. In 2015 Mark was named a recipient of the NAPS Norbert I. B. Fried Ethics Award. He is just as passionate about giving his time outside of work. He has volunteered for over 25 years as a youth hockey coach, has served on several volunteer boards, and gives much of his time to help raise funds for children’s healthcare related causes.
Mark is a recipient of Junior Achievement’s “Indy’s Best & Brightest” award and had the honor of being selected by the Indianapolis Business Journal for inclusion in its “Forty Under 40” special report. Additionally, Mark is an alumnus of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XXIX, where he was one of 25 people selected to participate in an intensive year-long program designed to help top business leaders become top community leaders. He is past president of the Indiana Search and Staffing Association. He has also served as Chairman of the the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) and is currently an advisory board member. In 2015 Mark was named a recipient of the NAPS Norbert I. B. Fried Ethics Award. He is just as passionate about giving his time outside of work. He has volunteered for over 25 years as a youth hockey coach, has served on several volunteer boards, and gives much of his time to help raise funds for children’s healthcare related causes.
- Named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2015 Man of the Year for Central Indiana.
- Co-founder and president of the Circle City Foundation.
- Founder and president of the Light the Lamp Against Cancer Hockey Tournament.
Sue Huettl
Vice President/Director
Sue Huettl is the Vice President/Director of Recruiting for Cedar Creek Recruiting. Sue is a seasoned and successful recruiting professional with over 15 years of experience serving a diverse list of clients ranging from entrepreneurial to Fortune 500 companies. She specializes in the permanent placement of management and technical talent across all levels and industries. Her clients are located in Indiana and across the globe.
Sue takes an active approach to recruiting and values the development of exclusive long-term relationships with clients and candidates alike. Her dedication to her clients needs while maintaining close candidate contact has earned her numerous accolades from our current and past clients and candidates.
She takes the time to truly understand the company culture and the desired qualifications of each individual client’s ideal candidate. She prides herself on finding the “perfect fit” while providing her clients with a plethora of choices in their hiring decisions.
She is dedicated to assisting her clients in finding, attracting, and landing the ideal candidate, making sure that they are indeed qualified. She focuses on not only the technical aspects of the position, but also the soft skills which make for a successful placement and lead to higher retention level for her clients.
Sue maintains communication with the client and the candidates throughout the process. She takes great pride in her role as a trusted resource partner for her clients.
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AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Personnel Services
The National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) has been the staffing and recruiting industry leader in education since 1961 and enjoys its reputation as the oldest industry association. NAPS and their nationally-recognized certification program for recruiting and temporary staffing professionals is considered the industry’s gold standard for excellence. Certification ensures knowledgable, experienced recruiters and staffing professionals meld the right candidate with the right company - and that they follow the rules clearly defined by federal, state and local governments.