Need to hire or be hired? Do you have what it takes? We are a technically savvy recruitment agency that understands the unique complexities of the high tech industry. We target the top 5% of employers involved in the OSI model - from applications through the physical layer. Staffing solutions for data and telecommunications research & development, systems engineering and sales.

What our clients are saying about us:

"Mark Strong has been working with Sierra Wireless for quite a few years now. He understands our technology and business needs, and works tremendously hard on our behalf to identify specialized candidates and ensure successful placements. "
- Wendy Knight, Director of Human Resources (Frm) Sierra Wireless

"I have known Mark Strong and VanJobs.com / The Technical Resource Network for over a decade and he has assisted me in the development of my career from one of the most successful Account Executives in North America to my current position as Senior Vice President. I know that over the years many of my Executive colleagues have successfully utilized VanJobs for their most complex and confidential searches. Mark Strong is invariably acknowledged as having ethics beyond reproach combined with a gift for identifying top talent."
- Brent Hayes, Vive President of Sales (Frm) Newport Networks

"Mark Strong has been our preferred recruiter from the time we were a small Vancouver-based start-up to our global position today as part of Nokia. Everyone knows that recruitment in hardware and software engineering has become increasingly difficult. Mark always brings us quality candidates. Even better, those we have hired are still with us today."
- Hilary Smith, Vice President (Ret) Nokia Communications Canada

"At Philips Semiconductors we value our people as our most valuable resource. We have been expanding rapidly in our next generation cellular voice and data technologies and Mark Strong of VanJobs / Technical Resource Network has been our key partner in securing a highly qualified, absolute, "best in class" employees."
- Al Johnson, (FMR) Site Manager, Philips Semi-conductor - Americas

"To our confidential and precious "network": Your support and guidance confirm that our ethics, recruitment procedures, qualification methodologies and mentoring techniques are effective and well received. We make no claims of perfection but do however, promise to work smarter, harder and with an aggressive but unobtrusive haste. We always use the absolute best tools available to obtain the quality results that you should expect and indeed deserve.

All client and candidate feedback is carefully reviewed and then the best ideas are gleaned and implemented to dynamically improve our services. Our ultra-expansive network of industry experts, provide us with an unparalleled knowledge base that is always relevant due to the titanic efforts of our tech-savvy research partners. We have a business model that no other agency nor job sourcing entity has attained.

" Effective, efficient and creative solutions are only achieved by intuitive listening, mutual trust and strategic collaborations."
- Mark Strong, Founder FIPR and proud graduate of Simon Fraser University (Economics) "emphasis on attaining equilibriums in micro labour markets"