Direct-Hire Recruiting
We identify and engage qualified professionals for permanent positions within your organization.
For employers
Recruiting support built around the business problem—not résumé volume.
Old Line Recruiting helps Southern Maryland employers find experienced professionals for restaurant, hospitality, operations, executive, and business leadership roles.
Request Recruiting Help →The cost of an open role
A vacancy rarely stays contained to one empty position. The work often moves to the owner, existing managers, department leaders, or strongest hourly employees.
- Excessive overtime
- Leadership burnout
- Inconsistent employee training
- Lower service standards
- Missed sales or events
- Delayed growth
- Increased turnover
- Hiring decisions made under pressure
Services for employers
Restaurant and Hospitality Recruiting
Restaurant management, culinary leadership, hotel operations, events, food and beverage, sales, training, human resources, and multi-unit leadership.
Executive and Business Leadership Search
Specialized, confidential, and leadership-level searches requiring targeted outreach and discretion.
Passive-Candidate Outreach
We respectfully approach qualified professionals who are not actively applying online.
Candidate Screening
Relevant experience, operational scope, accomplishments, motivation, compensation expectations, availability, and alignment are evaluated.
Interview Coordination
Scheduling, candidate preparation, reminders, feedback, and next-step communication.
Offer and Transition Support
Clear communication through offer discussions, acceptance, resignation, start date, and the agreed guarantee period.
When outside recruiting may help
- A role has been open for an extended period
- Job-board applicants are not qualified
- The strongest candidates are currently employed
- The search must remain confidential
- The position is affecting operations or growth
- Internal leaders are spending too much time recruiting
- The company is expanding
- A specialized or senior-level background is required
Free employer toolkit
Estimate the pressure behind the vacancy.
Use the vacancy-cost calculator, recruiting-readiness assessment, hiring-intake checklist, and 90-day success profile before your next search conversation.
Employer inquiry
Tell Jennifer what is creating pressure for your business.
Share the role, location, compensation, timeline, and hiring challenge. Jennifer will review the information and respond within one business day.
Submitting this form does not authorize recruiting activity, create a fee obligation, or create a recruiting agreement.