About Breakaway Consultants

In 2004 with a strong desire to build a recruiting business that values all of the people in the hiring process, Jessica and Charlie Pecaro opened Breakaway Consultants.  No strangers to recruiting, and understanding the importance of human capital, Charlie and Jessica’s combined recruiting experience is over 20 years.   Breakaway quickly grew to support their client’s needs.  Today Breakaway is a thriving business with clients throughout the United States.

We have honed our skills by specializing in Outside Sales, Information Technology, and Finance/Accounting individuals.  While our best practices are portable, we keep our focus in a few areas to truly leverage our expertise.  We provide recruiting services nationwide for a variety of industries including:  Medical Supply, Telecommunications, Workwear, Industrial, Office Products, CPA firms, Payroll, Manufacturing plants, Construction Services, Bank and Financial Services, Law firms, Food Industries, Insurance Agencies, Consulting Firms, Technology, Advertising, Media, Engineering, Travel Agencies, Architectures, and other Healthcare Companies.

We know that your time is limited and pride ourselves on individualized yet cost-effective service. We leverage our experience and industry specialization, to quickly gain a detailed understanding of your business environment and candidate requirements.  Breakaway Consultants offers a wide range of professional recruitment services for employers and candidates from screening, background checks and ad placements to resume writing and interview tips. We manage in-depth interviewing of candidates and extensive profiling of companies.

Based in Chicago, Breakaway Consultants has built a reputation for finding quality candidates through networking and referrals.  We are unique in this industry because it is our priority to find the top performers that will ultimately make an impact on your company and reduce the turnover that you may have been experiencing in the past.  Breakaway Consultants is a woman-owned and owner-operated company, and we will not rest until you satisfied and fully staffed.

What Clients Say

”I was able to go on a two week business trip while Breakaway Consultants were screening all of the resumes for my open position. When I returned, they had the search narrowed down to the top three candidates and I was able to hire someone that following week!”
John, ”Koffel
”Breakaway Consultants has presented us with qualified and professional candidates who have the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position. People are our most important asset and they have worked with us to find the right candidate for the position. They have the resources and expertise to provide us with the people we need, when we need them…and also work with us to meet our business diversity needs.”
Barb, ”Human
”After a year of searching for a new Controller, spending hundreds of hours going through resumes and interviewing unqualified candidates, Great Lakes Plumbing and Heating turned to Jessica with Breakaway Consultants for help. Within a month, Jessica found us a Controller with over 25 years of construction accounting experience.”
Nick, ”Great
”We were just starting up our own company and needed to staff it immediately, but I was too busy to run an ad and screen through hundreds of calls and resumes. Breakaway Consultants allowed me to focus on my job while they found the most qualified person . . . and I didn’t even have to call references or verify degrees.”
Bruce, ”Total
”Over the years, my leadership team at Cardinal Health has had the good fortune to work with Breakaway Consultants in pursuit of hiring world class sales talent.  As a large global organization it is important for us to source the best talent and do so in a way that occurs at the speed of today’s business environment-  Jessica, Charlie and the entire team at Breakaway were able to do just that and I am glad to say that I have seen many of the individuals that Breakaway Consultants assisted us in hiring have gone on to have stellar careers at Cardinal Health.”
Matt, ”Cardinal
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
”Breakaway Consultants turned out to be real find for Axiom Marketing, Inc. Right from the initial requirements meeting all the way through the prospect interview process, Breakaway was there with us. Breakaway’s concern and diligence is excellent, Axiom could not be happier with the results.
Philip, ”Axiom

Our Valued Clients