Michael Gruber
Chief Operating Officer
Clients looking to win the war for talent and marshal a qualified workforce can benefit greatly from the expertise of Michael Gruber. In addition to his 10 years of experience in recruitment process outsourcing, Michael was an HR Leader for the largest personnel branch of the U.S. Army in Europe.
As Chief Operating officer for The RightThing, Michael designs and manages operational strategy. To further advance the company, Michael pursues a variety of business strategies and works continuously to enhance the company’s portfolio of service offerings, develop relationships with strategic partners and reviews competitive analysis trends and educates the marketplace about the advantages of RPO.
Michael has been a key member of The RightThing since inception in 2003 and has served in a variety of roles including Director of Onsite Programs, Strategic Account Manager and Chief Client Officer before being promoted to his current position.
Prior to 2003, Michael worked for two RPO companies that were predecessors to The RightThing – Selective Staffing, Inc. and Aon Consulting. Since 1997, Michael has collaborated with a wide range of industry giants to reduce their hiring cycle times and lower costs for both exempt and non-exempt employees. Clients that have had short- and long-term needs fulfilled by Michael include Abbott Labs, DaimlerChrysler, General Electric, Kellogg, Merck, Owens Corning, Prudential, Siemens, U.S. Steel and Wal-Mart.
While serving in the U.S. Army Europe from 1991 to 1997, Michael was responsible for a variety of areas including recruitment of local nationals, training and development, reassignments, discharges and retirements.
Michael holds a Masters degree in Human Resources from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland.