“John Hughes was a tremendous leader and mentor for me during my employment with both Pier 1 Imports and Walmart Stores. John is an honest, versatile, and highly skilled business leader working in the recruiting profession. I have continued to stay in touch with John over the past 5 years to pick his brain on recruiting strategy and tactics that would improve my business. I would highly recommend John as both a business professional and recruiting professional for any business.”

Nathan Bennett , Senior Manager of Field Staffing , Pier 1 Imports
reported to John at Pier 1 Imports

 “John is a consummate professional in the field of executive recruiting. He has extremely high ethics and uniquely balances the interests of the candidate with those of the company so that it is a win for both. John works very hard to develop and maintain relationships with candidates even if there does not appear to be a fit at first review. Many times in the recruiting process a company will revise their requirements and John is very responsive and will efficiently bring qualified candidates to the table for consideration. John is honest and above the board in all his dealings which is refreshing for everyone involved. I highly recommend John Hughes for your recruiting needs.”

Craig Norman , Sr. VP. Pharmacy , H-E-B worked
with John at H-E-B

 “John is engaging, thoughtful and detail-oriented. He is the consummate HR/recruiting professional. He recruited me for my position at H-E-B and we worked together on many HR issues during my tenure there. John is reliable and timely in his dealings with folks - I highly recommend him and hope to work with him again in the future!”

Candace Jacobs , VP, Worldwide Quality Assurance, Campbell Soup Company worked with John at HEB

 “John has been instrumental in developing a world class recruiting department at HEB Company. John is a "maverick" of new ideas and a solid listener which have assisted in creating a department of individuals into a team. He is an excellent executive recruiter and a dedicated company partner. John keeps his focus on business needs and customer service for the future of HEB Company.”

Gabriel Guzman , Corporate Recruiting Manager , HEB Company reported to John at H-E-B

 “Working with John to recruit talented buyers to Pier 1 was a pleasure. John is creative and personable when recruiting, dealing fairly and honestly with his business partners and those in his network. He thinks with the goals of the entire organization in mind and works to foster a culture that makes people want to join the company. He brought a high level of organization & process to Pier 1, creating tools that the field and home office managers used to develop their own teams.”

Patrick Farrell , Director of Merchandising , Pier 1 Imports worked with John at Pier 1 Imports

 “John is an outstanding individual and Human Resources professional. I worked with John at Pier 1 imports where he introduced structured interview guides and an interview process for all field management positions that significantly impacted the quality of candidates and retention of great people. John is very personable, has an easy going approach, and is very effective in his profession. Hank Williamson”

Hank Williamson , Vice President, Sales and Stores Support , Pier 1 Imports
worked with John at Pier 1 Imports