There's good news in the midst of the slowdown in some industries in America - the sales industry is staying strong.

According to the recently released 2008 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report by ExecuNet, sales came in second behind business development as a top growth area among all the 118 search firms that were included in the study. In addition, sales in the U.S. staffing industry reached an all-time high in 2007 ($91 billion) according to economic survey data released today by the American Staffing Association and have remained unchanged despite the economic slowdowns we are experiencing right now.

For companies, finding the best of the best is always a challenge, and it's even more so today because of the increased competition domestically and globally. Again, businesses are accelerating hiring initiatives for sales professionals, supplementing their efforts in a number of ways including turning to search firms to assist them with finding talent.

It's a good time to consider supplementing your own search with all the tools at your disposal, so if you are not working with a great recruiter at a reputable company it is a good time to consider doing so!

On June 10th, the BBJ held a banquet breakfast and Treeline was represented by a handful of consultants and management. As a result of hard work and our consultative, team based approach the BBJ awarded Treeline the #1 spot on the list of "Best Places to Work in Massachusetts" in the small business category. It is the second consecutive year being recognized on the list, last year Treeline finished #5.

The 6th Annual American Business Awards, otherwise known as the "Stevie Awards," were held on June 6th in New York City. Treeline's founder and President, Dan Fantasia, had the esteemed pleasure of being awarded "Best Executive." We are all very proud of Dan, it is a huge accomplishment and it speaks volumes about the caliber of business person he is. Treeline was also recognized as a company at the ceremony, being named a finalist in both "Best Overall Company" and "Best Sales Organization."

Treeline was recently welcomed onto the prestigious list of "Inc. 5000" by Inc. Magazine. This is a list of the fastest growing private companies in the US. There will be a ceremony in September held in Washington, D.C. It is here that Treeline, Inc. will find out where we are ranked.

Several members of Treeline, Inc participated in The Relay For Life, an overnight fundraiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society on Friday, June 20th. The event took place at Wakefield High School on Friday evening and lasted until Saturday morning. The Treeline team raised over $3,000 for the fight against cancer and represented Treeline on the Wakefield track for over 18 hours. Treeline, Inc would like to thank all of those who participated and donated to the cause.

William Mazola is the newest member of team medical. He comes to Treeline from the entertainment and leisure industry. Will was also a small business owner. He designed and opened three retail cellular stores.

Chris Clark has recently joined New England's technology team. He is a George Mason and Paul Smith's Graduate. Chris played four years of division one Lacrosse. Prior to Treeline, he was a Sr. Account Executive and was consistently the top weekly and monthly sales person.

Thomas Pollano is the newest consultant to join team financial. He graduated from Merrimack College with a degree in Business Administration. Tom was previously an outside sales representative for a start-up merchant services company.

Sarah Mochrie is the newest addition to the business-to-business team. She played softball for UMass Lowell. After graduation, she took a job working with a Sports/Entertainment Marketing firm as the office manager and internal recruiter. Sarah spoke at several conferences explaining how to effectively recruit candidates. She also made President's Club.