A Family-Run Recruiting Firm · Lodi, California

Direct Hire Recruiting,
Built on Real Relationships.

We place the people small and mid-sized companies actually need — individual contributors, managers, directors, and executives — across California’s Central Valley, Sacramento, and the Bay Area. Technology, construction, government, agriculture, and beyond. The kind of firm that picks up the phone.

8+
Years of Placement Experience
Two of the largest staffing firms in the US
90
Day Replacement Guarantee
We stand behind every hire
Valley → Capitol
Our Geography
Lodi to Sacramento to the Bay
Family-Run
Owner-Led
You work with the Kearneys, not an account manager
What We Place

Every function that matters — at every level.

We don’t specialize in one industry. We specialize in understanding what a great hire looks like — then finding the person the job boards never surface. Individual contributors, managers, directors, executives. Six practice areas, one standard.

Where We Work

Rooted in the Valley — because we live and work here.

We serve small to mid-sized companies — the kind that can’t afford a bad hire and won’t settle for a national firm that doesn’t know their market. Every market below links to its own page.

Our Leadership

A family firm, run like one.

Clover Search Group is a family-run business — a husband-and-wife team with deep Central Valley roots. Brooklyn leads the company; Aidan built the search practice. Together they run the kind of firm they always wished existed: one that treats every client and candidate like a relationship, not a transaction.

Brooklyn Kearney, CEO & Owner of Clover Search Group
Brooklyn Kearney
CEO & Owner

Brooklyn leads Clover Search Group with a background in real estate and winemaking — two industries built on patience, relationships, and knowing the difference between good and exceptional. She brings that same standard to every search the firm takes on.

A Central Valley mom raising the next generation of Valley natives, she grounds the business in the community it serves.

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Aidan Kearney, COO of Clover Search Group
Aidan Kearney
COO

Aidan spent eight years at two of the largest staffing firms in the United States before joining Clover to build the search practice. He has placed IT directors, construction executives, senior government staffers, and operations leaders — always the same way: understand the client’s world, find the people who aren’t on job boards, and make placements that last.

A former collegiate baseball pitcher, he brings the same discipline to every search. Husband and father.

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“The search firm that knows your market because we live and work in it.”

Being family-run isn’t a line on our website — it’s how we operate. When you hire Clover, you’re working directly with the owners. No account managers, no handoffs, no getting lost in a national firm’s pipeline. Just two people who care about getting your hire right, and who’ll still be here to answer the phone a year from now. (Clover is women-owned, which matters to some of our public-sector clients — but it’s the second thing we’d tell you about ourselves, not the first.)

How We Work Together

Four ways to work with us — one standard of results.

Every company is different, and so is every role. Pick the structure that fits the urgency, the seniority, and how often you hire — or ask us and we’ll tell you which one we’d choose in your shoes.

Contingent Search
You pay only when we place someone. No retainer, no upfront commitment — we work the role, present real candidates, and the fee is earned at the offer. It’s the most straightforward way to start with us.
Best for
Clearly scoped roles · Individual contributors through management · Shorter timelines
Retained Search
An exclusive engagement with part of the fee paid up front. That commitment buys dedicated attention, a defined shortlist date, and deeper assessment on every finalist — including people who would never return a cold call about a job they didn’t ask about.
Best for
Confidential searches · Hard-to-fill or senior roles · Hires you can’t get wrong
Exclusive Partner
You bring us your direct hire work; we hold priority on your roles at a reduced per-search fee. Over time we learn your team, your culture, and your standards — so briefing a new role takes a phone call instead of a meeting.
Best for
Companies hiring regularly · Several roles a year · Teams that want one recruiter who knows them
Contingent Program & Talent Consulting
Advice, not placement. We help you design how contract labor gets bought and managed, and how your own hiring process runs — vendor programs, bill rates, hiring workflow, pay benchmarking, sourcing strategy. Scoped and priced per engagement.
Best for
Companies managing multiple staffing vendors · Teams fixing a hiring process that isn’t working · Leaders rebuilding how they hire
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Every direct hire placement — contingent, retained, or exclusive partner — is backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee. Not sure which structure fits? Ask. We’ll tell you honestly.

Free Resource

The Central Valley Salary Guide

What are these roles actually paying across the Central Valley and Sacramento — Lodi, Stockton, Modesto, and Fresno? We pulled local market data and eight years of placement experience into a plain-English guide — compensation ranges by function and seniority, so you can budget a search before you start one. Enter your email and we’ll send it over.

No spam. We’ll send the guide and the occasional note when the market shifts — unsubscribe anytime.

How a Search Works

Four steps. No surprises.

A search should feel like a partnership, not a black box. Here’s exactly how we work — and where we prefer to sit down with you face to face.

01
Discover
A deep intake conversation — ideally in person. We learn the role, the team culture, the real expectations, and what a great hire looks like 12 months out.
02
Source
Active outreach to passive candidates in our network. We don’t post and wait — we call the people who aren’t looking but should be talking to you.
03
Present
A curated shortlist of vetted, genuinely interested candidates. You spend your time interviewing people worth it — not filtering resumes.
04
Place
Placement backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee. If a hire doesn’t work out in the first 90 days, we fill the role again at no additional charge.
For Candidates

The right move, when it’s right for you.

We work with experienced professionals across the Central Valley, Sacramento, and the Bay Area — people who aren’t necessarily looking, but would consider the right move. There’s never a cost to you, and the conversation is always confidential.

No cost to you
Our fee is always paid by the employer. Working with us costs you nothing — and could open a door you didn’t know existed.
Access to unadvertised roles
Most of our searches are never posted publicly. When we reach out, it’s because a real opportunity exists — not to build a database.
Confidential representation
We advocate on your behalf without broadcasting your availability. Your current employer never has to know you’re exploring.
A long-term relationship
We stay in touch. Even when there’s no immediate fit, we reach out the moment the right role surfaces.
Submit Your Profile

Your information is used only to match you with relevant searches. We don’t sell or share your data. Privacy notice

Your information is kept strictly confidential.
We typically follow up within one business day.

Start a Search

Tell us about your search.

Every engagement starts with a straightforward conversation about what you need and whether we’re the right firm to find it. We’d love to sit down with you — use the form, or book a hiring consultation directly and we’ll bring the coffee.

Book a Hiring Consultation

Opens our online scheduling calendar.

Or email us directly. We respond to every inquiry personally — usually within a day.

Privacy Notice

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