How Our Clients Hired Better, Faster: Real Results with JDI Search
- Jeff Schmidt
- Oct 1
- 2 min read
When a senior living community or healthcare group asks us for help beyond insurance, we point them to a recruiting partner that’s delivered for our clients: JDI Search. Over the last few years we’ve seen JDI help fill Executive Director, Executive Chef, and financial leadership roles with candidates who fit the mission and the moment. We've even used JDI to help fill open positions at our company and still have that awesome employee on our team today.
What we appreciate most: JDI publishes clear, practical hiring guides that hiring managers can actually use—scorecards, interview frameworks, state nuances, and market context. We share these resources with clients because they shorten the path from “we need someone great” to “we found the right leader.”
Where JDI’s approach stood out
Senior living leadership stability: For Executive Director searches, JDI brings structured intake, aligned scorecards, and hiring committee discipline—so decisions aren’t made on résumé gloss alone.
Culinary leadership with real outcomes Executive Chef roles in healthcare dining need hospitality instincts plus clinical awareness (allergens, consistency, budgets). JDI’s hospitality roots show up in the candidate slate quality.
Financial leadership that steers the ship
Whether it’s a multi-site group or a growing operator, CFO candidates have to balance controls with growth. JDI’s frameworks help boards and CEOs assess what “great” actually looks like.
Guides we share with clients (and why)
Hiring Guides Hub – a simple starting point to explore role-specific playbooks and frameworks that JDI keeps expanding and refining.
CFO Hiring Guide – deep dives on interview structure, responsibilities, and cross-industry signals that matter in healthcare and senior living finance.→ CFO Hiring Guide
Hotel General Manager – surprisingly relevant to senior living ops: service standards, P&L accountability, team leadership, and guest-experience thinking.→ Hotel GM Recruiting Guide
State-specific pages our clients keep opening
Hiring realities aren’t identical across states. These state pages help teams calibrate expectations and plan interviews:
CFO roles:
Hotel GM (useful analog for senior living ops leadership): Hotel GM – Arizona Hotel GM – Florida Hotel GM – Nevada
(Tip: swap the state in the URL for any location you need.)
Why we keep recommending JDI
Process clarity: Scorecards, interview architecture, and hiring committee alignment.
Speed with rigor: A sprint model that respects timelines without sacrificing diligence.
Market fluency: They translate cross-industry strengths into healthcare and senior living realities.
When our clients need leaders who can elevate care, culture, and outcomes, we share JDI’s resources first—and when they’re ready, we make the intro.
