About K.A. Recruiting
Connecting healthcare providers with healthcare professionals – let us do the work for you!
Our Story
K.A. Recruiting began as a conversation over a cup of coffee in 2008 between Alisha Dynan and K.C. Carpenter. After years of working together, they had developed a similar vision and approach to recruiting.
Both had fathers who were entrepreneurs, and they wanted to create a company and culture that stood by its values and could better serve healthcare clients and candidates. Alisha and K.C. recognized a need for medical and healthcare recruiting services in the clinical healthcare space. Nurse and medical technologist shortages across the country needed more than another medical temp agency.
The shortage of healthcare professionals required a company with the expertise and industry knowledge to recruit in-demand professionals for full-time direct hire vacancies – medical laboratory scientists, respiratory therapists, surgical technologists, registered nurses, advanced practice providers, and more. With more baby boomers retiring every year, the need for healthcare professionals was only growing.
In September of 2008, K.A. Recruiting was born. The company began in a small office space with just the two of them – and no clients. The partners started by marketing their services to healthcare facilities needing laboratory professionals.
K.A. has since grown to become a national leader in healthcare recruiting. Today, K.A. Recruiting has hundreds of loyal clients and an extensive network of qualified talent. While the company has grown over the years and expanded its services, one thing has remained constant – a commitment to building a company that serves as an example of loyalty, integrity, and dependability within the healthcare industry.
Over the years, K.A. has been able to expand its permanent recruiting services nationwide beyond just laboratory professionals to assist clients with all their clinical healthcare recruiting needs. From their beginning as a team of two, they have expanded to become a group of highly specialized healthcare recruiters dedicated to helping hundreds of clients across the country fill their clinical healthcare professional needs.
Mission
Our mission at K.A. Recruiting is to match our clients with well-screened and highly-qualified candidates while investing the time to listen, advise, and develop long-term partnerships.
Commitment
As committed as we are to making a placement, we are more committed to serving as an example of loyalty, integrity, and dependability within the healthcare industry.
Values
Listening
Effective listening builds trust, strengthens relationships, and allows our clients’ and candidates’ voices to be heard.
Integrity
Our candidates and clients trust us to have their best interests in mind as we navigate a job search together.
Hard Work
We are dedicated to our candidates and clients and enjoy working hard to help them meet their career aspirations and hiring goals.
Adaptability
We quickly and effectively deal with unexpected issues or industry changes.
Quality
Our recruiters are focused on finding the perfect candidates for your organization based on your current needs.
Empathy
Our recruiters connect with candidates and clients on a deeper level, resulting in better relationships and increased placements.
Diversity
The individuality of a workforce emerges when you embrace and encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels of the company.
By prioritizing our values, we develop LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS with our candidates, clients, and employees!
Meet The K.A. Recruiting Management Team
K.C. Carpenter
Co-Founder
Alisha Dynan
Co-Founder
Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team LeadWhy People Choose K.A. Recruiting
We have developed a wonderful working relationship with K.A. Recruiting and consider them a valuable resource and recruitment partner. We appreciate their expertise, professionalism, and attention to detail when assisting us with our staffing needs.
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Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead
Location: Boston, MA
Andrea has been with K.A. Recruiting since graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014. She started out as an entry level recruiter and over the past eight years has established herself as a leader in the healthcare recruiting industry. Since coming to work for K.A., she has held records for Top Lifetime Biller, #1 Top Biller at K.A. Recruiting 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has been a President's Club and Vice President's Club winner for seven consecutive years. She has also been promoted three times over the course of her time with K.A. Andrea dedicates most of her time to working in the laboratory space. She works with top-tier laboratory professionals who are looking to make a change and also works with hospitals as well as private and reference laboratories to hire top talent. She loves forming long-standing relationships with the people she works with, and has enjoyed having a national network of laboratory professionals to keep her ahead of trends in the field!
When she is not working, you can typically find Andrea training for half marathons, taking spin classes, or relaxing at home with her puppy, Harry. She loves traveling and exploring new places and restaurants. If anyone has any great Greek restaurants to recommend, let her know!
I have worked for other healthcare organizations in the past, but nothing compares to my experience at my current job. I have been with this company for approximately four months, and I have gotten the opportunity to manage a team that is goal-oriented, hardworking, accountable, has a wide range of skillsets and most importantly, a team who values patient care the same way I do. Thanks to K.A. Recruiting for guiding and steering me in the right direction. My experience with K.A. Recruiting has been outstanding thus far, and I recommend them to anyone looking for career advancement.
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Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead
Location: Boston, MA
Andrea has been with K.A. Recruiting since graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014. She started out as an entry level recruiter and over the past eight years has established herself as a leader in the healthcare recruiting industry. Since coming to work for K.A., she has held records for Top Lifetime Biller, #1 Top Biller at K.A. Recruiting 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has been a President's Club and Vice President's Club winner for seven consecutive years. She has also been promoted three times over the course of her time with K.A. Andrea dedicates most of her time to working in the laboratory space. She works with top-tier laboratory professionals who are looking to make a change and also works with hospitals as well as private and reference laboratories to hire top talent. She loves forming long-standing relationships with the people she works with, and has enjoyed having a national network of laboratory professionals to keep her ahead of trends in the field!
When she is not working, you can typically find Andrea training for half marathons, taking spin classes, or relaxing at home with her puppy, Harry. She loves traveling and exploring new places and restaurants. If anyone has any great Greek restaurants to recommend, let her know!
My recruiter took my resume and found an employer in my area who checked all my boxes! My recruiter was my experienced and knowledgeable go between the employer and myself to get my perfect job! My recruiter at K.A. Recruiting got me the healthcare job that I was searching for in just 2 weeks! If you want to save time at no expense, contact K.A. Recruiting.
![Andrea Costello]()
Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead
Location: Boston, MA
Andrea has been with K.A. Recruiting since graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014. She started out as an entry level recruiter and over the past eight years has established herself as a leader in the healthcare recruiting industry. Since coming to work for K.A., she has held records for Top Lifetime Biller, #1 Top Biller at K.A. Recruiting 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has been a President's Club and Vice President's Club winner for seven consecutive years. She has also been promoted three times over the course of her time with K.A. Andrea dedicates most of her time to working in the laboratory space. She works with top-tier laboratory professionals who are looking to make a change and also works with hospitals as well as private and reference laboratories to hire top talent. She loves forming long-standing relationships with the people she works with, and has enjoyed having a national network of laboratory professionals to keep her ahead of trends in the field!
When she is not working, you can typically find Andrea training for half marathons, taking spin classes, or relaxing at home with her puppy, Harry. She loves traveling and exploring new places and restaurants. If anyone has any great Greek restaurants to recommend, let her know!
I had a great experience working with K.A. Recruiting. They helped with potential questions for the interview of my current job which was a game changer to getting the job. Thanks to my recruiter, you are great at what you do!
![Andrea Costello]()
Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead
Location: Boston, MA
Andrea has been with K.A. Recruiting since graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014. She started out as an entry level recruiter and over the past eight years has established herself as a leader in the healthcare recruiting industry. Since coming to work for K.A., she has held records for Top Lifetime Biller, #1 Top Biller at K.A. Recruiting 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has been a President's Club and Vice President's Club winner for seven consecutive years. She has also been promoted three times over the course of her time with K.A. Andrea dedicates most of her time to working in the laboratory space. She works with top-tier laboratory professionals who are looking to make a change and also works with hospitals as well as private and reference laboratories to hire top talent. She loves forming long-standing relationships with the people she works with, and has enjoyed having a national network of laboratory professionals to keep her ahead of trends in the field!
When she is not working, you can typically find Andrea training for half marathons, taking spin classes, or relaxing at home with her puppy, Harry. She loves traveling and exploring new places and restaurants. If anyone has any great Greek restaurants to recommend, let her know!
I wasn’t even really looking for a new position! I was in the process of updating my resume because there had been some changes at the place I was working with staff incentives and investment plans for colleagues, and it was possibly time to update and refresh my portfolio. It was at that exact time that I got a happy little email from a recruiter at K.A. Recruiting about some potential positions. One absolutely struck a chord with my heart. It was for a position that I had been working in that particular field for over 10 years in. It was an opportunity to learn higher complexity, research type testing in a patient setting and also a relocation to a whole brand-new locale! I reached out to her and the whole process started to unfold. She was there the whole way for me in the negotiation process. She even was able to set up a visitation to the area and the job to shadow the environment I would be relocating to. My recruiter and the whole HR team that worked on my onboarding were phenomenal. I couldn’t thank her more for the chance to start a brand-new adventure in my life!
![Andrea Costello]()
Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead
Location: Boston, MA
Andrea has been with K.A. Recruiting since graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014. She started out as an entry level recruiter and over the past eight years has established herself as a leader in the healthcare recruiting industry. Since coming to work for K.A., she has held records for Top Lifetime Biller, #1 Top Biller at K.A. Recruiting 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has been a President's Club and Vice President's Club winner for seven consecutive years. She has also been promoted three times over the course of her time with K.A. Andrea dedicates most of her time to working in the laboratory space. She works with top-tier laboratory professionals who are looking to make a change and also works with hospitals as well as private and reference laboratories to hire top talent. She loves forming long-standing relationships with the people she works with, and has enjoyed having a national network of laboratory professionals to keep her ahead of trends in the field!
When she is not working, you can typically find Andrea training for half marathons, taking spin classes, or relaxing at home with her puppy, Harry. She loves traveling and exploring new places and restaurants. If anyone has any great Greek restaurants to recommend, let her know!
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Andrea Costello
Associate Vice President, Client Relationship Manager and Team Lead
Location: Boston, MA
Andrea has been with K.A. Recruiting since graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 2014. She started out as an entry level recruiter and over the past eight years has established herself as a leader in the healthcare recruiting industry. Since coming to work for K.A., she has held records for Top Lifetime Biller, #1 Top Biller at K.A. Recruiting 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has been a President's Club and Vice President's Club winner for seven consecutive years. She has also been promoted three times over the course of her time with K.A. Andrea dedicates most of her time to working in the laboratory space. She works with top-tier laboratory professionals who are looking to make a change and also works with hospitals as well as private and reference laboratories to hire top talent. She loves forming long-standing relationships with the people she works with, and has enjoyed having a national network of laboratory professionals to keep her ahead of trends in the field!
When she is not working, you can typically find Andrea training for half marathons, taking spin classes, or relaxing at home with her puppy, Harry. She loves traveling and exploring new places and restaurants. If anyone has any great Greek restaurants to recommend, let her know!