Founded in 1979, Lander International is the world's largest recruiting firm that specializes exclusively in IT Audit, Financial/Operational Audit and Information Security. The clients engaging Lander's services include the world's largest public accounting firms as well as the largest, most successful corporations in the world, both publicly traded and privately owned. Lander International has the capability for handling retained searches as well as contingency placement, from chief auditors to staff level people.

When I founded Lander International 30 years ago, I little imagined how large the firm would grow. Nor could I have imagined how much the internal audit profession would change and evolve over two and a half decades. But as the audit profession has evolved and changed, Lander International has also grown and adapted to better meet the needs of our candidates and client companies. In 1998 Lander joined INC. Magazine's prestigious "500 Fastest Growing Privately Owned Companies in America." With the advent of Sarbanes-Oxley and other legislation, all the elements are in place for the audit profession to become even more important and prominent in American business. In some areas of the country the demand for outstanding audit talent exceeds the supply of trained, experienced professionals. To better meet the demand, Lander International is hiring more recruiting coaches and expanding our research abilities.

Over 25 years of change and growth, Lander International has consistently adhered to one basic philosophy -- to provide the best career advice to our candidates. Our recruiters are trained as career coaches who help people assess their options and proactively plan a long term career strategy. Often individuals working in technology fields and in audit don't take the time to truly evaluate career opportunities as long term career enhancing moves. The average internal auditor is in the profession for less than five years. During that time it is critical for a person to develop an appropriate skill set to leverage himself/herself for long term career satisfaction.

Whether your personal career goal is to remain in audit or use your audit skills to advance into other areas of the company or into consulting, strategic career planning is essential. Because Lander International recruiters are specialists, they can advise candidates which skills will be in demand and what future trends may affect their career planning.

Richard Tuck, CES, CPC, CIPC
CEO and Founder