Our Story

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How the West Coast’s Leading Recruitment Firm Came to Be

The Right Idea

Valli Farmaian knew there must be a better way to help match clients with candidates more effectively. In 1986, he left a four-year stay with the group now known as Adecco to open ABA Search, one of the first recruitment companies to harness the power of a computer-based search and retrieval system. It would be just one of ABA Search’s many firsts within the recruitment industry.

The Right Partner

Also in 1986, Mandy Farmaian took a leave of absence from her role at Union Bank to support ABA Search’s sales and growth efforts. What began as a temporary arrangement quickly became an epic, lifelong success story.

The World Takes Notice

Over the years, ABA Search has been recognized nationally on multiple occasions.  First in 1992, when ABA Search made the Inc. 500 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in America and most recently in 2019 when Forbes recognized ABA Search for being one of ‘America’s Best Recruiting Firms’ in the category of Executive Search. 

And We’re Only Getting Started …

Today, we specialize in Legal/Compliance and Life Sciences recruitment, where we change the lives of candidates by finding their perfect opportunities, and we enhance the companies who honor us with their business by finding the perfect fits for their team cultures.

Find Your Teammate or Find Your Team.

The Search Begins Here.