Is The Tight Labor Market Here to Stay
Amanda Lawrence
Senior Account Executive
Born in Newport Beach and moved to San Diego when I was 3! My hometown is San Marcos, and I moved to Carlsbad when I was 16.
BA in Communications, California State University, San Marcos
When I was in college I knew I wanted to be in sales. My mom had been in Insurance her whole life, and I worked for an insurance broker while putting myself through college, and I always thought I’d follow her path. I thought the job “Technical Recruiter” sounded so prestigious and applied to a role that was posted on my college job board. That led to my first job with my degree being in tech recruiting. From there I landed at VIA and have been here ever since. What I love about recruiting is the relationship building. I’ve been in San Diego my whole life and drove by all these businesses not knowing what they were. Now I proudly drive by and know so many of them and get the chance to work with some of them. It's amazing to know that I helped grow their teams, or I met with a CEO or CTO at one of those large organizations. It is such a close knit community and I’ve met so many amazing people. If I wasn’t in recruiting I wouldn’t have that opportunity, and to help someone land their dream job is so rewarding. It makes the constant grind so worth it!
I am passionate about my friends/family and love quality time with them, music/singing, trying new restaurants (big foodie), wine, working, shopping, traveling. I grew up wakeboarding, snowboarding, dirtbiking so love to do those things when I get the chance. Being on the lake/river is one of my favorite things.
My favorite place to eat in San Diego is OB Noodle House. My favorite thing to do would be go to a concert or walk by the bay!