About Us

John Hauber

Founder & President

John Hauber founded Sharp Hiring in 2000 with a simple belief: better hiring decisions lead to stronger teams and more profitable businesses. For more than 25 years, he has helped business owners and hiring managers move beyond resumes and interviews to make more informed, confident hiring decisions.

John’s approach begins with understanding what success in a position actually requires. By identifying the abilities, motivations, and personality traits that contribute to job performance, he helps employers establish clear job-fit benchmarks and use objective assessments to evaluate candidates more effectively.

Throughout his career, John has emphasized that hiring assessments should deliver more than scores and reports. He believes their greatest value comes from translating results into practical insights—helping employers recognize a candidate’s strengths, identify potential challenges, ask better interview questions, and make hiring decisions with greater confidence.

In addition to founding Sharp Hiring, John brings extensive executive leadership experience. He has served in numerous executive and leadership roles, most recently Director of Talent Acquisition and later Vice President of Business Development at Fox Pest Control, as well as Interim Turnaround President at United Benefit Advisors. These roles have given him a firsthand understanding of how hiring decisions affect employee performance, retention, organizational growth, and profitability.

John studied Computer Science and Business Management at Missouri Institute of Technology in 1984. He has also contributed to his community through service as a board member and board chair at Thomas Edison Charter Schools.

Today, John continues to focus on helping employers take the guesswork out of hiring by combining proven assessment tools, practical business experience, and personalized hiring guidance.

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John W. Hauber

Director of Partner Success

John W. Hauber joined Sharp Hiring in 2019 and works alongside his father, John Hauber, helping employers make better hiring decisions and build stronger, more effective teams.

John W. believes successful hiring goes beyond matching a candidate’s qualifications to a job description. It requires understanding the whole person—their abilities, motivations, personality, and potential—and how those characteristics align with the demands of the position, the team, and the organization’s culture.

His work with employers extends beyond candidate selection to include team effectiveness, leadership development, employee engagement, and workplace culture. By helping employers better understand individual strengths, communication styles, and potential sources of conflict, John W. provides practical insights that support stronger working relationships, improved performance, and long-term employee success.

John W. brings extensive hands-on experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, and people management. From 2022 to 2026, he advanced through talent acquisition leadership roles at Fox Pest Control, ultimately serving as Director of Talent Acquisition. There, he partnered with hiring managers to improve candidate evaluation, develop structured interview guides and scorecards, and recruit operational leaders and customer service professionals.

Earlier in his career, John W. held leadership positions at Lees Marketplace, including Assistant Store Director and Department Manager. These roles gave him firsthand experience in interviewing, hiring, training, employee development, and the everyday challenges of managing and motivating teams.

John W. earned his bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Utah State University, providing an academic foundation for his understanding of human behavior, relationships, and workplace dynamics.

Today, John W. combines his experience in talent acquisition, business operations, and human development to help Sharp Hiring partners look beyond the resume, better understand their candidates, and make hiring decisions that contribute to stronger teams and better business results.

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