Franchise Owner Helen Nourai brings extensive staffing, hospitality, and management experience to the P & A team. Helen’s hands-on, direct experience in the hospitality industry makes her uniquely qualified to identify top talent for her nationwide clients. Helen leads a team of professional recruiters in Elk Grove who find and place hospitality professionals all across North America. As an Account Manager to some of the world’s most respected and iconic hospitality brands, her clients know they can rely on Helen and her team to find the right fit at the right time. With some of Chicagoland’s leading hospitality recruiting professionals, the office combines over 23 years of hospitality experience and over 25 years in staffing and recruiting to assist our candidates’ and client’s needs.
Helen has led teams in such roles as General Manager and Restaurant Manager in both Restaurants and Hotel Chains, as well as serving as a Branch Manager and Area Manager with some of the nation’s most widely recognized staffing leaders. Helen is a P&A Franchise Advisory Council member, an adjunct Patrice & Associates Academy instructor, and a mentor to new P&A franchisees and Regional Developers. She has earned recognition as Franchisee of the Year multiple times and is consistently recognized as one of the Top Producers in the company.
Helen understands what it means to run a profitable business and the role of talent in getting you there. She also understands how our services positively impact individuals, their families, clients, and customers. “Our approach provides the client company with high caliber, quality employees, and ultimately a positive customer experience which ultimately flows to the company’s bottom line.” Helen’s clients and the candidates she helps consistently say the same thing about her—“she listens to our needs, she cares, and she delivers.”
Helen gives back to the P&A Team in various ways; however, her generosity doesn’t stop there. Helen is an active local community member, having served at the Elk Grove Food Pantry and Chicago’s homeless shelters.
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Steve V. says that Helen Nourai was friendly, attentive and supportive!Helen was an exceptional recruiter—friendly, attentive, and genuinely supportive throughout the entire process. She maintained consistent communication and continued to check in even after I began my new role.
It’s clear that Helen truly cares about the success and well-being of both her clients and candidates. I highly recommend her, and it was a real pleasure working with her.
Thank you,
Steve V.
Francisco G. says that Helen Nourai is passionate about what she doesI have nothing but good things to say about Helen. She initially contacted me for a different role after a short talk; she contacted the company and told them great things about me. She checked in with me during every step of the process, even after I was hired, she called just to see how I was doing.
At one point I tried to compliment her efforts in helping me, but she did not want any credit for her role in making it happen, but it was because of her. She went above and beyond to help connect me with the company.
Based on my interaction with Helen, I can tell that she is a person that is passionate about what she does. In her eyes she sees it as helping others and not as a job that she gets paid to do.
Thank you,
Francisco
Tony P. says that Helen Nourai was easy to talk toI have been employed for many non-stop years until the beginning of this current year when I got laid off for the first time in my life. Needless to say, applying and interviewing was not something I had done in a very long time. I was not getting any good results, and my opportunities were not looking good. I was seriously lost and discouraged. Luckily for me, I was found by a recruiter, Helen Nourai, who saw something in me that no one else did. She interviewed me, and she was very easy to talk to and understood where I was coming from. She felt I would be a good fit for a company she was representing. Her help with editing my resumé and preparing me for each set of interviews was immeasurable. Needless to say, my interviews all went well, and I was hired shortly after. I am currently halfway through my training, and I am having a great time. She set me up with a great company! I feel like I will be successful here, and I owe it all to her. I don’t plan on losing a job again, but if I do, she will be the first person I call.
Thank you, Patrice and Associates, and thank you Helen!
Sincerely,
Tony P.
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Remzi Yilmaz“Patricia’s approach to searching for candidates allows her to find top notch prospects each and every time. She has the ability to know exactly what qualifications we are looking for when a vacancy becomes available. I appreciate Patricia’s enthusiasm, tailored approach, consistent communication and follow up when recruiting for our company. She is truly a wonderful partner!”
