Simon de Swaan joined Goodwin Recruiting in April 2019. His focus is to help others, and he believes that "candidates searching for a new role, whether they have one or not, are in a place of vulnerability, and they need someone to be their advocate."

Simon's focus is to help candidates be their best so that clients want to interview them. He works closely with candidates to focus on improving their resumes and interview skills, where needed. Having worked in both the front and back of the house, he has a strong command of all aspects of the hospitality sector and the demands that the industry brings. In addition to hospitality recruiting, Simon also recruits professionals within the assisted living and cannabis industries.

Simon is a veteran of the luxury hospitality industry, primarily having worked in 5 Star/5 Diamond hotels. While he began his career in the back of the house, eventually, he moved to the front of the house, working as Assistant Manager to Manager, then General Manager, and Director of Food and Beverage. During his last three years working at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, he recruited on both the property and the corporate level. He was also a lead recruiter for The Culinary Institute of America, from which he is an alum.

Away from the office, Simon enjoys cooking, adding to his ever-growing collection of over 1,000 cookbooks, and spending time with his spouse, their dog, and being in the great outdoors of the Colorado Rockies.