Stewart, Cooper & CoonReviews of stewartcoopercoon.com

I became involved with SCC back in 2016. I was looking at taking what I saw as potentially a significant financial downgrade with my relocation from the US mid Atlantic region in the Baltimore/Washington area due to what turned out to be the beginnings of a booming region of the nation. The ROI (Return on investment) with what I paid SC&C to mention those that hate and refuse to recognize, accept or understand the personal gains that Capitalism, can and/or will provide, has more than exceeded what I paid for their services. I owe many thanks and a great deal of gratitude to Fred and his his team. I am eternally grateful for aligning me with Mr. Bill Temple as my couch. He helped provided me life lessons which enabled me to better understand myself and my capabilities that have significantly help me in my career and personal matters. I owe a great deal of thanks to the SC& C team for helping me personally in many ways James D. McGowan II

I am not a client of this firm, but after reading the mostly positive reviews, I thought it might be helpful for some of those job hunters out there to hear my experience. I just received an email from Stewart, Cooper and Coon presenting me with a 7-question questionnaire, presumably to screen me as a potential client. The one that caught my attention was the last question - "As truthful as you can be, what will be the biggest reason companies may incorrectly/inadvertently "pass over you"? In my case, this question is really the crux of my entire job hunting experience. I believe that I can offer a high degree of value to an employer - value that is not readily translatable in a resume or cover letter. So far I evidently haven't been able to effectively project that value to potential employers, which leaves me nowhere thus far. I have employed the services of 2 other firms, both requiring money from me, and I have to say that I'm done shelling out money and getting no results. If I had encountered Stewart, Cooper and Coon earlier in my job hunting journey, before I paid a lot of money to these 2 other firms, I would probably pursue the possibility of working with SC&C. But I'm done paying money to find a job and that's how I intend to respond to the emailed questionnaire. What happened to the traditional model of recruitment firms getting their money from the hiring employer? I know that those percentages are high and companies are tired of paying what could amount to be exorbitant fees. Maybe those fees should be reduced across the board. Bottom line for me is, if a potential employer truly sees long term value in me as an employee, they shouldn't hesitate to pay the fee. If I'm going to provide long term value, then that fee will pay for itself many times over.

Snake oil folks. A legit recruiter will never charge the client (you) for their services. I've worked with recruiters for years, successfully securing most of the positions I've had and guess what? Not once was a fee discussed. I've also worked in technology for many years and I can see a good online review marketing campaign when I see one. Zero companies have almost a 5-star review, they don't exist. These reviews are left by employees through their real accounts or by creating fake ones. Save your money, leverage LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor. Update your resume and start job hunting. If you're well qualified a legitimate recruiter will reach out to you and work hard on your behalf to secure you the right position. In addition, most mid-large companies have internal recruiters that will reach out to you directly. Don't get suckered into paying your hard earned money for an unnecessary and ineffective service.

After exhausting several months of looking for an opportunity in my field through on line searches, I decided to invest in myself by partnering with Steward, Cooper & Coons. It was a true partnership throughout the process. Through a detailed approach of worksheets and discussion, my career campaign coach got to know my skills, experience, career successes and career goals to help me create tools to promote myself. I truly had a partner that understood my strengths and the value I will add to my next position. I consider myself with above average interview skills, having an HR background and being in a position to interview and select upper management talent. By using the tools we created I enhanced my interview skills and found the feedback from my coach to be both on target and specific to further elevate my skills. My career coach is professional, detailed, knowledgeable, and truly a great partner! I am happy my career search led me to Stewart, Cooper & Coon to create a partnership that kept me focused, detailed and aggressive in my search to finding a position and company that I am very excited about.

Having been laid off, looking for your next career opportunity, and being in your mid 50’s is a position no one wants to be in. I personally know that feeling and I never want to feel it again. After I was laid off, I spent six months doing it on my own, and coming in second place in job interviews. I had exhausted all my resources and didn’t know what to do next. Stewart, Cooper & Coon (SC&C) reached out to me, and I now wish I would’ve engaged with them sooner. With SC&C, you not only have industry professionals to help you find your next career opportunity, you have people who really care about you as a person. My career coach was not only my coach; she was my partner throughout the whole process, and available anytime I needed her. She helped me pick myself up and helped me put a plan into action. Not only did she assist me in finding my next employment opportunity, she taught me skills I can easily use in my new job, and in life. My word of advice for anyone who is in the situation I was in – call Stewart, Cooper & Coon today.

After searching for over 18 months I have found employment in the chemical industry and wanted to express my gratitude to your company for helping me organize and manage my job search so effectively. My search begin when my previous employer restructured and my position as Vice President, Sales, was eliminated and I was back in the job market without a coherent plan of action. I found Stewart, Cooper & Coon, six months into my job search and, after speaking with your staff, I decided to utilize SC&C services. It was the best decision of my career. Their processes of evaluation, SHARE story creation, my WebFolio, the great coaching, help in preparing for interviews, and help and support during negotiation was invaluable. I was then focused and fully prepared for my job search. My Campaign Director was a constant source of inspiration, motivation, solid advice, and tremendous assistance during the entire search process, truly dedicated to helping her clients any way at any time and a true professional in every sense of the word. I recommend Stewart, Cooper & Coon highly and am happy to act as a reference.

I was laid off from my position with a leading financial services firm. As part of my severance package I was offered the services of an industry "leading" outplacement services firm. That firm offered resume writing services, a dedicated "coach" and a weekly networking meeting where others searching for employment would meet to review job search progress. Needless to say I was not successful with that model of job search. It felt like I was getting a mass market approach to finding my next career. After a review of the Stewart Cooper Coon (SCC) model for Individual Executive Placement I engaged their services and believe that they provided me the necessary tools for securing my current role. SCC spends a great deal of time helping you get into the correct mindset for looking for employment and supports you throughout the process. You are held accountable for your deliverables and frequent calls with your coach help you stay on track. SCC does a deep dive on all of your past career successes and uses that information to build a compelling and results focused resume. My former outplacement firm gave me a three page resume full of fluff. My SCC resume was two pages and only contained quantifiable successes. I had a recruiter say that my resume was one of the best they had ever seen. SCC builds you an online Webfolio goes deeper into your resume successes by highlighting executive core competencies and how you used those competencies to realize career success. The Webfolio link is added to the resume and can be used as you network for your next opportunity. SCC will help you research firms and develop a list of companies to target in your job search. They will go one step further and will make calls to those firms to introduce you and open up networking opportunities. This is most successful if there is an open position at the firm you are targeting, but you never know where that next role is coming from so everything helps. SCC will also help you navigate marketing to recruiters, further expanding your networking capabilities. SCC provides the frame work to help you build compelling SHARE stories to be used in interviewing situations. They spend ample time helping you practice for interviewing so that those SHARE stories are second nature and can be delivered with confidence. SHARE = Situation, Hindrance, Action, Result, Emotional Intelligence. Once you have the offer SCC will help you navigate the salary negotiation process and land the offer you want. The Stewart Cooper Coon method is very thorough, thoughtful and focused. They will help you discover the best of you and turn that into a compelling story to share with prospective AND future employers. I highly recommend them.

I hired Stewart Cooper and Coon to assist me with my transition to the civilian world after retiring from the Army. They did a great job of preparing my resume, helping me focus on interview preparation and thinking about my next move. The work of actually finding a position was left more to me than I had anticipated. While I did not find a position through their firm, the preparation for interviewing was definitely well-done and improved my poise and self confidence in the interview.