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McDermott & Bull Firm
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Companies are judged by how they perform – not only in
good markets, but also in down markets as well. Despite
the recent three years’ down cycle in our industry,
McDermott and Bull has thrived – growing from three to
sixteen employees and from one to three offices.
“We have been successful because we have focused on what
we do best,” explains Rod McDermott, Managing Director.
“While many of our competitors work on CEO searches for
major, multinational companies ($500 million in revenue
and above), we decided early on to focus on recruiting
the executive positions where we are best – senior
executives from the EVP to Director level positions, or
CEOs of smaller or closely held companies, generally
less than $100 million in revenue. Keeping that focus
allows us to move faster than our competitors – and in a
tight market for highly talented leaders, speed is of
the essence.”
“Additionally, we staff our offices with people who have
been on the other side of the desk,” commented Chris
Bull, Managing Director. “Our people have held executive
positions and understand the needs and desires of both
organizations and individuals. We owe a great deal of
our success to the dedication of our people, both our
Principal Consultants and our Research Associates.
Without their significant investment of energy in
building strong client relationships and their
commitment to deliver better results than our industry
peers, we would not have achieved anywhere near the
growth we’ve experienced.”
Finally, we need to acknowledge the incredible
contribution made by our clients. Without your support
and referrals our growth would never have been so
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Do You Need a
Career Coach?
by Todd Gitlin, Principal
Consultant |
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Try to think about 11 football players running onto the
field without a coach. The simple complexities of a game
our fellow Americans know so well include the kickoff,
rushing, passing, tackling, punting, time-outs,
possessions, substitutions, blitzing, encroachment,
forward progress, safety, scrambling, two-point
conversion and the always popular ‘hail Mary.’
[Full
Article] |
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Building a Network
That Will Serve
You For Life |
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Just from simply seeing the word “network” many
immediately get nervous and uneasy. Most of us would
rather give a speech to a large audience than “work a
room” filled with strangers. However, building a network
is not about your ability to “work a room.” It is about
your commitment to cultivating relationships that will
serve you for life. Most people don’t think about
building a network until they are in need of one. In
most cases, that can be too late. Making connections
that will benefit your professional goals is not as
difficult of a task as people think. It does though
require time and commitment. [Full
Article] |
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Challenges of an
Aging Workforce |
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There is no denying that the workforce in the U.S. is
growing older. Baby boomers are approaching retirement
age, and the effects on both organizations and
individuals are beginning to be felt. Unfortunately,
neither organizations nor boomers seem to be preparing
for this. [Full
Article] |
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