Snake oil folks 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.

A Great Partner 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.

I am not a client of this firm 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.

Pre-paid 'Recruiting" Scam stewartcoopercoon.com Stewart, Cooper & Coon / employs a "Blain Ross Johnston" and a "Fred Coon" and they use a crafted email to create a warm lead then call you to pitch to you. They feed off your emotions to try and hook you as they are talented sales folks which is unfortunate since they prey on those who don't have the money. They use very refined sales tricks which I enjoyed hearing. One was "What was the most you made in your career? $999, so you shouldn't look for less than that. Our service is probably beyond your what you can afford, but we can talk again later this week if you want." One of their statistics is that they have a 97% success rate. All being told they should be more interested in taking first months salary for $10k+ if that was the case - but they want the money up front since they are doing little to help you find a job. Additionally, to preclude you from doing any due diligence they furnish links to ripoff report and BBB which are both shakedown services which allow the business to refute the claims. As such Ripoff Report started offering a new service called "RipoffReport Verified" that allows paying members 14 days to resolve complaints before they are posted, for $89.95 a month. It's no surprise that Stewart, Cooper & Coon are "RipoffReport Verified" Everything online can be faked. Buyer beware.

SC&C Helped Me Effectively Organize & Manage My Job Search 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.