Outplacement

Downsizing?  Read This Before You Decide On Your Outplacement Vendor

1. If you are interested in really helping those that have been downsized....

2. If you are interested in seeing those people quickly...

4. If you want cost-effective programs that are customized...

3. If you would like to put your best corporate foot forward

4. If you would like to see your money spent on a program that works...

5. If you want programs that cost less and deliver more...

6. Don't want to pay the facility overhead built into your OP contract .....

THEN... Choose the Stewart, Cooper & Coon Corporate Outplacement Program!

WHY? We have a 96% placement success rate. For the past twelve years we have virtually and very successfully placed managers and executives in meaningful jobs that, not only were financially more rewarding but, made good career management sense. We have references from those we have placed. When asked, they will tell you that their experience with us far exceeded any service they ever experienced with other nationally known outplacement firms.

Look at our Brochure to see what we do for your employees.

Meet our Corporate Team Members :

Most outplacement companies assign a single coach to a candidate's campaign. These single individuals are responsible for all work performed on behalf of their candidate. At Stewart, Cooper & Coon Corporate Outplacement we take a very different approach. We employ an entire team of professionals, up to seven people, who actually work on a candidate's job search campaign, at any given point.

We do not shove a lot of people into a room and lecture them, pass out a manual and wish them luck. Our entire team works on each and every candidate's campaign. At SC&C, the team for each candidate consists of the following members:

  • Campaign Director - Each candidate's job search is treated as a project with the end game goal being career and financial success. In this game, career success is the final winning score. Each client "success team" has a quarterback. Our Campaign Directors fulfill this role for each client they serve. They manage a success team for each client and are responsible for coordinating all of the activities involved in achieving client success. Our Campaign Directors have senior level backgrounds in Fortune 1000 companies and the public sector as well, with an average of over 15 years of experience in the recruiting or executive transition fields.
  • Professional Resume Writer - We have only nationally certified writers. At most outplacement companies, either the coach writes the actual resume OR, in most cases, they simply guide the candidate through the process. When it comes to documenting and packaging a candidate, your candidate's deserve only the very best.
  • Proofing Specialist - Our staff of professionals carefully proof and edit all documents before publication. We do this because one never gets a second chance to make a good first impression. If our candidates' documents contain errors, they will be perceived as careless. Our proofing team, are seasoned editors and professional writers determined to present our candidates to the world, error-free.
  • WebFolio™ Designers - We develop a personal Web site for each candidate that is quick to read and presents their success stories in depth. By unanimous acclaim of our clients AND corporate recruiters, this SC&C exclusive service is a major contributor to the high number of placement successes we enjoy at Stewart, Cooper & Coon. Additional feedback, over and over again, is that our WebFolio™ not only assists in helping to secure the candidate a new position but it is a powerful tool in helping them totally eliminate the others against whom they are competing. Take a look: Example WebFolio™:
  • Process Administrators - At least two members of our administrative team ensure that a candidate is carefully monitored, that their progress is tracked, and their paperwork and administrative follow-through are fully expedited from the beginning of each search to a successful conclusion.
  • Posting and Distribution Specialist - Unlike other companies which expect a candidate to post their own documents, if it is appropriate for a candidate's resume to be distributed to job boards and recruiters, we assign a staff member who will post their resume selectively on appropriate job boards. We also distribute their credentials to retained recruiters we are in contact with through the Stewart, Cooper & Coon recruiting division and through our comprehensive database of over 13,000 recruiters nationwide. Those that are appropriate to the candidate's work history and geographical target interests will be sent a copy of the candidate's resume and cover letter. Also, the candidate's resume is shared with associate recruiters from Top Echelon, a national recruiter consortium of over 2,000 executive recruiters nationwide of whom where we are a preferred member.
  • Research Specialist - Many outplacement companies tap into a database and provide the candidate a list of companies or allow them to enter their own databases and print out a list, hoping that the research is fruitful. At the Stewart, Cooper & Coon research division a specialist is assigned to each candidate. Their sole purpose is to provide the SCC Campaign Director with target companies that meet the personal search criteria of the candidate. Targets are then developed in concert with the Campaign Director. We make use of powerful and comprehensive databases of corporations, associations, venture capital firms, public entities and other sectors to explore as they develop their career strategy. The assigned staff will carefully prepare this list and suggest possibilities the candidate may not have previously considered.
  • Campaign Placement Specialist - Each candidate has an assigned placement specialist team member working on their campaign and calling the target companies on their behalf. They have only one purpose in mind. They call the target companies where the candidate wishes to work and exposes their candidacy to the hiring authority at those companies in an effort to secure interviews for the candidate.
  • Senior Staff Oversight - Members of our senior staff and executive committee monitor assigned campaigns personally and provide behind the scenes input on strategic direction and other considerations to the Campaign Director.

Fred Coon

Founder, Chairman, and CEO - fred@stewartcoopercoon.com

Fred CoonStewart, Cooper & Coon founder, Fred Coon, is a Licensed Employment Agent and a Nationally Certified Job and Career Transition Coach. He has written and advised thousands of executives on their job search campaigns. Mr. Coon also has appeared on affiliate stations of ABC, NBC, CBS as an expert on the job and employment market. He has been featured in the Arizona Republic as a career expert and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and other major national publications. He is an active contributing author, providing job advice, to nationally known web sites such as Monster and 6-Figure Jobs. He is author of the national best-selling career book titled, Ready Aim Hired©.

Two different companies, found in separate industries, in which Mr. Coon played a senior executive role were listed in Inc. Magazine's top 500 fastest growing companies in America - one three times and the other twice. He is a national lecturer and workshop presenter having been a workshop presenter for both the International Career Development Conference and the PRWRA.

Chuck McConnell

Managing Director - cmcconnell@stewartcoopercoon.com

Chuck McConnellCharles "Chuck" McConnell has been a leading voice in career transition management for many years, currently as Senior Partner at Stewart, Cooper & Coon, Inc. Previously, as CEO, he defined and developed First Career Corporation and FindCareer.com and has served as the "On-line Career Expert" for the New York American Marketing Association. He has published numerous articles on the subject of senior level career management and search campaign preparation and has organized national and international conferences that have assisted thousands to place their career searches on track for success.

In his proactive involvement with re-careering executives Chuck focuses on two basic goals:

  • Focusing on an optimal fit between executive capabilities and employer needs.
  • Positioning executive search campaigns for long term results that meet client objectives.

Prior to his work in the field of executive recruiting and placement, Chuck was Senior Consulting Partner at The Watson Group, a strategic marketing and communications agency based in Manhattan. His background includes senior corporate management positions within multinational organizations in the apparel, packaged goods, beverage, and information services industries. Chuck was Division President at TAG, Ltd., where he built worldwide acceptance of branded men's apparel.

He also served top tier advertising agencies including WPP, Bozell, DMB&B and McConnell & Company and has directed marketing at global marketing organizations including McGraw-Hill, Hanes/Playtex, and General Foods. As Management Director, he organized multi-national advertising efforts for Mars Incorporated/M&M Mars in 17 countries. Directing marketing efforts for the US Treasury and the US Olympic Committee, he was awarded the AMA's highest honor, the Gold EFFIE, for program effectiveness.

Chuck earned his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and the BA in economics from DePauw University and Exeter University in England. He has taught sales and marketing management at Emerson College in Boston and served in the USAF, where he was Management and Procedures Officer within SAC and PACAF.