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Whether your company is US-based or your team has a challenge (and expense) in arranging first time face-to-face interviews in the US, or you need to focus on your mission critical daily functions,  TMG is well-positioned to quickly source qualified candidates. TMG is pleased to announce our recent successful search engagements! Upon a placement of a key senior management candidate, the VP of Human Resources of a major HIT vendor told us: "The McHenry Group is our competitive advantage!" 

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Testimonials

"The McHenry Group brought an extensive knowledge of the marketplace and a level of professionalism in working with candidates and our internal team that exceeded that of any firm I have worked with. I have referred The McHenry Group to others multiple times and will continue to do so."

-Client

 

"The McHenry Group is an exceptional recruiting partner; astute, incredibly insightful and dedicated...just great to work with in sourcing outstanding talent!"

-Client

 

 

"We have found the team to be responsive, high-quality and very dedicated to ensuring that we place high quality candidates in our key positions. We feel like they are a part of the team as they help us grow the company."

-Client

 

 

"The McHenry Group has provided our company's sales team leading and qualified candidates that are contributing to our business. The McHenry Group is an excellent search firm that I trust and will continue to work with."

-Client

 

 

"The McHenry Group has what many search firms seem to lack...integrity. Their firm took the time to find out all they could about our requirements for candidates and used this information to screen appropriately. When given an assignment, I felt confident knowing that The McHenry Group would work hard for me."

-Client

 

 

"Let me recognize your professional demeanor and congratulate you for it." 

-Candidate

 

 

"I don't believe you will find anyone with more integrity or skill when it comes to assisting you with your employment needs in the healthcare industry."

- Client

 

 

"An excellent experience. Your team should be commended for their great work. I will definitely be sending you other opportunities and candidates."

- Candidate

 

 

" Pam Schilf is one of the most professional placement account executives I have ever worked with."

- Candidate 

 

 

"This was the most professional and respectful company to work with. I have worked with many recruiters in the past that were more like used car salesmen than they were trying to appropriately match people with companies. If I were a CEO, I would be seeking my employees from The McHenry Group every time."

- Candidate

 

 

"Jeff Wilson is the best. He is knowledgeable, professional and dedicated to what he does."

- Candidate

 

 

"Professional, ethical service."

- Client

 

 

"Pam Schilf did an excellent job for us. She listened, delivered excellent follow-up and did a nice job identifying capable candidates. Pam is a treasure!"

- Client

 

"Scott Meyer was superb. His timeliness and follow-through were excellent."

- Candidate

 

 

"I want to acknowledge how delighted we have been with your performance to-date. TMG has brought us two outstanding candidates, markedly beyond the quality and experience of anyone who had responded to us directly."

- Client

 

 

“TMG is an excellent firm and I have utmost respect for them.  They went above and beyond what I expected and I feel very fortunate to have worked with them.  The experience was fantastic and they helped prepare me for a great opportunity which I eventually landed.  I cannot say enough nice things about them and their stellar team.  Thank you!!”

- Candidate

 

 

“TMG has always been great to work with… they always present high quality candidates!”

- Client

 

 

"I was very impressed with the professionalism at every step of the process and with the resources dedicated to our search. I have no reservations recommending TMG to my peers."

- Client

 

 

"Jeff is the best in the business!"

- Candidate

 

 

"Jeff Wilson is an important asset to your company."

- Candidate

 

 

"Pam Schilf is the best Placement Specialist I have worked with. I would gladly use her again, and will recommend her to higher level candidates looking for opportunities."

- Candidate

 

 

"Pam is excellent! I would highly recommend her, and already have to three people."

- Candidate

 

 

"Thank you very much for the tremendous service you have provided during this process."

- Client

 

 

“I am very impressed with the diligence, competence and ease with which Jeff Wilson made this hire process. I will definitely recommend your firm and will use you again.”

- Client

 

 

"Working with TMG over the years has been a professional and pleasurable experience. I highly recommend this Executive Search firm to others in my professional network."

- Candidate

 

 

"I've been working through recruiting firms well over 25 years and this was the best experience I've had during that time...TMG went the extra mile durin gthe whole process showing true professionalism, attention to detail and a positive approach throughout. Thank you for a very enjoyable and productive experience!!"

- Candidate

 

 

"TMG hit the bullseye! I would definitely recommend to a colleague!!"

- Client

 

 

"Lisa Gatto was extremely professional and personable throughout the entire process. Lisa listened to and understood my professional goals, she was available for questions and she offered suggestions on interviewing skills."

- Candidate

 

 

"Lisa Gatto was great to work with on this opportunity; she was professional, pleasant and effective. I would definitely recommend her and TMG to colleagues and would love the chance to work together with Lisa in the future."

- Candidate

 

 

"I was impressed with Pam and Amy throughout the entire process, but one example comes to mind, specifically.  At the beginning of the interview process Pam had to make a case for me to the hiring manager because my experience was outside of what he typically looked for, but she thought that I would be a good fit for the company.  Once I spoke to the hiring manager we quickly moved on to the final round and I was eventually offered the position.   Pam had enough knowledge of the company and the managers to understand what they were looking for even more than they did.  From what I've seen from the initial training I believe she was correct, and the company is a good fit for my skill set and my personality.  Pam is at the top of my list of recruiters to which I'll refer my contacts when they're looking for new positions."

- Candidate

 

 

"Lisa is a consummate professional and always responsive to our needs. She learns about our company and recruits candidates based on the best match and fit with our firm. We find Lisa a pleasure to work with and have been very satisfied with the level of candidates and responsiveness from Lisa and The McHenry Group team. Thank you!"  

- Client

 

 

"I was very impressed with Scott and Dan. In my business I actually work with a lot of recruiters and these two are some of the best I have seen. They were very professional and every step from the videoconference to the final paperwork and follow-up was top notch. I was very pleased with the process!"

- Candidate

 

 

" Great idea using the videoconference for the first interview. Overall, a very enjoyable process and I was able to stay up-to-date on where the process and decision was at all times. Pam and Amy are great to work with!!"

- Candidate

 

 

"Probably the best contact, communication, interview and prep of any interaction I've had with any recruiter to-date. The video interview was very comfortable, prefessional, and a real time saver. Thanks to Amy and Pam!"

- Candidate

 

 

"I found Lisa and Scott both to be of high caliber, high integrity, good listeners, easy to work with, and very effective at meeting our needs."

- Client

 

 

"…working with you and your team has been such a pleasure. And I must say the support, guidance and service you have provided is the best I have encountered in my professional career."

- Candidate

 

A Candidate's Guide To Counter Offers

The first thing to realize about a counteroffer is that you are going to receive one!  

The second realization is that if you have been honest with yourself and your search consultant on why you want to make a change, then the counteroffer should be another reinforcement to leave your current organization.

Early on, your Search Consultant probably asked these three questions:

 1.   What is the dream opportunity that would motivate you to make a career change?

 2.  What do you like about your current position and company?

3.  If you met with your current CEO, what things would you specify you would like to change about your current position, job responsibilities, company culture, products, etc.

If the answers to questions 1 and 3 are dramatic in highlighting what your current position does not offer, those are statements to remember when you submit your resignation. These were your honest feelings before any counteroffer pressure or “mind games” begin with your employer.


Upon resigning, your current boss will ask you to stay and will confront you with a counteroffer.

Career changes are tough enough as it is, and anxieties about leaving a comfortable job, friends and location and having to reprove yourself again in an unknown opportunity can cloud the best logic.  But just because the new position is a little scary doesn’t mean it’s not a positive move. Since counteroffers can create confusion and buyer’s remorse, you should understand what’s being cast upon you.

Counter offers are typically made as some form of flattery, e.g.:

• “You’re too valuable.   We need you.” 
  
  
• “You can’t desert the team/your friends and leave them hanging.” 
  
  
• “We were just about to give you a promotion/raise, and it was confidential until now.”
   
  
• “What did they offer?  Why are you leaving?   And what do you need in order to stay?”
   
• “Why would you want to work for that company?
   
• “The President/CEO wants to meet with you before you make your final decision.”

       Counteroffers usually take the form of more money:         

• A modified reporting structure 
  
  
• Promises or future considerations
  
  
• Disparaging remarks about the new company or job 
  
  
• Guilt trips

Of course, since we all prefer to think we’re #1, it’s natural to want to believe these manipulative appeals, but beware!!


If you were worth “$X” yesterday, why are they suddenly willing to pay you “$X + $n” today,  when you weren’t expecting a raise anytime soon?

Also consider how you’ve felt when someone resigned from your staff.  The reality is that employers don’t like to be “FIRED”.  Your boss is likely concerned that he’ll look bad, his career may suffer.  Bosses are judged in part, by their ability to retain staff.  Your leaving may jeopardize an important project, increase workload for others or even foul up vacation schedules. It’s never a good time for someone to quit.  It may prove time consuming and costly to replace you.  It’s much cheaper to keep you, even at a slightly higher salary and it would be better to fire you later, in the company’s time frame.

Accepting a counteroffer can have many negative consequences.  You might want to consider these thoughts:

• Where did the additional money or responsibility come from? 
  
  
• Was it your next raise or promotion - just given early?
  
  
• Will you be limited in the future? 
  
  
• Will you have to threaten to quit in order to get your next raise? 
  
  
• Might a cheaper replacement be sought out?

You’ve demonstrated your unhappiness or lack of blind loyalty, and will be perceived as having committed blackmail to gain a raise.  You won’t ever be considered team player again.  Many employers will hold a grudge at the next review period, and you may be placed at the top of the next reduction-in-force “hit list”.

Apart from a short-term, band-aid treatment, nothing will change within the company.  After the dust settles from this upheaval, you’ll be in the same old rut.

Finally, when you make your decision, look at your current job and the new position as if you were unemployed.  Which opportunity holds the most real potential?  Probably the new one, or you wouldn’t have accepted it in the first place.