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What our clients say about us:

“I have used Rooney, Associates with several companies I've managed to make critical hires. Joe's professionalism, tenacity and network of top performers always came through for us. The candidates he brought forward became strong contributors to our success when we added them to the team. Rooney Associates is a firm that takes the time to understand your needs before the search even begins. For me, this has always led to a high degree of success quickly with a good fit guaranteed. I truly believe that his approach shortens our recruiting cycles dramatically. This is an executive search firm I will definitely use in the future!”

- John Fraissinet, CEO, Digital Payment Technologies

“I engage Rooney Associates for our Sales, Marketing and Business Development searches. Joe gets it. He understands what I'm looking for and what is required for a candidate to be successful in our organization. Not only does Joe deliver superior results, he stays connected to the candidate(s) hired and provides exceptional value add helping them through the on boarding process and long into their tenure. I highly encourage anyone seeking a executive search and business partner in Joe's area of expertise to give Rooney Associates strong consideration. I have worked with Joe since the onset of his own practice in the mid 80's.”

- Jim Welsh, Executive Vice President, Western Digital Corporation

“Joe is a pleasure to work with. Many executive recruiters are proficient at quickly learning whether a candidate has the skills and experience to perform the role. Joe's approach goes well beyond figureing out if the 'technical fit' is right. He took the time necessary to help me as a candidate understand the culture, expectations and internal dynamics of the organization I was considering joining. That extra level of effort and insight helped me make the decision to leave my current employer for the new, more challenging role. More importantly I walked into the new position with my eyes wide open. I had a clear, realistic understanding what I needed to accomplish that first year in order to make an impact on the business. Joe's a straight shooter, looks for a win/win all the way around.”

- Don Versen VP, Comcast Business Services

“Joe Rooney spends a lot of time understanding the job requirements, the company's culture and the skills necessary to be successful. Once Joe does his homework he provides candidates who are an exact match. He is hard working, easy to work with and never wastes your time!”

- Frank Jules, President, AT&T, Global Sales

“Joe Rooney is a consummate retained search professional. He is relentless about understanding the company, the people and its culture, and ultimately is able to bring the best candidates to the table. In addition, his knowledge and experience in technology, in sales, and in overall leadership enable him to work with a variety of organizations. Joe is exceptionally insightful, and consequently, is able to determine both competency and fit for candidates that he brings to each organization.”

- Mary Rodino, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, CIMCO Communications.

“I have known and worked with Joe Rooney since 1994 when I joined Ameritech. At that time we were undergoing "deregulation" and getting ready for full competition, and we had to completely regear our workforce. The single biggest part of this was building and deploying a several hundred person sales force from scratch, and Joe was pivotal to this in providing us with several top notch sales leaders to spearhead the initiative. The superior talent he found for us was crucial to making the telecomm firm's commercial business group highly successful over the next few years.

I have always gotten superb service from Joe's firm.  Joe is a man of the highest integrity and provides the highest quality candidates.  He seems to have an innate ability to "match" the personalities of the candidate and hiring manager with incredible finesse.

I have worked with Joe at several firms since then and will continue to do so, because he gets me great people in a timely fashion.  I give him the highest recommendation and know any employer will be thrilled with his fine work.”

- Gail Forrest, CACI

“I have used Rooney associates for several searches for senior level sales and business development executives joes firm developed very highly qualified candidates quickly. Each of these candidates went on to produce amazing results and integrate well onto the companies. I think joes strength is to identify top performers that are a good cultural fit within the organizations and move quickly.”

- Jim Gregg. President, Jim Gregg, LLC.

“As a boutique search professional Joe provides very personal service and becomes a trusted partner throughout the company. He is hands on and personally delivers all components of the search engagement.”

- Mark Sander, Bank President