Success Stories

Client Quotes

"We engaged Manhattan Resources to help launch a new business model within our existing Energy business. From the very beginning, to the successful hiring of three outstanding candidates, Manhattan Resources worked with us in a consultative and collaborative manner. They took the time to understand our business, our concept and our needs. They strategized with us and helped to clarify our vision and turn it into a reality. They helped to craft job descriptions and then commenced a very thorough and carefully executed search on our behalf. They researched and screened a pool of professionals, and presented very well qualified candidates. Using their understanding of our business and their expertise in executive search they successfully delivered top talent we chose to hire. I recommend their services unequivocally and couldn�t be more pleased with their efforts and the delivered results."
Clay Davis, President, Amerex Brokers LLC, Houston, Texas

"On behalf of Draka Marine, Oil & Gas International, I want to thank Fred Stang and Manhattan Resources for assisting us with our last executive search. The candidates you provided were all very much qualified, which showed you really did your homework in understanding our organization and our needs as well as our culture. Our new addition has worked out perfectly. We look forward to working with you on future searches."
David A. Burciaga, Vice President, Draka Marine, Oil & Gas International, Houston, Texas

"Manhattan Resources provided our company with viable candidates right from the start. Outsourcing our recruiting function has allowed our company to concentrate our time and efforts on our core competencies. We plan to utilize Manhattan Resources for finding top candidates in any future markets. Thanks Manhattan for a job well done!."
Chris Franzen, Director of Logistics, Broussard Logistics, Houston, Texas

"I'd like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Manhattan Resources for the excellent service they consistently provide to my group and me. It has been a great pleasure working with Chris Schoettelkotte, Ray Hebbeler, and the many other talented professionals at Manhattan Resources, which in my opinion is among the best of professional recruiting firms. Over the course of the past 7 years I have come to rely upon their professionalism, extensive knowledge of the energy market, and a thorough candidate selection and screening process. As a result, Manhattan Resources has been very consistent in quickly presenting well-matched, high quality candidates for highly specialized finance positions in risk control and credit. I look forward to working with Manhattan Resources in the future, as I have come to depend on their unsurpassed professional recruiting services."
Mark Gill, Vice President, Credit, Shell Energy North America, Houston, Texas

"I've worked with lots and lots of recruiters over the years. But Manhattan exhibits great depth in terms of professionalism and their range of contacts in energy trading and risk management. Their follow through is always excellent."
Bob Dickerman, Managing Director, Navigant Consulting, San Diego, Calif.

"Manhattan was fabulous. They spent a great deal of time talking to us about our company and making sure any employee they found would really fit the job description and type of person we were looking for. I've never worked with any other recruiting firm that was as thorough as Manhattan."
Linda Klopp, Manager, Square D Corporation, Palatine, Il.

"They spent a lot of time with me and the person I interviewed. I appreciated their interest in that part of the process. The person we hired worked out very well and we are very pleased with her. I have to tell you, other recruiters are not even close."
Linda Klopp, Manager, Square D Corporation, Palatine, Il.

"Manhattan's Steve McAleavey is extremely knowledgeable about the industry in regards to energy trading. When we contact him we get the absolute best in industry level thinking. We trust Manhattan. Steve knows the ins and outs of the energy industry and always knows where to find the best talent."
Rich Toronto, Dayton Power and Light, Dayton, Ohio

"What I like about Manhattan is that they are very good at discrete candidate selection and I always feel like they find me someone they would actually hire themselves. They strike a very good balance between sending me candidates and not pushing the ones I am not crazy about. I think it's even more important that they are very familiar with the personality and structure our department and they take that into consideration when looking for someone for us."
Tammy Morrison, Audit Mgr, Weatherford International, Houston, TX

"I've worked with Russ Naylor of Manhattan Resources for many years in my role as Recruiting Manager for experienced hiring in BP's North America Gas & Power (NAGP) business unit. Nearly all of the searches in which Manhattan Resources has participated have been for highly specialized roles such as trade control, risk, and origination. Russ has consistently provided us with highly qualified candidates from what we know to be a relatively small industry pool. His understanding of the market and promptness in finding applicants who were well matched to the job requirements have been instrumental in helping NAGP to quickly fill numerous openings with excellent candidates. His service has been valuable to NAGP in terms of time and money, as it helped us to minimize the amount of time that critical positions went unfilled. It is a pleasure to work with a recruiter and firm who assist in filling NAGP's recruiting needs with integrity, humor, and excellent customer service."
Priscilla Budrevics, Human Resource Mgr. BP North America

Candidates

"Patrick with Manhattan Resources did an outstanding job of helping me find the right opportunity to advance my career. He is extremely knowledgeable in the Finance and Accounting field and worked hard at researching my background and skills to find the right situation where I could thrive. He gave me accurate information about the company and position, so that I didn't have any surprises, and constantly kept me up-to-date on where we were in the process. His knowledge and professionalism when he was introducing the company to my background and skills opened up the door for me and with his help I was able to land the position I wanted."
Matt Borman, Financial Analyst, Square D

"They were very good at matching my talents and experience with what a company was looking for. They placed me where I am working today. I liked them so much when they were helping me that I called them when I was in a position to use a recruiter. I think they separate themselves with detail, attitude, and follow through."
Darilyn Jones, VP, Sequent Energy

"I think the difference between Manhattan and everyone else is that they have so many more contacts in the energy industry. They are also very good at keeping you posted on information and developments in your search. Not too long after I gave them my resume they came to me with some good prospects. Manhattan got me in the door of almost every company I wanted to talk to. A lot of recruiters have limited contacts in the industry and are not able to do the things Manhattan can." Joseph Taylor, Dir. of Finance, Con-Dive

"Manhattan is highly professional and they are very expedient. They did outstanding work in terms of locating me and matching me up with the right companies. I had some good choices to make. I've used them a couple of times to advance my career and take steps to the next level. Each time it's definitely been a career step. After the first time of working with them I would never again work with any other recruiter outside of Manhattan"
Lisa Carver, Senior Settlement Analyst, Shell Trading

"They called me because they had a job they thought I would be interested in. And I was. They sent me the details and I expressed interest and it went very fast. They were very personal and very attentive and kept in close touch with me. They knew a lot about the company and learned a lot about me and they found me a very good fit at my new job. I am very happy."
Choon Sam O'Reilly, Hydril, Houston

"They saved me time. Before I used Manhattan and Advantium, we used the Monster board and my human resources folks sent me whatever came in. I was getting people applying who hadn't even read the job posting. Manhattan and Advantium sent me two or three people and each one of them were very well-qualified and they were the best out of the bunch. I found the right person out of just those three people they sent me."
Chris Moody, Cost Manager, Hydril, Houston

"Manhattan delivers good people on a quick turnaround. And they do their homework. They find not only what you think you want but actually what you really need based upon your discussions with them. They came out and visited us and got the feel for our corporate climate and what kind of people would fit in here. They are the only people I use now."
Chris Moody, Cost Manager, Hydril, Houston

"My experience with them was excellent. They described the job and I felt I should meet with the CFO and they arranged that. After I met with him, and I decided I was interested, they got me an excellent salary. They understood me and what I wanted to achieve very well and they ended up helping me find the place where I belonged."
Rob Lawson, Sr. Financial Analyst