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The Organic Growth Challenge

Our clients span many different industries – technology, medical device, industrial, building materials, automotive, chemical and aerospace. Over the last few years, we have witnessed many, or most, clients and even non-clients in these markets actively engage in various organizational development, restructuring and change initiatives. Many of these initiatives are implemented with the goal of […]

Pulling All The Levers

In today’s world, a thorough and complete executive search process is time intensive and requires new approaches, tools and recruiting skillsets in order to find the right person. Long gone are the days when a search professional could rely on their Rolodex or just pick up the phone and start making the calls. Today’s talent […]

Join our talent acquisition team

We are a successful nine year old search and recruiting firm that is growing and profitable. Our organization is comprised of three operating groups including Westport Intl, which focuses on retained searches at the executive level, while our PinPoint Solutions group concentrates on mid-level contingency recruiting. Our third group, PinPoint Talent is dedicated to partnering […]

What makes a great search/talent professional?

There is not a fully defined path for an individual in the search industry. If you look at the great search and internal talent professionals, there is no one common Bachelors, MBA program, or career path that leads to their success. Those in our industry have a divergent set of skills and experiences. Common to […]

The Importance of Assessing Top Talent

It should be obvious to most that the market for talent is very tight. Top talent is difficult to find because people are discovering that they have options again and are willing to explore those options. This bears contrast to 2010 when employers had a large, actively searching talent pool, and the chance to pursue […]

Aerospace Industry Practice Area

The aerospace industry has long been one of our strongest industry areas. In this area, we have maintained some of the most productive and long-lasting partnerships in our company’s history. Our aerospace clients include several industry leading aircraft systems suppliers, producing components ranging from hydraulics, fuel and braking systems, and seating and galleys. Our PinPoint […]

An Improving Housing Industry

It shouldn’t be new news to anyone that the housing market has seen its ups and downs since the recession. While the past 6-7 years have shown us that there is a long ways yet to go to recover what this market once was, recent changes have also given a positive indication of growth and […]

New Practice Area: Automotive

Many staples of American industry took a hit a few years ago, but none seemed as immediately noticeable as the automotive industry. Large, instantly recognizable brands seemed fallible, and in many ways, faith was lost in those brands. Fast forward to the present day, and what we are seeing are leaner, stronger companies prepared to […]

The Hiring Mistake Dilemma

As leaders, we all have experienced the dreaded hiring mistake.  You thought you hired the perfect person and six weeks in, you are scratching your head wondering how you made such a bad hiring decision.  You then do the mental gymnastics of going through a post-mortem on your assessment process only to find out that […]