Cornell International Advises That Clearly Defined Goals Aid Executive Search Assignments

The key to the successful creation of a new technology
sector investment banking group by M&A specialists Berkery, Noyes &
Co., LLC was the clearly defined, mission-critical skills the company
articulated at the outset, according to Danny Gonzalez, Partner,
Cornell International.
   Cornell, the executive search division of Adecco, the world's
largest staffing company, recently helped Berkery, Noyes find three
new managing directors to launch and manage its global
IT/software/services practice. The firm recently announced the
appointments of Shawn Miele and James Holzer, both of whom have
extensive and diverse technology and software industry M&A experience,
and David Yockelson, a veteran technology industry research
specialist.
   When he made the announcement, Joseph W. Berkery, president of
Berkery, Noyes, said: "The combined transaction experience, industry
contacts, business acumen and strategic foresight that these three
possess will be invaluable to our technology and software clients as
the firm extends its reach in these segments. It's not enough to be
transaction leaders in the information industry; we intend to be its
thought leaders, as well."
   Gonzalez headed up the effort and says that management's "detailed
and focused description of the mission, goals and executive talent
requirements of Berkery, Noyes allowed us to narrow the scope of our
search. Thus, we were able to concentrate on candidates who have the
experience and street smarts to achieve the firm's goal of assuming a
position of leadership in the sector.
   "Too often, executive search clients find it difficult to provide
a clear vision for the positions they are seeking to fill. Job
descriptions are not enough. It is more important to focus on the
objectives of the job and the mission-critical skills that are needed
to achieve the company's goals," said Gonzalez.

   About Cornell International

   Cornell International is the executive search division of Adecco
(NYSE: ADO), the world's largest staffing company. Cornell is the only
retained executive search firm with a fully integrated set of
recruiting solutions in middle-management, leadership and consulting.
Cornell offers retained executive search services, as well as
innovative, lower-cost recruiting solutions through FocusSearch(TM)
and ProjectSearch(TM) offerings and Cornell Strategic Partners,
creating a true "partner" relationship with their executive search
clients.