September Newsletter

September 16th, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:
Safety Engineer, Occidental Chemical
Director EHS, Graphic Packaging
Maintenance Manager, Georgia Pacific
Turnaround Project Mgr., Flint Hills Resources
Process Engineer, Flint Hills Resources

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients’ corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs.

What People are Saying About Us
Our experience with Professional Outlook has been wonderful. We particularly like the professionalism and the high level of service they provide. The recruiters always take the time to learn about our needs, our challenges, and our culture before embarking on a search in order to provide us with top quality candidates. Their responsiveness has been tremendous. We are very pleased with their results and our partnership.
Selina Hoflund Frontier Refining, Inc.
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Herman Trend Alert:
The Approaching Senior Surge
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In our book “Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Too Few People”, we talked about the senior boom that would drive the economy. Beginning in 2012, the Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), 76.4 million strong, are approaching their 65th birthdays. As their saving-minded parents, pass away, they will inherit billions of dollars.

In fact, according to a report from the McKinsey Global Institute, maturing Boomers will be the most affluent demographic segment in recorded history. McKinsey believes their money will represent 40 percent of all of the transactions in the United States in the next decade. Imagine the political clout they will have!

At this point in time with our contracted economy, Baby Boomers are spending less and saving more. When the recovery gets here and their investment portfolios return to reasonable levels, we will see a significant release of these funds. Some marketers are forecasting significant shortages of computers and automobiles, due to reductions in capacity.

Before the current downturn, we had seen record interest among seniors in “re-careering” to lower-paid less-stressful jobs. For now, we are seeing them choosing to stay in their current position as long as possible. Wise companies are looking for ways to capitalize on this valuable population segment without alienating the Generation Xers who want to move up. Once this recession is history, expect to see a return to previous attitudes and actions.

By the year 2030, more than one-fifth of the US population will be over the age of 65. They represent a phenomenal opportunity to marketers well-positioned to sell them goods and services. Besides the obvious healthcare needs, the affordable housing industry will be the beneficiary of this aging Boomer market as will a wide range of other service suppliers. Affluent seniors will be in the market to buy numerous services to handle tasks they simply do not want to do themselves, including running errands, food shopping, and cooking.

The national and local opportunities presented by this Senior Surge are unprecedented. Enlightened marketers are already preparing to address the wants and needs of this lucrative group and positioning themselves for success with this growing market segment.
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Herman Trend Alerts are written by Joyce Gioia-Herman, a strategic business futurist, Certified Management Consultant, author, and professional speaker. Archived editions are posted at http://www.hermangroup.com/archive.html Copyright 1998-2007 by The Herman Group of Companies, Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction for publication is allowed by permission of The Herman Group, Inc., and must include the following attribution: “From ‘The Herman Trend Alert,’ by Joyce Gioia-Herman, Strategic Business Futurists.

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August Newsletter

September 1st, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

Process Engineer, Nustar Asphalt Refining
Field Engineer, Enterprise Products

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients’ corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs.

What People are Saying About Us
Our experience with Professional Outlook has been wonderful. We particularly like the professionalism and the high level of service they provide. The recruiters always take the time to learn about our needs, our challenges, and our culture before embarking on a search in order to provide us with top quality candidates. Their responsiveness has been tremendous. We are very pleased with their results and our partnership.
Selina Hoflund Frontier Refining, Inc.
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Herman Trend Alert:
Highest Paid Jobs for Fresh Grads
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College students: Want the highest starting salary in this economy? Study engineering. According to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), engineers earn the best starting salaries. NACEs Summer 2009 Salary Survey shows that four of the five highest starting salaries went to occupations involving engineering.

The Law of Supply and Demand is alive and well in the global labor market. In our audiences around the world the oil and gas producers complain that petroleum engineers are in high demand, often being poached for salaries up to seven times what they are earning in their home countries. Marilyn Mackes NACE executive director confirms, “Even in a tight job market, there are simply more opportunities requiring an engineering degree than graduates available to fill those positions. That drives salaries up.”

In fact, as reported in the Digest of Education Statistics 2008 from the National Center for Education Statistics, out of the more than 1,524,000 bachelors degrees awarded in 2007 (the latest data available), just 450 were in petroleum engineering and only 4,492 were in chemical engineering.

To bring the United States’ competitive position into focus, according to an article published in “Business Week” Magazine in December 2005, looking exclusively at four-year degrees, the US graduated 137,437 engineers, versus 112,000 from India and 351,537 from China, though the latter were reported under a “broader category”.

The NACE study reported the average starting salaries: Petroleum Engineers are the highest paid graduates at USD$83,121, followed by Chemical Engineers at USD $64,902; Mining Engineers are close behind at USD $64,404. Coming fourth and fifth are Computer Engineers at USD $61,738 and Computer Science graduates (in general) at USD $61,407.

Until the US wakes up to the urgent need to support the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) subjects, it will continue to operate at a disadvantage on the world stage. An important part of earning the Employer of Choice Award is to support programs that grow the next generation of workers. Wise employers, especially those that benefit from these graduates, will put increasing energy towards encouraging young people to go into these lucrative professions.
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Herman Trend Alerts are written by Joyce Gioia-Herman, a strategic business futurist, Certified Management Consultant, author, and professional speaker. Archived editions are posted at http://www.hermangroup.com/archive.html Copyright 1998-2007 by The Herman Group of Companies, Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction for publication is allowed by permission of The Herman Group, Inc., and must include the following attribution: “From ‘The Herman Trend Alert,’ by Joyce Gioia-Herman, Strategic Business Futurists.

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July Newsletter

July 16th, 2009

Nationwide Recruiting Specialist in EHS, HR and Engineering July, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:


Lead Analytical Chemist, Bunge North America
Chief Inspector, Countrymark Cooperative Refinery
Reliability Engineer, Koch Nitrogen

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is tobe exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients’ corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs. Read the rest of this entry »

April Newsletter

April 1st, 2009

Nationwide Recruiting Specialist in EHS, HR and Engineering
April, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

Process Engineer, Marathon Petroleum Gabon LDC
Project Manager, BP Refining
EHS Manager, Givaudan Flavors Corp
Reliability Manager, KCBX Terminal Co
Safety Coordinator, Solvay Paperboard
Human Resource Generalist, SRG Global
Process/Project Engineer, Western Refining
Director of R&D and Quality Control, Texas Petrochemicals

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs. Read the rest of this entry »

March Newsletter

March 1st, 2009

Nationwide Recruiting Specialist in EHS, HR and Engineering
March, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

Health & Safety Manager, Koch Mineral Services
Engineering Sr. Project Coordinator, Roquette America, Inc.
Process Engineer, Western Refining
Chief Designer/Drafter, Wynnewood Refinery

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs. Read the rest of this entry »

February 2009

February 1st, 2009

Nationwide Recruiting Specialist in EHS, HR and Engineering
February, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

Human Resource Generalist, US Fence
Process Engineer, Wynnewood Refining
Sr. Environmental Engineer, Gary Williams Energy Corp
Instrument Reliability Engineer, Suncor Energy

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs. Read the rest of this entry »

January Newsletter

January 5th, 2009

Nationwide Recruiting Specialist in EHS, HR and Engineering
January, 2009

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

Optimization Process Engineer, BP Refining
Process Engineer, Western Refining
Environmental Engineer, British Petroleum
Plant Engineer, General Chemical
VP of Business Development, Tristar Petroserv
Rotating Equipment Reliability Eng., Citgo Refining
National Accounts Manager, Bunge North America

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs. Read the rest of this entry »

December Newsletter

December 8th, 2008

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

PSM Coordinator, Koch Mineral Services, LLC.
Reliability Engineer, Arsenal Steel
Technical Authority Safety Instrumented Systems, BP Refining
Process/Project Engineer, Countrymark Cooperative Refinery

The completion of these searches once again solidifies Professional Outlook, Inc. as the premier search firm in the United States specializing in the placement of Engineers for the Refining, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage and related industries, as well as Environmental, Health, Safety, and HR Professionals in the Manufacturing and Chemical Industries.

Our firms mission statement is to be exceptionally competitive and to achieve retainer-style results on a contingency fee basis by making a thorough evaluation of our clients’ corporate culture and maintaining long-term relationships with a deep and highly qualified candidate pool. If we can add value to you or your firm in any way, simply respond to this e-mail and I will schedule a conference call within 48 hours to discuss your needs.
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November Newsletter

November 1st, 2008

Nationwide Recruiting Specialist in EHS, HR and Engineering
Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

Advanced Process Control Engineer, Chevron Energy Tech.
Process Safety Engineer, Criterion Catalyst
Mechanical Reliability Project Engineer, Flint Hills Resources
HSE Manager, Hydro Aluminum
Sr. Project Manager, Koch Mineral Services
Production Engineer, Rhodia, Inc.
Process Engineering Manager, Valero Energy

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October’s Newsletter

October 1st, 2008

Professional Outlook, Inc. would like to announce the successful completion of the following searches in the last 30 days:

  • Corporate Industrial Hygiene Manager, Flint Hills Resources
  • EHS Specialist, Alcoa
  • Process Development Engineer, Novus International
  • Mechanical Engineer, Gary Williams Energy Corp.
  • Process Engineer, Chemtura Corp.

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