Frequently Asked Questions

Mycoff Fry Partners will contact you by phone or email to confirm receipt of your resume. In cases where your background is a fit for an ongoing search assignment, we will contact you to discuss the matching opportunity in more detail. In cases where an individual’s qualifications or background does not fit our business focus (utility-related positions), we do our best to notify that individual that we are not likely to be a useful resource for their job search.

We keep candidates updated regularly as search, selection, and interview processes proceed. We also take care to notify unsuccessful applicants appropriately. Certain searches may dictate that we communicate via email due to a large number of applicants. This occurs more often with broadly advertised searches.

No, we only conduct retained search services for our clients, which allows us to dedicate our full resources to identify and vet qualified individuals with specific qualifications and experience.

The frequency of our outreach varies based on the positions we’re actively recruiting for, as well as a candidate’s location and compensation preferences. On average, we reach out one to three times per year. There may be longer periods in between contact, as we focus on making contact only when we have opportunities that align well with a candidate’s background and career goals.

Most of our search assignments span the top three tiers of a typical utility’s organizational chart. While we specialize in the executive ranks, we may have appropriate contacts and resources to conduct other senior level roles. We encourage you to outreach to one of our employees from our Biographies page to get more information about our ability to meet your recruitment needs.

Our client list includes the following entities:

• Municipally owned joint action agencies

• Municipally owned utilities

• Public power districts

• Generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives

• Rural distribution cooperatives

• Investor-owned utilities

• Utility software providers

• Middle-mile fiber consortiums

• Associations

• Transmission companies

• Regional Transmission Operators/Independent System Operators

• Non-utility generators

• Reliability organizations

• Energy marketers

• Industry Associations

• Consultants serving these industriesPlease contact us for a more specific explanation and a reference list.

Absolutely not! We will outreach directly to you with opportunities we view as a good fit with your interests and qualifications. We then wait for your approval, after a detailed conversation prior to sending your credentials and logistical information to our clients.

No. Mycoff Fry Partners is a retained search firm engaged by our clients to conduct nationwide searches. Our clients pay all associated fees — there is never a charge to potential candidates.

Yes. In the event we do not have an engagement that immediately fits your credentials, it is more than likely that an appropriate search will arise shortly. We encourage potential job seekers to send us updated credentials at any time by clicking on one of our team member’s email addresses, or by sending it to our corporate email account.

Yes. Mycoff Fry Partners does manage recruitment for Boards of Directors, and we anticipate more board development work in the future.

Yes! We offer placement services for interim and contract employees. Through that service, we utilize semi-retired utility experts and other available executives whose strengths and capabilities can: • Fill vacant positions during a recruitment process. • Function in short-term but critical roles. • Mentor and train existing employees.