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"About Frederick C. Hornberger, Jr."

F rederick C. Hornberger, Jr. began his career as an estimator for Gulf-Tec Construction Company. During his first year as a construction recruiter, Frederick earned the "Top Recruitment Sales" award for Engineering Personnel Consultants, and was an original pioneer in introducing executive search to the construction industry.

In 1983, he founded his own executive recruitment firm exclusively dedicated to board and senior-executive search for the construction industry, and went on to achieve the "Gold Medal Sales" award and "Agency of the Year" award within the National Association of Personnel Services, and membership into the exclusive Pinnacle Society representing the nations "Top Billers" of recruitment services. Today Hornberger Management Company is headquarted in Wilmington, Delaware, whose practice is international in scope, with affiliate offices in Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom and the Republic of Singapore.

Frederick's education includes a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Kennedy Western University, a Bachelor's degree in Economics (Mathematics) and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Loyola University. He has also completed executive training courses from Xerox Corporation and Harvard Law School. Frederick is a Certified Personnel Consultant (C.P.C.) in both the United States and Canada on employment practices and law, a registered expert witness with TASA on recruitment practices, and listed in Marquis' 1989 Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1990 Who's Who Among Emerging Leaders, and 1991 Who's Who in the South and Southwest.

Frederick is a published author whose career related writings include his book Maximum Career Advancement, and articles titled "Negotiating Your Income," "The Right Time to Change Jobs," "Art of Checking References," "Why Use an Executive Recruiter," "Twenty Minute Interview," "Creating Resumes," "Resignation Blues," "Enjoying Your New Job Honeymoon," "Attracting and Keeping Your Executives," "Avoiding Counteroffers," "Hiring Executives on the Internet," "Reaching out to Recruiters," "Art of Interviewing," "Why Use Executive Recruiters," "Changing Employment Marketplace," "Internet Job Posting Tips," and dozens of others which have been published by the Wall Street Journal, Recruiting Magazine, Recruitment Today, The Fordyce Letter, SMPS Marketer, AGC Constructor Magazine, Contractor's Management Journal, MCAA Reporter, National Home Builders Association, Construction Strategist, Contractor Tools & Supplies, Journal of Construction Accounting & Taxation, employMAX.com, CareerBuilder.com, Mining Record, Recruiters Network, Construction Publications, Inc, and Executive Recruiter News. Since 1991 he has maintained a lead article in the prestigious Directory of Executive Recruiters by Kennedy Information, and has been frequently quoted on executive retention and executive employment issues for Engineering News Record.

In addition Frederick is a recognized authority and acclaimed speaker on the subjects of "Construction Executive Retention," and "Recruitment Technology," having produced some of the most sought after research studies and retention surveys in the industry on construction executives, including his Annual Construction Executive Retention Survey highlighting the "Top Ten Reasons Construction Executives Leave Their Job."

His studies have been published in construction journals and in retention planning programs across the nation. Frederick speaks regularly at business seminars, educational forums and national conferences such as the AGC National Conference, Construction Presidents Roundtable Conference (CIRT), ENR Top 1000 Contractor's Leadership Forum, BuildTalk, and Contractor Business Development Association. He is also recognized for his leadership role in advancing recruitment technology online as host and manager of executive career forums on America Online (AOL) and the Internet Career Connection, and founder of the popular alt.building newsgroup hierarchy, and AECJobBank.com, the grandfather of internet job boards in construction.

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