One Search Reviews

Dan McCarthy taught me an unbelievable amount in the 3 years I spent with him before moving on to the shrek world, and I remain in contact with him to this day. I have gone on to run a BU with a major global firm but I still seek Dan’s advice and still sense that he cares for me. I saw some of the attacks against him on this website and wanted to come on to defend him - he is a sitting duck to some cowardly keyboard warriors who in my view are jealous of his success. Building a global brand (and reputation for excellence) from literally nothing is damn near impossible and Dan has done it. Our own Infrastructure focused colleagues admit that One Search has better brand awareness in the sector than any shrek firm does, and that is a remarkable feat. To build a business from nothing you have to be tough, and Dan is tough. This doesn’t always play well with people who struggle to maintain the pace, in what is a pretty unforgiving industry. Dan is in a results business and he gets results but admittedly some relationships have gone by the wayside over the years. But he is fundamentally a good person who has developed countless young people into highly skilled specialist recruiters at the top of their game. Several of his competitors would still be placing back office temps if Dan had not trained them and introduced them to the infrastructure sector, and I know that he rightly wears this as a badge of honor. His haters hide behind their keyboards and make barbed attacks on websites like this because they are jealous of his success and upset that it didn’t work out for them, but don’t let them put you off - One Search is a fantastic firm and I will always be grateful for the time I spent there. Ps - this point that keeps being weaponized around Dan being a “conspiracy theorist”. This is total nonsense. His close friend and colleague (fit, healthy 42 year old) dies of a heart attack in 2021. A few days prior, he had received his 2nd Covid jab. For pointing this out and asking for it to be looked into, Dan was labeled a conspiracy theorist by some. He was also briefly banned from LinkedIn in 2020 for suggesting that the virus may have come from the Wuhan lab but I don’t think too many people still regard that as a conspiracy theory any longer. This is just a lazy slur being used against Dan, but rather than let it get him down he laughs it off - typical Dan - I hear that his slack avatar is Donald Trump in a tin foil hat …

One Search hired me shortly after I returned from maternity leave from a rival company. From day one Dan McCarthy CEO gave me responsibility, opportunities and encouraged me in every way to get out into the market and use my years of knowledge and network. He showed me from the very moment I started that he believed in me and that my part time hours would not hold me back. When it was difficult for me to attend meetings as I was working from home or needed time to care for my baby, he would always find a way to help and the fantastic team around me (Nameesha in particular) were a great support and I found everyone very collegiate and willing to help. The office culture was fun and inspiring, everyone wanted to do well, there were high standards which created a positive competitive atmosphere, there was a high volume of quality work which made it a busy and exciting place where you could learn so much in a very short space of time. The level of in-depth industry knowledge from all of my colleagues was very impressive and there was very little that Dan did not know himself. He had his finger on the pulse of so many deals / international companies / people moves that he was responsible for changing the shape of many organisations globally and seeing the growth opportunities/ recruitment needs before the client even saw themselves. Despite having been in the recruitment world for 15 years prior to my experience at One Search, I can honestly say it was a hugely positive experience and quite a pivotal role that showed me having a baby didn't need to limit me and that there are companies out there who will encourage you to still be front of house, value your years of experience and help you learn and grow and not demote you to a background researcher just because you are part time. The sector knowledge I gained in the Infrastructure space was second to none. I am enormously grateful for the opportunity that One Search gave to me and for the investment they made in me. I would 100% recommend joining One Search. It’s diverse, fun and fast paced with huge opportunities and excellent quality mandates that encourages you to grow and develop, be the best you can, achieve more than you think and never give up.