Our blog articles cover topics such as succession planning, ethics, economic trends, compensation, employee engagement and recruiting. New posts are added each month by firm Principal, David Magy.

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  • Oh – You’re A Headhunter

    May 2023

    Terminology!  I was at a seminar last week (topic not related to my profession) and was asked what I do.  I explained my business in what I thought were clear terms.  The person who asked then simply stated, “oh – you’re a headhunter”.  (He...

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  • 2023 Trends – We are in an ever-evolving time!

    April 2023

    How did we already get to Q2 (2023)?  Each year, Wunderman Thompson (the ‘old’ J. Walter Thompson organization) publishes a list of trends that will impact us for the coming year as well as for the foreseeable future.  The way we engage with...

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  • Hybrid versus Hybrid and then there is Hybrid

    March 2023

    The definition of the word Hybrid is one we all believe we know.  It is OUR definition based on what has evolved professionally and personally since March, 2020.  Our definition has likely changed multiple times during the last three...

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  • What Language Is This? 2023 Terminology

    February 2023

    I was under the impression that 2020 and 2021 had given us enough changes in terminology that our speech patterns would need no further adjustments.  Well, I was wrong – there are more!  Thank you to Wunderman Thompson as well as countless individuals and...

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  • 2 Dimensional Versus 3 Dimensional Interaction

    January 2023

    With each candidate call we make, regardless of the search – across all industries and functions, the first question we get relates to where work will take place.  The questions are varied but all have the same theme: Is hybrid an option? ...

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  • Thank you for a fantastic year!

    December 2022

    2022 – a wild year for Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates.  We continued to see high activity in the job market.  What does that mean? Three of our searches at the start of this year (from three different industries and in three different...

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  • People keep asking . . . . .

    November 2022

    When I turned 63 (and I am now 65), people started asking me about my retirement plans.  No one asked before I turned 63.  Interestingly, the number of questions I get on this topic have decreased as I have ‘passed through’ 63.  Let me answer ....

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  • Education Verification

    October 2022

    Ethics in the Search Field – I was ready to move on from the Ethics topic BUT just ran into another ‘questionable’ situation.  You be the judge on this Education Verification situation . . . . . please write/respond! If you tell us something, we will...

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  • Ethics From The ‘Other’ Side – Clients and Candidates

    September 2022

    We have been blogging about ‘Ethics In The Search Field’ for years . . . . . we take this topic wildly seriously for many reasons.  (You can find our Ethics-related blogs through ...

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  • Being Less Professional With The Search Firm?

    August 2022

    I was recently told by a candidate I was screening for a Vice President (of Human Resources) position that he was answering me ‘directly’ but would be more professional when really being interviewed by the employer.  We Are Paid To Assess...

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