It’s a typical Sunday evening – catching up on e-mails I missed since Friday when I left the office (I try to not access e-mails on Saturdays). Technology sure has made our life easier (or at least different) – we no longer have to be in the office to catch up on...
And the answer is . . . . . NO! Does that surprise you? The answer surprised us in some ways, but not in others. Let us explain.
65.5% - we counted!
We decided to look at every person in the last 4 years that interviewed any of our candidates for each and...
As part of some pre-work for a retained search industry conference I helped plan (conference was held at the end of April), I asked a few of our clients about their perspective on the market, and their workforce and succession planning plans. Each of the people on the...
We just encountered a position posting that included the terms (1) deep dive sourcing, (2) platinum level positions and (3) gated sourcing process. No - these are not futuristic terms (at least I don't think so).
We see terms like this in resumes and cover letters...
Our last post was about future trends - and started with a list of terms. I have used these terms in varying conversations and recent presentations - and very few people know what they mean.
When I define the term after its use, the common response is "we 'do'...
Without using Google (or texting someone), can you define all (or any) of the following?
crowdsourcing
hybrid events
co-working
crowdfunding
micro-subscriptions
virtual referrals
solopreneur
QR...
It should be easy!
Unemployment at 8.9%.
We all know someone in transition.
Studies show people want a new job.
AND - who wouldn't want to work for my company!
Jobs Open, but Filling Them Slows Down
That is a title...
E-mails, magazines, books, etc. We all have too much to read - but great intentions. We put things in piles - with great hope of reaching the bottom some day. As mentioned in an earlier post, I read HR Magazine (SHRM's publication) in 5 minute increments - usually...
I am not an executive compensation expert. We work with compensation packages on every search; we have an amazing amount of information (we ask every candidate we pursue about their compensation package). We are able to give good market data to our clients.
I started...
Two very different topics - just two of the many that came out in a recent Human Resources Executive Forum presentation entitled Center of Excellence Practices for Corporate Executive Staffing. The presenter, Joe McCool, is considered one of the leading...