• A Great Article To Start 2016

    Happy New Year!  It's the last day of 2015 - time for one more Blog to end the year and, most importantly, give people a great start to 2016. 13 Things You Should Never Say On Your First Day At Work This article appeared earlier this week in the...

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  • Google Is A Powerful Tool

    The subtitle should read: Tell The Truth We have written about people who do not tell the truth about their credentials in the past. We find that between 10% - 15% of all candidates fabricate a degree on their resume. It is easy to catch . . . . . we...

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  • Professional Development - Energizing!

    This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a professional development meeting with my colleagues from Partner Search Alliance - also called PSA (...

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  • A Law School Assignment: Reach out to a "Trusted Service Provider"

    I was recently contacted by an adult friend of mine who is in law school.  He is taking a Professional Responsibility class and was instructed to reach out to a non-law related "Trusted Service Provider" and ask a few questions.  I was honored to get the call....

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  • New Office!

    To start year 20 - we have a new address - as of today: 1907 East Wayzata Blvd; Suite 120 Wayzata, MN  55391 We look forward to serving you for years to come. Stay tuned for more about our new space....

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  • Do you know someone who can help us with a search?

    We need to get out there more! I was recently at a lunch meeting and was asked if I knew of a firm that could conduct a head of IT search. The person I was having lunch with is a past client - we had successfully conducted three searches for her previous...

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  • It's back - questions about Ethics in Search

    People have said it to me in the past - Ethics in Search - that must be a short discussion. Each time I hear that said (always partially in jest), I grow concerned. Why do people tolerate the issues they encounter from their search firm? The Basics - Off...

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  • It's (Unofficial) Summer in Minnesota: Let the Networking Begin!

    The subtitle for this Blog post should really be, "Do I know you?" The default InMail:  I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. When former Vice President Al Gore invented the Internet, we all became all powerful.  Google...

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  • Do YOU know who is conducting your search?

    The times they are a changin' . . . . . (thank you Bob Dylan). 2015 - is there something in the water? There are multiple retained (and contingent) search firms in the Twin Cities.  Keeping the focus on retained-only firms, this...

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  • You want to enter the search field?

    Since the start of 2015, I have received multiple inquiries about getting into the search field. The timing of this is interesting. There appear to be at least two key reasons for the confluence of approaches: The economy is expanding - the job market...

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