• There's more - additional trends that will impact us for years to come!

    JWT - still known to many as J Walter Thompson - is one of the world's best know marketing communications companies.  (See http://www.jwt.com.)  Each year, JWTIntelligence (see ...

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  • It's 2014 - What Are The Business Trends?

    Each year, I take the opportunity to look to the experts to see where they feel there will be new growth/new opportunities. While the executive search industry is considered to be a leading economic indicator, each firm's micro-view only tells part of the story. There...

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  • Impression Management (Beauty Bias?)

    On December 18, 2013, Fox News Latino carried an article titled, Attractive Adolescents Benefit From 'Beauty Bias' Across Ethnicities, Study Says (by Bill Vourvoulias).  I was surprised to see the title, not...

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  • What do we KNOW about candidates?

    "The problem with internet quotes is that you can't always depend on their accuracy" Abraham Lincoln, 1864 Or maybe another subtitle should be Pre-Verified Resumes versus Online Deception Services Every month...

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  • Signs We Are In An Improving Job Market

    The population executive/retained search works with has to be defined for this post - at the very least, we are looking for people that are well educated and experienced.  By education, we mean a 4-year degree or higher. By experience, we usually mean at least 10...

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  • It's time to START recruiting!

    It's the first Monday of 2014.  Most people are back from their winter break (some are still dealing with winter storms and sub-zero temperatures).  E-mails are being read; meetings are being attended.  It's back to full...

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  • To end the year, a few reminders for job seekers . . . . . .

    The holiday season - things seem to be winding down.  People are busy at work - that has not changed. The mindset has, however.  We all know that the next two weeks (starting on Monday, 12/23) are very quiet. People take time off for the holidays.  Work...

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  • New Year's Resolution

    It's December!  In one month, we'll be trying to remember to write 2014 on our checks (if you still write checks).  We'll be focused on making 2014 a great year - and keeping our 'newly committed to' resolutions.  Weight loss; exercise; volunteering more ....

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  • 'Tis The Season - The Holiday Season

    On August 15th, our Blog title was 'Tis The Season" - it was all about job hunting in the fall (mid-September to mid-November)....

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  • Learning Together

    This past week, I had the opportunity to attend two one-day conferences - the International Association for Corporate and Professional Recruitment (see www.iacpr.org) Small Search Firm Forum as well as this same association's...

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