• Post and Pray?

    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...

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  • Are these terms even in the dictionary?

    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...

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  • More on the Future - the Answer Key

    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'...

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  • Foreseeing The Future!

    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...

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  • Tough Job Market - For Employers?

    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...

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  • Reading Piles!

    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...

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  • Executive Compensation - a 'Book Report'

    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...

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  • Retained Search: Ethics and Yield!

    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...

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  • Looking to a positive 2011 . . . . . .

    . . . . . as well as a year of change! The first blog post of 2011 - and on schedule so far (our commitment to the 15th and last day of each month).  We're starting a fresh year - and there appears to be cautious optimism in the air (and in the news). The...

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  • 2010 - what a year (and growing excitement for 2011)!

    As I look back over 2010, the terms exciting and exhausting come to mind.  The economy was constantly in the news.  The best words I have heard to describe our economy are 'sawtooth' and 'lumpy.'  One item that we clearly track - the retained search market started to...

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