We all get multiple e-mails everyday . . . . . some we sign up for, some are random. I read them in batches as a time management tactic . . . . . they seem to come in endlessly. Candidate and client e-mails get priority; e-mail sources to which I subscribe get read when...
I am a bit of a news junkie - and constantly listen to news and/or talk shows instead of music channels when in the car (insert groan here). I heard a recent news story about Wordle (see www.wordle.net). What caught my interest was the reference to job postings.
I...
When my three children (now all young adults) were applying for part-time positions, I always made them send follow-up thank you notes. Initially, they were by snail-mail; later they were by e-mail. Either way, the volume of the groans I received after my 'suggestion' was...
Why would the word Tombstone be in an Ethics blog entry? The word Tombstone is a common custom with some retained search firms. In practice, it means sending an announcement to all of the firm's clients...
August 1, 1996 - the day we opened our search firm. The original team, Ken and Mary Abeln and I (David Magy), had a plan for creating a high quality retained search firm with multiple goals/objectives. At the end of year 14, we look back and smile (for the most part). ...
I just called a candidate about a President search we are conducting. He answered the phone on the second ring. I heard multiple voices in the background; I also heard a strong wind. I asked him if I had caught him at a bad time. He said no - he was simply at the beach....
We, as a micro-version of the retained search industry, is seeing some interesting trends. While the data from varying studies is all over in terms of direction, search firms like Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates that work in different locations/cities are seeing...
Yes - we are a retained search firm. Yes - we work with people who often have substantial work experience (a typical search requires 10 or more years of experience). No - we do not work with entry-level positions. That said, many of our clients and contacts seem to have...
This past May 28th, there was a fascinating article in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal titled, Industry Game Changer. I've read the article a few times - and feel a need to respond (on our Blog).
In January of...
Over the past few months, we have seen a tremendous uptick in retained search - and have performed a number of successful searches for a range of client organizations. We have used existing networks, identified new networks likely to yield winning candidates, pre-qualified...