I was recently told by a candidate I was screening for a Vice President (of Human Resources) position that he was answering me ‘directly’ but would be more professional when really being interviewed by the employer.
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Thank you for your comments and feedback regarding last month’s Blog about Search Ethics. This topic captured the attention of many – and I sincerely appreciate the interest and the dialogue that resulted.
There’s more to address on each topic...
Each time I meet with a prospective client, I bring and/or electronically share an agenda. One of the topics listed is Ethics (actually Ethical Standards). It never fails to provoke conversation. It is an area that is...
For years, I have been making presentations on “How To Work With A Recruiter” for varying groups of executives. There seems to be a great deal of mystique surrounding what executive search firms do/how we perform our work. Let’s try to demystify the...
3 Different Clients - 3 Similar Stories - All Within The Last Few Months
Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates is a retained-only search firm. For over 25 years, this has been our business. We have never wavered . . . . never taking on contingent...
I speak on employment and economic topics with some frequency. The start of the year often finds me addressing the economy and business trends with varying professional groups. I speak on employment topics throughout the year. The job market we are in...
A ‘Networking’ Goal
It’s a rule in networking . . . . . you are at a non-business-related function (a neighborhood party, a school activity for one of your children, etc.). You meet someone - and you become known as Michelle’s father or Adam’s...
Each year, Wunderman Thompson (the ‘old’ J. Walter Thompson organization) publishes a list of trends that will impact us for the year as well as for the foreseeable future. This year’s list has a couple of new categories (there are always 10 categories with...
This past month, I was honored to be a speaker for a Family Business group on the topic of Finding & Keeping Key Non-Family Employees. As I told the person responsible for the program, ‘keeping’ was going to be my focus...
The employment marketplace - more complex every day. Since the start of the pandemic, every person has had a chance to reflect on work, life, balance, etc. The outcomes for each individual are as diverse as the people themselves. What we have found -...