I was reading an article posted on ere.net - Has COVID-19 Made Recruiting Less Important?
(by Steve Flook – April 27, 2020). Spoiler alert – NO!
The Economy Will Recover...
We hope that you and your team are keeping well during this difficult time. We would like to update you on how Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates will continue to support you, your teams, and our candidates.
There is no interruption of services or...
Each year, we put together information on business trends - what are the growth industries and specific business ideas that will have years of impact for us/the economy. For this we go to the experts - organizations that produce future-oriented information. ...
Many of you know that I am a data junkie. Each morning I have a routine that includes looking at 3 newspapers (on-line, of course), oil and gas futures, Conference Board reports and stock futures. I tweet (follow me: @David_Magy)...
Our clients and candidates often look to us for trend information. What is new out there? We as a search firm can talk about the economy, but future trends are different. For that I rely on multiple experts including J. Walter Thompson, a global...
Happy New Year! Remember to write 2015 on everything (I used to say write 2015 on your checks - but who writes checks anymore).
The Job Market is Heating Up
I was reviewing ere.net this morning and found the first article I want to post for all to...
How IS the job market? The news gives us mixed information. Anecdotally, companies are having trouble finding the people they need. That said, people that are in transition are not often finding what they seek. And people we as a search firm call are getting multiple...
Just a few years ago, the search industry was down 50% from the previous year. Unemployment hit 10%. Companies were shedding people. Replacement hiring - only if really needed. Interestingly, candidates would not return calls - they were 'hunkering...
As seen in the last two Blog posts, some interesting trends have been identified that we are already seeing come true. Adding to the trend data, the executive/retained search industry is considered a leading economic indicator. We see how the economy is doing...