Every few months, I meet with a group of executives in transition to present on the topic, How To Work With Recruiters.
Themes
There are commonly three themes to the discussion. In short, they are:
We (Retained...
I was reading Friday’s Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (from October 12, 2018). There is a program coming up called the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Awards for Ethics. The accompanying information says the program is an opportunity to...
I should not have to repeat this message every six months. But we are being tested . . . . . people are being more creative. Two stories need to be told - one from the news (politics); one about one of our candidates.
We have...
Clients often ask search firms how they are different from others. There are many angles from which to view a given firm’s differentiation - geographic focus, industry sector specialization, and functional focus, to name a few. However, one of the...
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. ...
We interview people for a living. We don’t interview many, however. We talk to hundreds – many of those conversations are short. We explain why we are calling. We explore the basics of an opportunity to see if it is appropriate for the person...
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)...
It is a relatively quiet week . . . . . so it is time to catch up on last year’s reading (the pile I kept) and plan for the year to come. I was reading HR Magazine and a quote caught my eye:
“Job security is a myth. Set up Me Inc. – a...
Search number 600+ started last week. The client is a wonderful organization that we have worked with before. We have had the privilege of placing and/or working with most of their senior team. We have worked with them for over eight...