Terminology! I was at a seminar last week (topic not related to my profession) and was asked what I do. I explained my business in what I thought were clear terms. The person who asked then simply stated, “oh – you’re a headhunter”. (He...
2022 – a wild year for Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates. We continued to see high activity in the job market. What does that mean?
Three of our searches at the start of this year (from three different industries and in three different...
When I turned 63 (and I am now 65), people started asking me about my retirement plans. No one asked before I turned 63. Interestingly, the number of questions I get on this topic have decreased as I have ‘passed through’ 63.
Let me answer ....
Ethics in the Search Field – I was ready to move on from the Ethics topic BUT just ran into another ‘questionable’ situation. You be the judge on this Education Verification situation . . . . . please write/respond!
If you tell us something, we will...
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.
We Are Paid To Assess...
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...
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...