Category: Retained Search

  • The Brady Bunch and LeBron James

    OR . . . . . Culture and Market – How The Brady Bunch and LeBron James Fit In Earlier this month, I was attending a networking event through TCSHRM (Twin Cities Society for Human Resource Management) and ran into a long-time friend.  (Thank you Larry...

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  • We Have Great Clients!

    (Thank you to Kathy Rhodes, one of the talented Associates at Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates for this Blog topic suggestion!) As we always say, no one has ever called us with an easy search and a long timeframe.  We are commonly called...

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  • Ethics from a Client Perspective

    Each month for multiple years, I have had the pleasure of writing the Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates (AMUA) Blog.  It has covered a multitude of topics – the economy, retained search, best practices for candidates, compensation trends and ethics to name...

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  • The Strength and Resiliency of the Job Market

    The Executive Search industry is considered to be a leading economic indicator for the economy.  That simply means that if we are busy, the economy should continue to be moving in a positive direction for the next 3 – 6 months.  We rely on more than...

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  • AI – A Topic I Know So Little About!

    I know virtually nothing about AI.  Yet here I am, Blogging about it.  AND yes, I am the actual live Blog author.  I am not using AI technology to create this.  AI Discussion is Everywhere As I draft this...

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  • Job Hunting Tips

    We are a Retained Executive Search Firm.  That simply translates to the fact that we are working on behalf of our clients (hiring organizations) to fill their senior-level positions.  Senior-level is commonly defined as Director, Vice President and C-Suite...

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  • Oh – You’re A Headhunter

    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...

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  • Thank you for a fantastic year!

    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...

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  • People keep asking . . . . .

    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 ....

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  • Education Verification

    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...

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