I, Robot Over the past few years Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning have become popular subjects of debate. Incredible technological advances are disrupting industries from Advertising to Finance to Transportation and seemingly everything in between. And AI has sprung up as a component of talent acquisition with everything from Chatbots as part of the initial […]
Uber’s CEO search: Insights from Greg Lamboy
Hager Executive Search Partner and VP of Talent Acquisition Greg Lamboy was interviewed last week by Bernadette Tansey of Xconomy with regard to Uber‘s CEO search. And while the announcement that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi had been selected for the role took place only two days after publication, the article offers some valuable insight into what […]
The Case of UBER: to disrupt a space, do you have to have a disruptive culture?
Sexual harassment scandals. Accused of stealing intellectual property. Flaunting regulations. Billions in value but zero profit. The story of UBER would make any Hollywood screen writer envious of the myriad of plot twists and double dealing that are real life to the ultimate unicorn start up. But the past few months have revealed what happens […]
5 Reasons Why Executive Searches Fail
With the recent announcement that the unemployment rate has dropped below 5%, the task of finding top executive talent has gotten that much harder. We’re in the midst of a talent market which means that A-level executives will need a compelling reason to move from their current role to a position with your company. And […]
The Critical Difference between Passive Talent and Active Talent
We recently concluded a search for client who asked us to source passive executive level talent for a critical role in their organization. As an Executive Search Firm, it’s not unusual for a client to request us to hunt for successful people who are actively working in their industry and alert them to our client’s […]
When to Use a Retained Executive Search Firm
Retained Executive Search Firms are effective for different reasons The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) conducted a survey on the use of Retained Executive Search Firms for key openings and compared the choice to other resources used such as internal recruiting departments, contingent recruiters, and RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing). In eight out of nine situations, […]
Paying for the Know How
There’s a plot line in the latter half of James Michener’s sprawling novel Chesapeake that bears an interesting parallel to what many professional service providers face when trying to explain their offering to potential clients. Michener’s story includes a scene where a vacationing tourist’s sailboat runs aground in the surprisingly shallow Chesapeake Bay. A local […]
Want great executive talent? Then STOP doing these 4 things.
Yes, we are in a war for talent again. Make sure you and your hiring team are giving great executive candidates a reason to say yes to you. We consult with our clients on how to succeed in all parts of the executive hiring process but for this blog we will focus on these 4 […]
Peeple app “an evolution in recruitment solutions”? Hardly.
Controversial App Peeple Thinks It Can Make LinkedIn ‘More Relevant’ Greg Lamboy from Hager Executive Search interviewed for article about controversial app. We were recently contacted by Inc. Magazine to give our opinion of the Peeple app and how it might be related to executive search. If you’re unfamiliar, Peeple describes itself as an app […]
The talent market has changed. Has your hiring process?
As Executive Search consultants, we’ve seen a myriad of changes in the talent market over the last decade. In the mid 2000’s it was the “War for Talent” with employers offering whatever they could in terms of perks and benefits to attract capable people. During the economic downturn, it seemed everyone was simply looking for […]