This pie chart is from a report Lou Adler is preparing with LinkedIn based on a recent survey of over 1,500 fully-employed LinkedIn members located in the U.S. and Canada. If you fully understand that the largest part of the potential talent market is semi-passive […]
In search of the Purple Squirrel
The ever elusive purple squirrel – that hard to find, niche specific talent that combines a demonstrable track record of success with an established and highly desirable skill set along with that certain “je ne sais quoi”. http://www.ere.net/2012/06/18/the-strategic-recruiting-of-purple-squirrels-innovators-and-gamechangers/ This is a good article on the benefits of utilizing executive search for finding a purple squirrel. […]
Prepare your team to ace the interview
This is a blog post on a job seeker handling a weak interviewer. http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130515222938-15454-job-seeker-s-counterattack-handling-the-weak-interviewer But the bottom line is that the job seeker shouldn’t have to handle a weak interviewer because if your company is trying to build the best team, it needs to understand that the interview process is a two way street and […]
The 10 Strengths of the Advertising and Marketing Agency of the Future
Good article, you can read more here http://bit.ly/4ewAC0 Summary of the 10 Strengths Advertising Agencies should have going forward according to a survey conducted by Sapient of more than 200 CMOs and Senior Marketers that are responsible for the digital spend. Greater knowledge of the digital space More use of “pull interactions” Leverage virtual communities […]
5 signs the CMO is becoming more powerful
5 signs the CMO is becoming more powerful – Read more athttp://bit.ly/10PCFjq Great article about the increased importance of the CMO. Key Points: The CMO’s tenure increased from 23.2 months in 2006 to 43 months currently The growing role of technology in the marketing department which has lead to the newly created role of chief […]
Technology Cannot Replace Talent
There’s been so much talk of technology replacing the need for recruiters and executive search consultants lately. Whether it’s Linked In or some Silicon Valley start up, there’s always a buzz around the next big technology startup to take human interaction out of human capital and the equation of finding a new team member for […]
Job Postings: easy, convenient and often neither
Every client is looking for the same thing – the very best talent for their critical position. And often we are asked to justify what many companies consider an added expense, namely our fee for services in finding such talent. After all with large job boards like The Ladders and Career Builder and social media […]
When to Start Searching for the Next Top Performer
It’s early December and people’s thoughts are generally turning towards the holidays. Many executives are wrapping up and putting off major decisions until after the holidays to start fresh in the New Year. It’s perfectly natural and understandable. Why bother looking for top talent for your organization during the holidays? Because this is actually one […]
The Number One Job Search Habit for Success
SFGate recently published an article regarding job search habits. It’s worth a read… http://blog.sfgate.com/gettowork/2012/10/15/do-you-have-these-five-job-search-habits However, the # 1 habit that should be listed prior to all others is research,accurate research. Be prepared before you implement persistence and follow up. We have plenty of people who are mastering persistence and follow up but failed research, meaning […]
Questions to ask an Executive Search Firm
We are often asked by clients what are the best questions to ask in vetting a search firm. The answer is dependent upon type of search. We have seen a great deal of cross over in clients questions from one type of search to another. The best thing to do is to first figure out […]