Interesting and helpful data from LinkedIn on the skills shortage and what that looks like in major metropolitan areas in the US. The San Francisco Bay Area has the nation’s largest skills gap. The top skills shortages in the San Francisco Bay Area are oral communication, business management. Leadership, development tools, digital literacy, data storage technologies, […]
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5 Classic Blunders of Executive Search Talent Strategy
In consulting with our clients on executive search, we find some common areas of misconception about the talent acquisition process. Focusing on the five that we encounter the most. Relying only on inbound talent to fill your crucial positions. Even with the huge demand for talent, it is surprising how many companies are not augmenting […]
What makes a Highly Successful Entrepreneur? 10 Traits to Look For
Gallup has identified 10 traits that best characterize an entrepreneur. In an exhaustive survey, Inc. and Gallup zeroed in on founders from this year’s Inc. 5000 who best embody them. Knowledge: Deploys expertise to secure competitive advantage, always strives to acquire in-depth information about their organization and industry Delegation: Assigns tasks to others, proactively collaborates, […]
9 Advantages to Using a Retained Executive Search Firm
With the tight talent market, we’ve updated this blog post about the 9 advantages of using a Retained Executive Search Firm with some new content for our readers. See below for updates. If you have a high level position that you are trying to fill, it may be worth considering bringing in a Retained Executive […]
Culture still counts in a tight talent market
The talent market is tight. With executive unemployment hovering around 1.7% companies are scrambling to fill critical roles. The shortage of talent with “Soft skills” – communication, teamwork, adaptability – has led to a shortfall of 1.4 Million executives. Larger companies with strong employer brands and dedicated recruiting teams have a distinct advantage over their […]
Unemployment Rate for Professionals is 1.7%
The recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that in May the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% overall. If you delve more closely into the numbers, you’ll see that the unemployment for Management, professional, and related occupations is in fact 1.7%. That means that out of any 100 Management and Professional level executives […]
The Talent Shortage Demands a New Hiring Strategy
Lou Adler wrote a great post on LinkedIn regarding the importance of adopting a new hiring strategy as the talent shortage continues to get worse. I have attached the link here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/low-unemployment-job-growth-demands-new-hiring-strategy-lou-adler/ He provides some valuable insight into the talent acquisition process and how to adapt your talent hiring strategy to get better results for […]
Get Better Talent Sourcing Results
The latest data from LinkedIn provides great information to work with in developing your talent strategy in today’s labor market. Talent strategy should be done prior to beginning your talent sourcing. You can read the full report here. Hiring was strong in April, up 19.8% from last year at the same time. There is a […]
Outperforming your Competitors Using a Talent to Value Approach
McKinsey wrote this great article regarding Linking Talent to value that is a great read for any executive trying to build and sustain high performance teams. https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/linking-talent-to-value The shift in thought process is to not see the executive team as the only place in an organization to find the most important positions. Using a talent […]
Values Fit Improves Business Performance
Whether you are the employer interviewing a candidate or a candidate interviewing an employer, understanding the values fit is key to finding the best fit. Laszlo Bock, Former Google Head of People Operations, in the attached video Landing a job 101: What you need to know discusses the best questions to ask to define culture/values for […]