As Executive Search Consultants, we are tasked by our client companies to provide talent for positions that they are having difficulty in filling. Our job entails a great deal of research and consultative effort to find the right match for our clients. We’re also frequently contacted by job seekers looking for opportunities, and while we’re […]
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10 Tips for Jobs Seekers – Parts 5 and 6
As Executive Search Consultants, we are tasked by our client companies to provide talent for positions that they are having difficulty in filling. Our job entails a great deal of research and consultative effort to find the right match for our clients. We’re also frequently contacted by job seekers looking for opportunities, and while we’re […]
10 Tips for Job Seekers – Parts 3 and 4
As Executive Search Consultants, we are tasked by our client companies to provide talent for positions that they are having difficulty in filling. Our job entails a great deal of research and consultative effort to find the right match for our clients. We’re also frequently contacted by job seekers looking for opportunities, and while we’re […]
10 Tips for Job Seekers – Parts 1 and 2
10 Tips for Job Seekers As Executive Search Consultants, we are tasked by our client companies to provide talent for positions that they are having difficulty in filling. Our job entails a great deal of research and consultative effort to find the right match for our clients. We’re also frequently contacted by job seekers looking […]
The True Cost of a Bad Hire
It’s understandable that some companies, given limited resources, are unable to engage outside sources for their talent acquisition needs. Some companies have successful in-house teams that are capable of finding and engaging top talent. But the truth is that most do not. On the surface the “upfront” cost of hiring an executive search firm can […]
It is time for Brand Strategy + Talent Strategy to connect
Over the past several months we’ve spoken with a number of potential clients about challenges facing their talent and recruitment strategy and have found there’s a common thread that points to the core problem. While these companies vary in team size, revenue and culture, they’re all experiencing challenges in finding and on-boarding the right people […]
The Future of Recruitment: Executive Search 4.0
Recruitment 3.0 was a shift away from traditional techniques (for example, job postings) to searching for the best talent, preferably the best passive talent. 3.0 was a shift to engaging passive talent, creating talent communities, and the importance of employer brand. From here we are now moving forward to Recruitment 4.0, the “future” of recruitment. […]
The Best Talent Are Not Applying to Your Job Postings
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 […]
Talent has gone Digital, but not HR
http://ebooks.capgemini-consulting.com/Digital-HR-Paper-2013/#/3/zoomed Based on a whitepaper by Cap Gemini Consulting, some interesting statistics regarding the use of digital in HR. Talent has embraced digital far more that the HR departments in most Fortune 500 companies surveyed. “Only 6% of organizations use social recruiting as a way to interact with potential candidates and strengthen the employer brand” […]
5 key points for hiring in 2014 (and beyond)
Make sure your organization is clear on what you need. Starting the hiring process without a clear understanding of what talent your company needs is problematic. The hiring process should make what you are seeking clearer but not be the method you use to define what it is you are seeking. The “I’ll know it […]