San Francisco, a city once viewed as an emblem of American collapse, is now showing signs of resurgence1. The city’s journey through the “doom loop” has been a topic of intense discussion, with various factions offering their perspectives1. The Doom Loop The term “doom loop” was popularized by Arpit Gupta, a finance professor at NYU, […]
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AI sparks SF turn around
San Francisco’s commercial real estate market has seen a recent boost in demand due to the burgeoning AI movement. The city experienced a 10.2% increase in demand in the most recent quarter, with many companies that are tangentially connected to AI seeking more office space. OpenAI, for example, is headquartered in San Francisco’s Mission District. […]
Want to hire talent in San Francisco? Commute Cost = Flex work.
A few weeks back an article appeared about how the San Francisco Bay Area was leading the nation in workers who wanted to cut how many days they spend in the office. With commute cost soaring is it any wonder why? It’s Expensive Fremont, in Alameda County, has the nation’s most expensive commute, with an […]
“Work” isn’t working anymore: 3 changes to recognize coming out of COVID
The concept of Work as we’ve known it, is over. “Work” isn’t working anymore. The stereotypical model of work was already dying a slow death. Then came COVID19. Everything changed and everybody changed too. We’re only now discovering the nascent impact of those changes. But one thing is for sure. These changes are permanent. Now […]
Are you ready for The Great Resignation?
The pandemic is (nearly) over and people are returning to the jobs and offices that they left 18 months ago. But everything has changed, and workers are realizing that life is too short to spend working somewhere where they don’t feel appreciated, compensated, and offered opportunities to grow. How will your company weather what economists […]
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
The outbreak of COVID19 has been one of the most stressful times, personally and professionally, that we have witnessed on our lifetimes. It’s extremely difficult to know what to do next when it seems each day brings new warnings that alter whatever trajectory you or your business were on only a few short weeks ago. […]
Job Postings Cannot Close the Skills Gap
US job openings soar to record high of 6.3 million This January saw the largest increase in job postings in 2.5 years, with 645,000 new jobs being posted. The economy is booming, and at 4.1% unemployment is at a 17 year low. And that’s for jobs across all industries and levels. When you look at […]
AI and Executive Search – Art meets Science
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 […]
Understanding the Different Types of Executive Search
This blog post on understanding the different types of executive search has been our most successful so thought it worth a refresh as some of the information has changed since we originally posted. There are different types of Executive Search and each is effective in its own way. The difference is primarily in the level of […]
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 […]