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 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 […]
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” […]
Bridging the Digital Talent Gap
Perhaps you’ve seen it. The recent report from the Online Marketing Institute discussing the Digital Talent Gap. The demand for talent with a deep understanding of Digital Marketing has grown exponentially but the talent pool has not. Companies from the top advertising agencies to the Fortune 500 are feeling the pinch and as digital technology […]
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 […]
3 Key Points to the Future of Hiring
This is a good post by Lou Adler on The Future of Hiring and Recruiting, Circa 2020-2025 Of particular importance are the following 3 points – if these points don’t change the rest is irrelevant. Our primary focus is and will continue to be educating clients on how to hire well and to understand the […]