How a 4-Day Workweek Can Save Bay Area Workers Time and Money The Bay Area is notorious for its high cost of living, especially when it comes to transportation. According to a recent study by Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco workers have the most expensive commute in the country, spending an average of $12,650.66 annually […]
Growth is Imperative Regardless of Market Conditions
Depending on who you ask or what internet sites you visit, you’ll be regaled with thoughtful articles about the current economy. Apparently, according to leading economic indicators, there’s an inevitable economy shattering recession right around the corner that may or may not occur or is already occurring or is never going to occur or has […]
The Nation’s Largest Skills Gap is in the San Francisco Bay Area
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Critical Difference between Passive Talent and Active Talent
We recently concluded a search for client who asked us to source passive executive level talent for a critical role in their organization. As an Executive Search Firm, it’s not unusual for a client to request us to hunt for successful people who are actively working in their industry and alert them to our client’s […]
The talent market has changed. Has your hiring process?
As Executive Search consultants, we’ve seen a myriad of changes in the talent market over the last decade. In the mid 2000’s it was the “War for Talent” with employers offering whatever they could in terms of perks and benefits to attract capable people. During the economic downturn, it seemed everyone was simply looking for […]
6 Signs You Should Invest in Executive Candidate Experience
Candidate experience is the process of candidate introduction to your company from the beginning to the end of an executive search. The candidate experience should be seamless and the process should be fine-tuned to ensure that all interactions represent a positive experience for the “A” talent community that you are seeking. Listed below are 6 […]