On May 31st (2012), I was a panelist at a local FENG program (FENG is the Financial Executives Networking Group - see www.thefeng.org). While there were multiple topics we were...
This past December 15th, our Blog post was on trends we consistently see in each of our searches - three key areas that our clients want from each candidate. One of those trend areas is Continuing Education (or Continuing Professional Development)....
(I had a vision of a 3 year old child asking this question to their parents as I wrote the Blog title!)
Approximately once per quarter, I address a group of executives in transition on the topic of How To Work With A...
A 'simple' question - but one that evokes terror and concern whenever it is heard. Only four words - yet they have incredible power.
Terror - why do they need to know? How do I approach it?
Concern - what if I make too much? What if I make too...
One of the first studies I read to start 2012 was conducted by Manpower. It stated that most employees say that their job is unrewarding and saps their energy. This followed Manpower's study published in January 2011 that found 84% of their study's participants planned...
I am a data junkie. I like to look at trend data - employment and careers, business, executive compensation, etc. For many years (posted in 'even' years), www.entrepreneur.com created a list of the 10...
As you know from past posts, I am a fan of ERE.net's articles. Toward the end of last year, there was a wonderful article entitled Why Not Start the New Year by Doing Something Strategic in Talent...
The week between Christmas and New Year is typically quiet (not dead, just slow). I use it as a time for an annual and complete office cleaning. One of the areas I have put off for years was going through old presentations (from my Career Dynamics days . . . . 1989 -...
As a search firm, candidates often come to us asking for assistance in their job search. While we don't do anything proactive for the job seeker (we are retained by employers to fill their management and leadership positions), we do keep up on the latest in job search...