On Saturday November 5th, I have  been invited to give the keynote address at the TCHRA 2011 Student Conference.  I am truly honored and humbled - and having great fun pulling thoughts together.  The theme of the conference and the talk: Paving Your...

Yes - we are a retained/executive search firm.   Yes - we work on positions that typically require at least 10 years of experience.  Yes - we get hired when there are challenges (usually multiple) to finding the person needed to fill a key position.  No one has ever...

Subtitle:  The Opposite of Post and Pray Yet another post where someone will say, "wow - is he old" after they read it. I remember, not so long ago, when applying for a posted or advertised position actually took some...

It’s a typical Sunday evening – catching up on e-mails I missed since Friday when I left the office (I try to not access e-mails on Saturdays).  Technology sure has made our life easier (or at least different) – we no longer have to be in the office to catch up on...

We just encountered a position posting that included the terms (1) deep dive sourcing, (2) platinum level positions and (3) gated sourcing process.  No - these are not futuristic terms (at least I don't think so). We see terms like this in resumes and cover letters...

I just returned from the fall IACPR (International Association for Corporate and Professional Recruitment) conference. I must say that the agenda was very strong (not one item I actually wanted to skip). One of the most pleasant surprises was the presentation by Ellie...

When I graduated college ("back in the day" according to my kids), finding a job was as difficult as it is today. Would I have relocated for a position? This was something my wife (fiance at the time) and I discussed and the answer was a definite YES. After we married...

We all get multiple e-mails everyday . . . . . some we sign up for, some are random. I read them in batches as a time management tactic . . . . . they seem to come in endlessly. Candidate and client e-mails get priority; e-mail sources to which I subscribe get read when...

I am a bit of a news junkie - and constantly listen to news and/or talk shows instead of music channels when in the car (insert groan here). I heard a recent news story about Wordle (see www.wordle.net). What caught my interest was the reference to job postings. I...

When my three children (now all young adults) were applying for part-time positions, I always made them send follow-up thank you notes. Initially, they were by snail-mail; later they were by e-mail. Either way, the volume of the groans I received after my 'suggestion' was...