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  • Google Is A Powerful Tool

    The subtitle should read: Tell The Truth We have written about people who do not tell the truth about their credentials in the past. We find that between 10% - 15% of all candidates fabricate a degree on their resume. It is easy to catch . . . . . we...

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  • A Law School Assignment: Reach out to a "Trusted Service Provider"

    I was recently contacted by an adult friend of mine who is in law school.  He is taking a Professional Responsibility class and was instructed to reach out to a non-law related "Trusted Service Provider" and ask a few questions.  I was honored to get the call....

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  • Do YOU know who is conducting your search?

    The times they are a changin' . . . . . (thank you Bob Dylan). 2015 - is there something in the water? There are multiple retained (and contingent) search firms in the Twin Cities.  Keeping the focus on retained-only firms, this...

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  • Shelf-Life (aka - Calendars Kill Candidates)

    Let me thank PSA for this great Blog post!  We are proud to be a part of this great group - see ...

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  • There's more - additional trends that will impact us for years to come!

    JWT - still known to many as J Walter Thompson - is one of the world's best know marketing communications companies.  (See http://www.jwt.com.)  Each year, JWTIntelligence (see ...

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  • It's 2014 - What Are The Business Trends?

    Each year, I take the opportunity to look to the experts to see where they feel there will be new growth/new opportunities. While the executive search industry is considered to be a leading economic indicator, each firm's micro-view only tells part of the story. There...

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  • To end the year, a few reminders for job seekers . . . . . .

    The holiday season - things seem to be winding down.  People are busy at work - that has not changed. The mindset has, however.  We all know that the next two weeks (starting on Monday, 12/23) are very quiet. People take time off for the holidays.  Work...

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  • Learning Together

    This past week, I had the opportunity to attend two one-day conferences - the International Association for Corporate and Professional Recruitment (see www.iacpr.org) Small Search Firm Forum as well as this same association's...

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  • Seller's Market?

    We are bombarded with statistics . . . . . . 7.6% - the May unemployment rate for the US (June's rate will be out on Friday July 5th) ...

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  • Another glimpse into the future!

    Staying on a theme . . . . . the future trend research we conduct is exciting.  One of our favorite sources of information is the firm J. Walter Thompson (see www.jwt.com).  Each year they come...

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