Category: Recruiting

The Case for Calling

The Case for Calling

Every year, the use of e-mail, texting, chat apps, and other electronic communication increases, and the rate of phone communication decreases.  Companies are moving to evaluating people by computer analysis…

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Spring Is a Great Time to Hire

Spring Is a Great Time to Hire

You did your strategic planning last fall.  You’ve paid out (or not) the bonuses to key people.  Now your plan for the year is in full implementation.  Have you addressed…

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Ex-Spouse Syndrome of Hiring

Ex-Spouse Syndrome of Hiring

Losing a key employee can be as challenging as a divorce.  Anyone who has ever been divorced, or even had a serious relationship break-up, knows the pain of that separation. …

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Don’t Play Hard to Get When Hiring

Don’t Play Hard to Get When Hiring

Hiring can be compared to dating and courtship in the amount of desire shown and expressed by both employers and candidates for the other.   In dating, people often play…

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The Dangers of Cronyism in Hiring

The Dangers of Cronyism in Hiring

Cronyism: The appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications. Many employers use networking to find prospective candidates, especially for executive roles.  They…

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Don’t Call Me an Applicant!

Don’t Call Me an Applicant!

To employers, an active job seeker is sometimes considered to be an “Applicant.”  Applicants can be contrasted with passive candidates- those people who have been recruited for a job, but weren’t necessarily looking.…

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How to do a Reference Check

How to do a Reference Check

Many employers erroneously believe that it is impossible to get meaningful reference checks for a new hire.  They believe that either the reference will only verify basics, giving “name, rank…

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Getting What You Need In Hiring

Getting What You Need In Hiring

You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, well you just might find, you get what you need. – (M. Jagger / K. Richards) If you…

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The Secrets of Why Executives Fail

The Secrets of Why Executives Fail

We interview hundreds of executive level candidates each year, and we are in a unique position to observe job successes and failures.  Most of the people we recruit are so-called…

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Cultivating Company Culture: Essential Steps for New Leaders
Cultivating Company Culture: Essential Steps for New Leaders

Cultivating Company Culture: Essential Steps for New Leaders

Building a solid company culture is one of the most critical responsibilities for new leaders. A thriving culture shapes how employees interact, solve problems, and contribute to organizational objectives. Leaders…...

The Impact of AI on Modern Recruiting Strategies
The Impact of AI on Modern Recruiting Strategies

The Impact of AI on Modern Recruiting Strategies

The Impact of AI on Modern Recruiting Strategies Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the recruitment landscape, especially for executive search firms and companies seeking high-level talent in competitive industries. By…...

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