With recent news of 4.1% U.S. GDP growth in the 2nd quarter, we should expect record low unemployment rates to continue. Nearly every hiring manager has stories about how tough it is to attract and retain talent. Today I talked with a hiring manager who told me that, while he recently attracted an experienced candidate…

Last week I had a conversation with the CEO of a growing, mid-sized company. She was recently recognized for leading her company to record revenues and profits, and projections are very positive going forward. My call was to congratulate her. She thanked me for the call and said she is pleased with the entire organization’s…

Like every industry, executive search is being disrupted. Demand for talent is at an all-time high and companies need as much help as possible attracting and retaining great people. Traditional search services focus heavily on candidate identification and introduction, which is still important. However, clients now look for more. In a January 2018 Forbes article,…

In my search business, I talk with hundreds of jobseekers every year. Passive, active, executives, new grads, ladder climbers and scaling backers. People who are relocating, people who want to work from home, part time, full time, coming back from a sabbatical, re-entering after retirement and everything in between. With each I learn why the…

eSearch 2.0o Bringing More Value to Our Clients The world is changing rapidly, and your industry, competition and business model is evolving as a result. Disruption, digitization, VUCA, transparency, globalization, etc. are already here, and the impact of work-from-home options, retiring boomers, contingent workforce growth and the war for talent is becoming increasingly significant. All…

Ask yourself this question: Will my company be the same today as it is in 10 years? Or 5? Or 3? You already know the answer – it won’t. Even if you don’t want change, your customers, employees and competition will thrust change upon you. This is no time to play defense in business, meaning…

The war for talent is real, and upon us. Help wanted signs and job postings are seemingly everywhere. Many organizations struggle reaching growth plans because of an inability to attract and retain the right people. Henry G. Jackson, CEO and President of SHRM recently published an article titled The War for Talent is Now a…

As a member of the HR Leadership Group of Northeast Ohio, I have enjoyed outstanding presentations from qualified, strategic HR leaders. This month’s meeting was no exception. Bob Danna, Managing Director of Deloitte Consulting discussed the Future of HR with an emphasis on digital transformation. Bob covered a wide range of trends stemming from research…

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Many organizations are increasingly challenged with attracting and retaining great people. Economic growth, retiring baby boomers, digital disruption and other factors create greater demand for talent. A Hunt Scanlon article, titled Employees will be Easy to Lose and Hard to Hire in 2017 says “working professionals have become all too aware that the current candidate-driven…