The Difference Between a Good and Great Follow-Up Message Follow-up messages matter far more than most candidates realize. A thoughtful note after an interview or a well-timed check-in with a recruiter can move you from the middle of the stack to the top of it, or from a stalled process to a new conversation. According…
Read MoreWhy Great Recruiting Requires Honest, Sometimes Uncomfortable Questions Great recruiters do not shy away from the questions that make everyone in the room a little uncomfortable. In fact, the ability to ask hard questions with respect and honesty is one of the traits that separates the best recruiters from the average ones. According to research…
Read MoreHow to Recognize the Right Moment to Move On Deciding to leave a job is one of the biggest career decisions most professionals will ever make. Some people know instantly, and others sit with the question for months or even years before doing anything about it. According to research from the Society for Human Resource…
Read MoreHow the Energy Industry Has Changed What Leaders Need to Know The energy industry has changed dramatically over the past decade, and the skills its executives need have shifted right along with it. Companies that used to hire leaders for deep specialized expertise now expect that same expertise paired with financial fluency, cross-functional leadership, technology…
Read MoreWhy Executive Assistants are Getting Hired Again by Senior Leaders For a stretch of years, the executive assistant role quietly shrank in many companies. Technology promised to replace calendar management, communication tools got sharper, and some leaders decided they could handle their own scheduling with a mix of self-service tools and personal effort. That experiment…
Read MoreA Realistic Timeline for Your Next Executive Search One of the most common questions CEOs, boards, and hiring leaders ask when they engage an executive search firm is a simple one: how long will this take? The honest answer is that a well-run executive search usually takes somewhere between ten and sixteen weeks from kickoff…
Read MoreHow to Know When It’s Time to Bring in a Search Firm Some hires you can handle internally, and some are better handled with the help of an executive search firm. Knowing the difference can save your company time, money, and a great deal of second-guessing later. Executive search is a specialized process built for…
Read MoreWhat’s Actually Happening in Executive Hiring Right Now The middle of the year is a natural reset point for executive hiring, and the shift into Q3 is where many companies quietly rewrite their talent strategy for the months ahead. Boards, CEOs, and heads of talent review who they wanted to hire in the first half…
Read MoreWhy Top Candidates Walk Away When Interviews Keep Moving Very few things quietly derail a strong hiring process the way a rescheduled interview does. What feels like a minor calendar move to the hiring team often lands very differently on the candidate’s side, especially when the person you are trying to hire is a senior…
Read MoreWhy a Layoff Is Nothing to Hide in an Interview A layoff is one of the hardest experiences to sit with, and it can feel especially difficult to talk about in a job interview. The good news is that hiring managers know layoffs happen, they know they happen to talented people, and they care far…
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