How 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…
Read MoreThe Modern HR Executive Job Has Fundamentally Changed Ask any CHRO how their job has changed in the past few years, and the answer almost always includes artificial intelligence somewhere near the top. What used to be primarily a people function is now a technology function too, with responsibilities that stretch from workforce analytics and…
Read MoreHow Companies Actually Hire the Executives Who Aren’t Looking If you have ever posted a senior role and waited for the perfect candidate to appear in your inbox, you already know the frustration that follows. Some of the strongest executives in the country, along with many of the most in-demand specialists at every level, are…
Read MoreThe Executive Interview Playbook Boards and CEOs Should Master Interviewing an executive candidate is unlike almost any other kind of hiring conversation. The stakes are higher, the questions are subtler, the answers less black and white, and the impact of a wrong decision can shape the direction of a company for years. Boards, CEOs, and…
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