Getting your foot in the door instead of caught in the door | Advice on how to break into the Outdoor Industry (0)
3/26/12 •
We are fortunate to have many clients in the athletic, outdoor, and sporting goods industry. Recently, many of my contacts inside and outside the industry have had kids or relatives in college who are interested in “getting a foot in the door” for entry-level positions. Here is the advice I have given to them: Don’t [...]
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GUEST BLOG | Creative Benefits to Engage, Motivate, and Retain (0)
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Notogroup Guest Blogger: Kyle Lagunas, HR Analyst at Software Advice The lines between work and personal lives are blurring for many employees. They’re seeking balance between the two, and are finding value in the ability to choose the specific benefits that best meet their needs at this point in their lives. And employers are learning [...]
Millennial Ambition Pummels Objectivity (0)
11/28/11 •
Recently, an unexpected candidate surprised me while I was whittling my list of national talent down to a few white-hot General Manager / President (GM) prospects. At 30, “Dave” had already compiled an impressive array of accomplishment, including the successful management of a retail team of 30. Generally, I advocate for high-potential talent growing into [...]
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When I first became an executive recruiter, there was no computer on my desk; just a shoebox full of 4×6 note cards with contacts’ information. Newspaper advertising was still an effective means of generating a candidate pool, and the ‘facsimile’ was the vogue way to transmit résumés. The trusty telephone –and a healthy network- served [...]
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What would happen if every other e-mail went to the wrong inbox? Or if Starbucks messed up every other order? Or if doctors made the wrong diagnosis 50% of the time? A lot of dissatisfied customers and significant lawsuits, for a start. Would it surprise you to learn that the same rate of failure exists in executive hiring?
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