Social Media

What does a LinkedIn endorsement really say about you? Nothing. Due to the lack of credibility, endorsements have garnered a pejorative connotation. With fairness to LinkedIn, it was a valiant effort to boost the little interaction that occurs between connections, but it leaves something to be desired, especially from a recruiting standpoint. The problem with [...]

It is no secret that recruiters rely heavily on LinkedIn’s database that consists of over 200 million members. Although recruiters pay a premium for LinkedIn membership, one cannot rest on their laurels and rely solely on LinkedIn. Going beyond LinkedIn involves getting back to recruiting roots. When I starting recruiting 20 years ago, research consisted [...]

It can be helpful to take a step back from stressful situations and realize that not all can be accomplished in one day, week, month, or quarter.  I sometimes refer to the advice given through Billy Joel’s 1977 classic “Vienna”.  Joel writes, “Vienna waits for you” not as a literal destination but rather a metaphor [...]

Last Thursday, we launched a new group on LinkedIn, and we’re excited to tell you about it. It’s called Transformational Talent, and it’s a global network dedicated to the re-imagination of business worldwide. As corporate America continues to shrink, there will always be a place for transformational talent. We know. As an executive search firm [...]

In a world of tightened regulations in finance and other sectors, retained executive search remains a largely unregulated zone. Although there are guidelines from the AESC, our leading trade organization, there is nothing to require search firms like us to provide updates about your search process—or any kind of transparency at all. We believe there [...]

As a retained executive search firm in a rapidly shifting digital age, we are often asked where social media fits in. Questions we hear include: Should the ability to create, manage, and execute social media programs and campaigns fall into your marketing suite, or corporate communications? Or should social media skills form a separate division [...]