In the years leading up to the recession, the talent market was hot. Unemployment in 2007 was hovering in the 4.5 percent range and U.S. GDP growth – while not as robust as the late 1990s – had recovered nicely from the business and geo-political turmoil of the early part of the decade. These factors created [...]
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By John Touey
on January 4, 2013 
This entry is filed under Economy, Executive Compensation, Talent Management and tagged Executive Compensation, Job Market, Recession, Talent Acquisition, talent management.
By John Touey
on April 9, 2012
This entry is filed under Economy, Retained Search and tagged CFO roles, iPad, iPhone, Philadelphia executive search firm, Random thoughts, Relocation challenges, Strengthening economy.
One of the problems in writing a blog is that on periodic occasions, you actually have to write one. After several entries, I’ve found—at least over the short-term—that I’ve run out of insights that merit 500 words or more on a regular basis. I’ve also come to the conclusion that those who are able to [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on October 3, 2011
This entry is filed under Economy, Retained Search and tagged debt crisis, economy, greece, insomnia, Job Growth, Philadelphia executive search firm, phillies, teenage daughters. | 4 Comments
I feel the need to temper the optimism of my mid-year report on executive employment, with a post more fraught with the anxiety that any professional in the talent acquisition industry might be feeling in a global economy that appears to be teetering on the brink of, if not collapse, then a prolonged period of [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on September 21, 2011
This entry is filed under Economy, Leadership, Talent Management and tagged Baby Boomers, Philadelphia executive search firm, Succession Planning, War for Talent.
When we are asked to conduct a search, more often than not, it is the result of a gap in a succession plan. Often, the situation is inescapable and, hopefully, due to the fact that our client’s growth is outstripping their ability to fill all of the gaps in the organizational chart through its own [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on June 29, 2011
This entry is filed under Economy, Retained Search and tagged AESC, economy, executive search, Job Growth, McKinsey, Philadelphia executive search firm, talent management.
According to most of the national press, the Great Recession of 2008 has been followed by the Great Jobless Recovery of 2011. No one seems to know when we can expect job growth significant enough to make a major dent in the current unemployment numbers, but most all agree that it will be a while [...]
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