As a retained search consultant, I spend a lot of my time interviewing executives. Sometimes I am speaking with general managers; other times it’s with HR executives, sales leaders or financial executives. They may be in my office, sitting with me in an airport, in a restaurant or on my computer screen. I haven’t done [...]
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By John Salveson
on May 31, 2011 
This entry is filed under Retained Search and tagged effective interviewing, interview do's and don'ts, interviewing with executive search firms, Philadelphia executive search firm. | 1 Comment
By John Touey
on May 25, 2011 
This entry is filed under Retained Search and tagged brand management, executive search, glassdoor.com, honestly.com, job candidate, job search, Philadelphia executive search firm, reputation management. | 4 Comments
I am often asked to speak at events where my audience is comprised mainly of executives in transition. Sometimes these are employed professionals seeking better opportunities, but the majority of these individuals are, for one reason or another, unemployed. Invariably, at some point in the conversation, I feel the need to apologize for the way [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on May 17, 2011
This entry is filed under Social Media and tagged Dunbar Number, Facebook, Justin Bieber, LinkedIn, Malcolm Gladwell, Networking, people magazine, Philadelphia executive search firm. | 1 Comment
I asked my 16-year-old daughter how many friends she had on Facebook the other day. She has over 1,000. Her wall is littered with updates from people with whom she has no real connection and in whom she has no real interest. So what then is the point? When I asked her how many people [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Salveson
on May 17, 2011
This entry is filed under Leadership, Retained Search and tagged Great Recession, Job Growth, Job Market, Philadelphia executive search firm, Top Talent.
Where are the reinforcements? I was looking at some data this week about searches performed in our firm over the past five years. What I saw supported something we have been seeing in the retained executive search business since the start of the Great Recession. Five years ago, about 80% of our search assignments were [...]
[ Read More → ]By Sally Stetson
on May 17, 2011 
This entry is filed under Leadership, Non-Profit and tagged Forum of Executive Women, National Adoption Center, Philadelphia executive search firm, Please Touch Museum.
On Sunday evenings when I look at my calendar for the week ahead, I’ll usually find a minimum of four to five appointments devoted to my non-profit responsibilities: board or committee meetings, talks with staff, fundraising opportunities, etc. Combined with the responsibilities of serving my clients as an executive search professional and running a small [...]
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