In this year’s Women on Boards report, Philadelphia’s Forum of Executive Women found that while board seats at companies across the region actually dropped, the portion of board seats held by women have increased by nine percent since 2006. Over the same time period, the number of top executives who are women jumped by 25 [...]
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By Sally Stetson
on February 12, 2013 
This entry is filed under Leadership and tagged Executive Recruiter, Executive recruitment, executive search, Executive search firm, Female Board Member, Female Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Skills, Management Development, Management Skills, Philadelphia Executive Recruiter, Philadelphia executive search, Philadelphia retained executive search, Professional development, Retained Executive Search, Retained Executive Search Firm, Salveson Stetson Group, Women In Boardroom. | 4 Comments
By Sally Stetson
on December 12, 2012
This entry is filed under Networking, Retained Search and tagged executive search, global executive search, IIC Partners, international travel, Philadelphia executive search, Philadelphia executive search firm, Philadelphia recruiter, Sally Stetson, Salveson Stetson Group, travel abroad, travel to Thailand, travel to Vietnam. | 1 Comment
You may have read the latest blog post from my business partner, John Salveson: What I Learned in Bangkok (Part 1). We traveled to Bangkok in October for the annual meeting of IIC Partners, a group of independent executive search firms across 39 countries. This gathering provided us with an opportunity to better understand global [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Salveson
on November 26, 2012 
This entry is filed under Networking, Retained Search and tagged executive search, global executive search, IIC Partners, international travel, John Salveson, Philadelphia executive search, Philadelphia executive search firm, Philadelphia recruiter, Salveson Stetson Group, travel abroad, travel to Bangkok.
A few weeks ago, my partner Sally Stetson and I spent a week in Bangkok, Thailand attending the annual meeting of IIC Partners. Our firm is a member of this global network of independently owned retained search firms and this meeting is devoted to sharing best practices, developing relationships with each other and generally [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Salveson
on October 10, 2012
This entry is filed under Non-Profit, Retained Search and tagged Executive recruitment, executive search, Executive search in Philadelphia, Non-profit CEO, Non-profit jobs, Non-profit leader, Nonprofit jobs, Philadelphia executive search.
A while back, I was contacted by a journalist who was upset about CEO compensation for non-profit executives. He thought many of them made too much money, which he found especially galling since he thought they had cushy jobs. Specifically, he said things like: “It’s not like they have shareholders!” “They don’t have [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Salveson
on May 10, 2012
This entry is filed under Retained Search, Social Media and tagged executive search, Internet, Philadelphia executive search firm, social media. | 6 Comments
I’m starting to think I am in a profession that almost no one understands. Sixteen years ago, my partner, Sally Stetson, and I started a retained executive search firm. The field existed long before our entry into it and the essential service offering has changed very little. Employers retain us to find the best [...]
[ Read More → ]By Sally Stetson
on November 28, 2011
This entry is filed under Human Resources Excellence, Retained Search and tagged best practices, executive search, HR, HR leadership, human resources, Philadelphia executive search firm, Philadelphia retained executive search, Retained Executive Search, retained search, Salveson Stetson Group, Succession Planning. | 4 Comments
In the executive search world, I often hear several “ideal profiles” when companies are looking for new human resources leaders; however, most companies have one thing in common: they want a solid human resources generalist who “knows their stuff” across a variety of functional areas. In addition to broad-based human resources skills, talent management, [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on November 21, 2011 
This entry is filed under Retained Search, Talent Management and tagged best practice, executive search, Philadelphia executive search firm, Retained Executive Search, Talent Acquisition. | 2 Comments
While conducting the search for a Vice President of Human Resources for an international consumer goods company last year, I had the hardest time convincing the hiring manager to interview one of the candidates we surfaced for the position. She had fewer years of experience than he was seeking, her industry exposure was related but [...]
[ 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 [...]
[ Read More → ]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 [...]
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