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 July 12, 2012
This entry is filed under Retained Search and tagged Hiring Manager, Philadelphia executive search firm, Search Process, Talent Acquisition. | 1 Comment
When swapping stories with fellow talent acquisition professionals on assignments that yielded less-than-satisfactory outcomes, the question usually comes up as to when the search went awry. The answer almost invariably is that it went wrong from the start. Whether it was the position not being filled or the placed candidate ultimately failing in his or [...]
[ 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 November 2, 2011
This entry is filed under Leadership, Retained Search, Talent Management and tagged Corporate Leadership Council, Donna Weiss, Global Diversity, IACPR Conference, Multi-Cultural Leadership Skills, Philadelphia executive search firm, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition. | 1 Comment
I had the opportunity to attend “The New Talent Management: Strategies for the Future,” this year’s theme for the annual Global Conference hosted by the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruiters (IACPR) in New York City last week. IACPR connects professionals in executive search with talent acquisition leaders at several Fortune 500 companies. The [...]
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