Hiring an Executive? 4 Things to Consider before the Search

Hiring for an executive-level role in today’s economic environment is beyond challenging. Whether you call it a black swan event or a paradigm shift, we have transitioned abruptly to a new reality. But chaos breeds opportunity, and innovative teams who leverage today’s talent shortage as a competitive advantage will dominate tomorrow.…

The Role of Recruitment Marketing in Executive Hiring

The recruitment marketing process is one of the most important, yet often overlooked aspects of leadership talent acquisition. Particularly at the executive hiring level, image matters. You not only need to find candidates aligned in skill set and mindset; you must also maintain a public persona with which top talent wants…

Western New York, it’s time to get aggressive on hiring & retention.

Are you committed to Upstate New York? However you define its boundaries, the Western/Upstate/Finger Lakes region of New York State has numerous lifestyle perks — cost of living, proximity to lakes, universities, East Coast skiing. Numerous business leaders embrace Rochester, Syracuse, or Buffalo as the right home for their families and…

18 Questions to Prepare your Team for an Executive Search

The market for top leadership talent keeps getting tighter, and organizations are tasked with hiring faster, paying more, and doing so with fewer interviews. Whether you’re preparing to hire an executive via retained search or through another recruitment process, making the right hire starts with asking the right questions. By better…

How to Be a Great Candidate for an Executive Headhunter

Connecting with the right executive headhunter can supercharge your pursuit of professional advancement. They’ll eliminate wasted time, prevent unnecessary interviews, surface opportunities that aren’t posted publicly, connect you directly to leadership contacts, and advocate for you in the marketplace. If you’re at the executive level and not working with a headhunter,…

Hard Evidence for Soft Skills: 9 Essential Attributes to Look for in Legal Recruitment

Crunching data such as law school prestige, class rank and employment history can certainly help legal recruiting teams to identify a cohort of a given law firm’s likely new hires. Are they intelligent? Obviously. Well-networked? Probably. Certain to succeed for themselves and their employers in the dynamic, uniquely humanistic field of…

Tips for Negotiating Executive Compensation

Negotiating compensation and benefits is an absolutely crucial part of the hiring process. To achieve a successful hire, it’s in the best interest of both the hiring team and the candidate to make sure that compensation is fair and in line with both the market and the role’s expected contributions. Senior…

Executive Recruiters Recommend Looking for These 6 Soft Skills in Financial Executives

One of the few executives who direct the organization at the enterprise level is the chief financial officer. It is a large, complex, and demanding responsibility, even in the most basic of business environments. This responsibility is particularly mission-critical in volatile times. Thus, identifying the delicate blend of traits and qualifications your next…

How Rochester, NY, Companies Can Win Talent War 2.0

The world of talent acquisition has always been in constant flux. 2020, however, spurred an acceleration of pre-existing market shifts which left many companies struggling to find, recruit, and keep qualified employees in the new hiring landscape. In Rochester, New York, business leaders already faced a continuous uphill battle regarding the…

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