
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman has written an Op-Ed piece that should give all those involved in talent acquisition pause . There is "actually a critical, but unspoken reason for the Great Recession"...

Retained search firms frequently provide guidance to prospective clients on how to select a search firm. But a number of their assertions have gone unchallenged, much to the detriment of employers that have been hoodwinked into paying far too much for too little in return...

It's been a long, hot summer. Dog day afternoon. Far too many gifted executives caught by the undertow of the economy. It is as if we -- the keepers of talent -- have been standing on the beach as we watch companies, colleagues, and loved ones dragged out to sea...

I recently posted a Q&A on LinkedIn asking "What have job candidates done or said that blew their chances of getting hired?" and received an astounding 40 answers. I could not believe the weird stuff that recruiters and hiring managers said that candidates had done during their interviews...

Have you ever found yourself at the end of a day, week, or month and wonder where the time went? Seriously. One moment you were at the beginning. The next moment . . .its as if Scottie beamed you up to CBD (close of business day)...

Seriously. I want to hire this kid. And the agency that's driving the Born to Consult campaign for Deloitte. And Deloitte. The company is ranked No. 9 on Fortune's Most Desirable MBA Employers list. And upon viewing the video, it's easy to understand why. They get it...

Scenario: What to do if your hiring manager is making your search a living hell.With few exceptions, a senior level executive (hiring manager) is not a recruiter by profession...

Suzy Welch's new book, 10-10-10 A Life-Transforming Idea, is a study in decision-making, which is why executive search consultants should take notice as well as the C-level luminaries that we recruit...

Most of us have friends and love ones who have been recently downsized -- corporate-speak for being handed a pink slip and shown the door...

Scenario: What to do if you have to layoff and hire at the same timeLayoffs are occurring with increasing frequently in the current economic environment. However, that doesn’t mean those same companies have stopped hiring. ...

OK. So our economic world may be tilted upside-down these days. But, thankfully, a recent European boss-napping trend has yet to spread to these United States. I noticed a fascinating bit of employer-worker news on Lori Dorn's blog stunning in its bizarreness...

Scenario: What to do if you are drowning in resumes and still can’t find the candidate you need. ...

Scenario: Key members of your corporate recruiting team just got cut and you still have openings to fill...
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