Last year, many executives opted for early retirement when COVID-19 hit. Others were let go by their companies due to perceived redundancy in roles or the need for financial cutbacks. More than a year later, the economy is bouncing back and companies (both new and old) are trying to recruit quality leaders.…...
How Covid-19 Changed the Way We Look at Hiring
The only way to win in a post-Covid-19 world is to relentlessly focus on creating the best team possible. This has always been important during periods of economic contraction and business uncertainty. The difference now is that the rewards and the risks have never been greater. Covid-19’s disruptions, a shortage of in-demand…...
4 Ways Executives Can Attract Top Talent
When asking college seniors where they want to work, their first responses might be Apple or Nike or Disney. The same might apply amongst any cohort you ask to list a company they want to work for, but it’s not because they have the best employer brand. All brands started…...
13 Signs You’re Applying For The Wrong Jobs
What if all this while you’ve been applying for the wrong jobs, and that’s the reason your job search has not been working? Sure, after so many late-night resume revisions without any job offer to show for it, it can be tempting to wonder if getting a new job is…...
Why soft skills are becoming ever more important to businesses
Interpersonal skills, empathy and resilience are strongly desired by employers as they look towards business recovery. Riccarda Zezza discusses how these ‘soft’ skills can be developed in every day life. With advances in technology and societal priorities, jobs are constantly evolving – meaning it’s now near-impossible to just learn one…...
17 Indispensable Secrets to Management Success
Do you often wonder what the secrets to success are in management? You are not alone if so, as many managers find management to be incredibly challenging (especially when they first start out) but see many people seemingly born to be a manager. While it is certainly true that some…...
Why Should You Outsource Recruitment to Professionals?
Hiring a new employee can be a time-consuming and tedious process. If you hire the right individual, then your business will do well, but if you hire the wrong one, then all the effort to hire that candidate will go to waste. This is why companies have turned to recruitment…...
Cracking The C-Suite’s Glass Ceiling
There’s good news and bad news in the fight for gender equality in Corporate America. The good news: according to a new Korn Ferry study, the percentage of female executives (identified as vice president and above) has risen considerably in the last five years, from 31 percent in 2016 to 39…...
Common Misconceptions About Executive Search Firms
In the world of recruiting, misconceptions often run rampant when talking about executive search firms. Despite the value that dedicated providers bring to the table, many organizations continually question whether outsourcing a high-level executive or C-suite search is worth the cost, according to a new report by TalentRise. “To educate our…...
Common Misconceptions About Executive Search Firms
In the world of recruiting, misconceptions often run rampant when talking about executive search firms. Despite the value that dedicated providers bring to the table, many organizations continually question whether outsourcing a high-level executive or C-suite search is worth the cost, according to a new report by TalentRise. “To educate our…...
5 Ways to Modernise Your 2021 Job Hunt
There’s no doubt about it – Covid-19 has changed the recruitment process and put a spotlight on industries in need of candidates while completely shutting down operations and recruitment in others. As we move further in 2021, amid the easing of restrictions and timid reopening of hospitality, travel and tourism…...
4 Strategies For Executives Who Are Job Searching During COVID-19
The number of people who are unemployed due to COVID-19 is sky-high. From mid-March to early May, more than 30 million people in the U.S. filed for unemployment benefits. And, unfortunately, that number just keeps growing. When you combine that with all of the uncertainty around what life and business will…...
Finding a Job (During a Pandemic)
Finding a job, the right job can take time and it can be quite hard. During the pandemic that challenge has become exponentially harder for many people. This DIGEST examines the challenges of finding a job during this difficult time with some practical advice. You Are Not Alone No matter…...
Changing career: Eight tips for moving job
If you're thinking of a career change because you feel your role is no longer the right fit or the opportunities in your specialist sector are dwindling – you're not alone. A large chunk of professionals have found themselves in the same boat and have overhauled their career triggered by…...
How to Stay Positive in Executive Job Search
Even in the best of times, job hunting can be daunting, challenging and stressful. It can can wreak havoc on your emotional state and self-esteem. Is a positive executive job search experience even possible for most people? As I write this, we’ve been dealing with the pandemic for one year.…...
16 Deadly Executive Job Search Mistakes
I see it all too often with my clients. They make too many executive job search mistakes, mostly because they don’t understand how it all works today. Many of them have never needed a resume (or any career documents) to land jobs over their 30+ year careers. Some haven’t been faced with…...
