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Hiring
October 24, 2016

5 Key Considerations When Negotiating an Executive Employment Agreement

Hiring and retaining capable executives who can drive performance is a top priority for most any business. Companies should want to incentivize management employees to meet their goals and, at the same time, protect themselves from poor performance or incidents of misconduct. Talented executives with coveted skills and experience have…
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Clark Conine 0
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Hiring
June 13, 2016

Effective Interviews

Have you ever heard the story about the three blind men who were asked to describe an elephant?  After taking a moment to touch the animal, they came to very different conclusions about how it must look.  The one who explored its trunk said the elephant was long, skinny and…
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Hiring
May 31, 2016

Age Discrimination Isn’t Always to Blame

Q: I was part of a reduction-in-force at a well-known engineering firm two years ago. It employed about 44,000 professionals; now it has about 14,000.  My background includes a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A., and I am 59 years old.  I joined a Houston job search organization and…
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Maurice Gilbert 0
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Hiring
April 15, 2016

The Dreaded “Strengths and Weaknesses” Question

Maybe you’re preparing for next job interview by rehearsing answers to oddball questions like, “If you could be any animal, which one and why?” or, “In a fight between Spiderman and Batman, who would win?” As interview questions go, there are some real doozies out there.  But don’t neglect preparing…
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Clark Conine 0
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Hiring
April 4, 2016

When References are Worrisome

Most people can think of at least one person with whom they have a massive personality conflict.  Unfortunately, that individual is often their boss, college department head, biggest client or volunteer coordinator; in other words, the person they will most likely have to ask for a reference. Because they have…
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Maurice Gilbert 0
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Hiring
March 25, 2016

6 Steps to Hiring Top Talent

The single biggest factor in growing and maintaining a great company is to hire the right professionals and place them in the right positions.  Go ahead and read that sentence again. It’s that important. Larry Bossidy, former Chief Operating Officer of GE Capital, was known to invest considerable time in…
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Maurice Gilbert 0
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Hiring
March 18, 2016

The Skills Gap: Myth or Reality?

Many employers have faced this scenario at one time or another: they have a need for a certain type of professional -- ideally with a specific degree, a requisite amount of experience and a particular skill set -- but the candidate search comes up empty (or lackluster). CareerBuilder published a…
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Maurice Gilbert 0
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Hiring
March 9, 2016

The Ultimate Guide to On-Boarding

According to Aberdeen, a new hire’s decision to stay with a company long term is made within the first six months of employment, and the cost of replacing a mid or senior-level employee is 150 percent to 400 percent of their annual salary respectively. In today’s competitive talent pool, now’s…
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Maurice Gilbert 0
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Hiring
March 4, 2016

5 Habits of Highly Successful Hiring Managers

After 20-plus years as an executive recruiter, I‘ve worked with hiring managers all over the world and in many different industries, and they all want the same thing: the best possible candidate and the lowest possible cost-per-hire. And so do you! Today you get to benefit from my experience. I…
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Clark Conine 0
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Hiring
February 1, 2016

Questions to Ask Interviewers

Q: "I have several important interviews coming up, and I want to be fully prepared. I'm pretty confident about how to answer interviewers' questions, but I am not sure what I need to be asking them. Are there any questions you recommend using in a typical interview?" A: It's very…
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