The Wall Street Journal ran an article last week citing an Accenture study that found 46% of middle managers in the US felt changing jobs in the current economy was ‘risky’. That’s consistent with what we are seeing in the market and it makes me worry–not for our business but
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Nov 17, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Stick with the Job You Know?
Stick with the Job You Know?
Nov 10, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Power of a Suit
The Power of a Suit
Find your own power suit and wear it to your next important meeting, interview or speaking engagement and rock the house.
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Oct 30, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Making the case for executive search
Making the case for executive search
Oct 17, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on One search at a time
One search at a time
We go into our research with a goal of identifying hundreds of potential candidates for a given role and surface just the very cream of the crop to our clients.
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Sep 26, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Hiring and the Economy
Hiring and the Economy
...a need for highly and specifically skilled people. People that can move the business forward within the first month of landing a new role. There’s little appetite in the current market for ‘on the job training’. Finding those people is tough.
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Jul 20, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Keeping Focused on Both the Emotional and Analytical Elements
Keeping Focused on Both the Emotional and Analytical Elements
Keeping Focused on Both the Emotional and Analytical Elements:
Today's Economy Requires Both Emotional and Analytical Skills to Land Great Talent The current economy makes it tougher to recruit passive candidates but far from impossible.
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Jan 03, 2008 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on 2008 Hiring Trends
2008 Hiring Trends
2008 Hiring Trends
A perspective on what employers are demanding and where tech jobs are heading in 2008.
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Dec 03, 2007 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on How to Hire a Great Web 2.0 Product Exec
How to Hire a Great Web 2.0 Product Exec
Asking customers what they want in a product is a lame way to do market research; your customers often cannot articulate what they want. They look to you to invent it.
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Nov 03, 2007 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on CIOs need to look for Project Management DNA when Assessing Candidates.
CIOs need to look for Project Management DNA when Assessing Candidates.
IT is becoming an increasingly competitive function. As technology becomes more intertwined with business processes, technical skills are now as important as business skills. Add to that an increased focus on getting things done. CIOs are finding that, now more than ever, they need highly qualified professionals on their team
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Oct 03, 2007 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Partnerships to enhance your footprint
Partnerships to enhance your footprint
Growing a company from start-up to critical mass is a difficult venture. Many entrepreneurs realize that strategic partnerships can catapult a small business into high volume in a new channel or market. When you are a small company, however, almost everyone worth partnering is a “big fish” making it all
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