Here’s something you already know about recruiting. Whether you hire the candidate or not (especially not), how he or she reacts to the experience matters a lot. The more difficult it gets to secure high-level/high quality talent, that interaction becomes more and more critical for two basic reasons. You miss an opportunity. Candidates have become […]
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Top Recruiting Priorities For 2017
Research conducted by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) identifies Recruiting as the second most critical area of focus for HR leaders. As we enter the latter half of 2017, that field is getting still more challenging. Heads of HR are preparing for critical talent shortages as mid-sized companies face fierce competition from larger organizations. As […]
The Five First Steps in Recruiting Top Talent
Preparation is arguably the most important aspect of hiring the right person. The time invested in clarifying the role, describing ideal candidates, and establishing the selection criteria ensures emotions are only an appropriate part of the hiring decision, not a significant factor. Advance planning places the focus on what is truly important for success in […]
5 Challenges for Today’s CEO
Guest article by Karen Greenbaum, CEO and President of the global Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) which has 6,000 members worldwide. This article first appeared in Forbes. Leadership today is more complex than ever. The growth of technology has ushered in an unprecedented rate of rapid and constant change. Today’s business environment […]
You Can Tweet Your Way Into A Job. Or Out Of One
One person who might claim to have tweeted himself into a job is US President Donald Trump. Now famous for (among other things) his distrust of almost any form of organized media, Trump counts on social media to tell his version of life directly to supporters. Socialbakers, a global social media analytics company, last month […]
Navigate the Risks of In-House Recruiting
Several articles have recently been published focusing on the increased trend of “In-House Recruiting” and the search for C-level talent without external recruiters. I agree that this is an increasingly popular trend, but published reports have been slow to acknowledge the challenges that have surfaced as organizations attempt to navigate this new territory. The biggest […]
Your Life is Your Storyline
The differentiator in landing a job is the ability to articulate a storyline; pure and simple. The influences that shape us, the skills/knowledge gained through life experiences, the motivators, stumbling points, our skills and passions, are all part of it. Our lifeline creates that story. I have interviewed thousands of people throughout my career in […]
Growing in a Growing Business
Close to 40 specialists in executive search and leadership development gathered recently in Madrid for the annual conference of Cornerstone International Group. It’s a good time to be a member partner of a group that is in growth mode in a growing business. Industry growth At a time when the workplace is rapidly […]
Agile Talent #4: Selection based on ability, motivation & identity.
“70% of today’s high performers lack critical attributes essential to their success in future roles.” Jean Martin and Conrad Schmidt, Harvard Business Review In my previous column we discussed the myth of universal talent and I explained how to take the specific context into account. In this edition we focus on step 2 of the […]
5 Steps to Managing your Brand Online
Opinions vary regarding the power of social media. The activist-minded welcome the democracy of it. The more conservative fear the power of unsubstantiated opinion
Managing Asia, a Changing Landscape
Advances in technology, and its impact on both the convergence of consumers and talent trends has created the opportunity for managing Asia as regions of North, North East and South Asia.
Agile Talent: Selecting Tomorrow’s Top Talent
There is no such thing as universal skills and traits that will fit every single organization or match each conceivable scenario. 3rd in a series.
Agile Talent: 5 Top Hiring Mistakes
In my experience, almost all organizations take the selection of talent seriously. Still, the practice of everyday selection is rife with mistakes.
Are You Hiring for One Year Or 10?
What does a truck have to do with hiring the best people? Plenty.
Agile Talent; The New Must-Have for Lasting Organisations
Our world is becoming an increasingly global, digital, and volatile place. As technology advances at high speed, the life cycle of business models diminishes accordingly. What is mainstream today, will be outdated tomorrow. Just think of the difference in only a decade: When you wanted to buy a book, you went to a bookshop where […]
Cornerstone Executive Publishes Book on Agile Talent
The need for HR to move fast is not new, but the speed at which the talent marketplace is changing has made agility in talent management a new imperative.
The HR Challenge: Managing the Managers
New research adds Organizational Change as a top HR challenge for HR leaders
Cornerstone Ramps up Pharma Practice in India
The Life Sciences and Healthcare practice of Cornerstone International Group is gearing up for increased activity in India. Within only a few months of its formation, the team in India has added three senior level executive search resources effective January 1, 2017. India’s pharmaceutical market is the world’s third largest in volume and the largest […]
China Enters A New Year With A New Normal
This weekend, the population of China and millions of ex-pats around the world will begin two weeks of celebrating the Chinese New Year. Following the 12-year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac, this will be the return of the Year of the Rooster, but to a greatly different China this time. China is entering a crucial […]
Do You Have a Strategic Career Plan?
Our own decisions, or lack of, have brought us where we are. A career plan gives us greater control over our future, offering us more chances to succeed.. In this world of constant change, career perspectives are no longer linear. We must develop a comprehensive strategic career plan to help us achieve our goals and therefore, […]