According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results released today, hiring expectations in emerging markets – China, Taiwan, India, and Brazil – continue to outpace the rest of the world. Meanwhile, employer hiring confidence in European countries is mixed with positive job prospects reported in Germany for the quarter ahead. And although hiring plans in the U.S. are stronger compared... (more...)
I was reading a post recently that discussed the pros and cons of offering bribes or kickbacks to candidates to take jobs. In the post, the author stated: “We can understand why a candidate would want to use a recruiting firm that gives them $10,000.00 or whatever it is when they place them. That’s a lot of money anywhere…When you get that $10,000.00 it’s almost like a justification... (more...)
Over on TechCrunch late last week, the co-founder and CEO of voice-application startup SayNow, Nikhyl Singhal, wrote a very interesting post titled Phone Numbers Are Dead, They Just Don’t Know It Yet. The idea behind the post is that with the development of resources like Skype and Google Voice, telephone numbers are dying a slow death. With the growing mainstream acceptance of online communication... (more...)
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., the leadership advisory firm providing executive search and leadership consulting services worldwide, announced late last week that K. Steven Blake, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary will leave the firm as of August 31, 2010 to pursue another opportunity. “Steve has been an asset to Heidrick & Struggles and will... (more...)
Scott Ginsberg, AKA the Nametag Guy, is a well-known author and speaker. He started wearing a nametag 24/7 as an experiment in creating more ‘warm’ encounters with others back in November, 2000, and hasn’t missed a day since then. In fact, he even had his nametag tattooed on his chest. Scott writes about business networking, being approachable, how to make a name for yourself, and... (more...)
We are beginning to make preparations for the 2011 Fordyce Forum, which will be held at the M Resort from June 1 – 3, 2011, so mark your calendars! As part of the prep, we would like to get your thoughts on whom you want to hear from! If you have a recommendation for a presenter or a session topic, please email it to amybeth@fordyceletter.com. As well, if you are personally interested in presenting,... (more...)
Let’s say you’re in the middle of a batch of marketing calls. You’re smiling and dialing, wheeling and dealing, spinning and grinning. You get a new prospect on the line and they like your MPC. You talk through your candidate’s skills, walk them through the fee agreement, when suddenly… you’re hit with an objection. You’re trying desperately to close the deal,... (more...)
The Washington Post recently ran an article discussing the cautious attitude with which businesses are still approaching hiring, even though profits appear to be on the upswing. According to the article, “Corporate profits are soaring. Companies are sitting on billions of dollars of cash. And still, they’ve yet to amp up hiring or make major investments — the missing ingredients for... (more...)
In a recent discussion, an unemployed job-seeker shared that she had been on five interviews and was certain that she wasn’t offered a few positions because the salaries they were offering were lower than what she was making at her previous job. She had concluded that the companies were most likely wary of hiring her at a lower wage, for fear that she might leave for a higher paying position... (more...)
Yesterday, the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) released its Q2 2010 AESC State of the Executive Search Industry report, which showed a quarter-on-quarter 12% growth rate in net revenue worldwide and substantial year-on-year growth in the number of search mandates started across most industries and regions. The first quarter of this year showed further positive signs of recovery... (more...)
