Some Final Thoughts By collecting input about a candidate from several persons including your most trusted interviewer, and professional references, you will likely have all the information you need. If there are issues, some of the signals will be obvious but some may be subtle. As for the latter, consider the following in your final […]

Post Interview Follow-up and Ultimate Reference Checking After the Interview Gather input from others you respect and compare notes: Typically, a company will invite a candidate back for a second or third visit to meet with several persons with whom he/she would work, including peers, direct reports, and perhaps board members. For these sessions, consider […]

By Krista Haley, Senior Vice President The great recession thinned the ranks of most corporate communications departments. Those professionals remaining have to wear many hats. The communications executive who just wants to participate in strategic communications planning and delegate the implementation of those plans to someone else will soon find him or herself out of […]

You and your executive search firm want the same thing: a successful search. That   means an efficient process that yields a panel of the highest quality, hirable candidates. You’ve contracted with a firm that has the right expertise and the track record to get this done. The next steps in the process belong to you—and […]

Read the NY Times Article Here: www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/education/lists-that-rank-colleges-value-are-on-the-rise.html   Interesting article. While there are several college rankings, each with their own criteria, “value-based” or ROI-based rankings are growing in popularity. Earlier this year, President Obama proposed a plan to link federal financial aid to a universal ranking system that would grade colleges and universities based on […]