An increasing number of higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations are elevating their existing communications roles or creating entirely new communications leadership roles. Why? They’re looking for more proactive, strategic management for their communications and marketing efforts. We highlighted this shift among Liberal Arts Colleges in our blog last October entitled ROI-based rankings and the […]

In this day and age of internet, online job postings, and LinkedIn connections, why would any company still need to use the professional services of a “retained” executive search firm?   Here’s what a company should expect that online services can’t provide:   1) quality of candidates to choose from, 2) time saved, and 3) year-long guarantee. […]

Ever since the Industrial Revolution, job descriptions have grown in importance to U.S. companies, to the point where few employment actions can take place without one. A job description must accompany any requisition to add or replace a person on a corporate team. It serves as the foundation for establishing a pay grade, for training […]

by Krista Haley, Senior Vice President From our vantage point, we can see that considerably greater emphasis is being placed by companies today on internal communications and employee engagement. Could this be due to something that at first seems unrelated: social media? Because of social media, and the Internet in general, rank and file employees […]

by Ben Lambert, Vice President Beyond your title, organization, scope of responsibilities, education, and other customary resume musts, executive recruiters really want to learn about your accomplishments. What specific results have you achieved? Too often in resumes, candidates focus on their responsibilities and neglect their accomplishments. It’s important to tout your success stories. You’re doing […]