It’s Time to Think AND Do

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 a job, replaced by someone who […]

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ROI-based rankings and the affect on Higher Education Communications

Read the NY Times Article Here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/education/lists-that-rank-colleges-value-are-on-the-rise.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& 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 metrics […]

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Relocation Benefits Continue to Evolve

Corporate relocation benefits have declined in recent years but there is one bright spot for candidates: employers are quietly being somewhat more flexible/generous with costs associated with relocating dual-career families. They are more open than in the past to stretching out reimbursement for a candidate’s temporary housing and commuting from the new location to enable […]

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Getting the Most Out of Your Executive Search Firm

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 […]

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Corporate Experience Leading to Non-Profit Success

-by Ben Lambert, Vice President Now more than ever, our client decision-makers at higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations ask us to include candidates from large corporations along with candidates from traditional careers in nonprofits and higher education. Organizations hire us, in part, because of our experience handling searches in all three areas–corporate, nonprofit and […]

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