As an executive search consultant, I have heard several horror stories from candidates about negative experiences at the hands of companies and recruiters. If some of the scenarios below don’t sound familiar, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. “The company seemed so positive about my candidacy, but now, they have stopped returning my [...]
[ Read More → ]By Sally Stetson
on February 15, 2012 
This entry is filed under Human Resources Excellence and tagged Candidate Experience, CareerXroads, Fortune, Interviewing Tips.
By John Salveson
on February 1, 2012 
This entry is filed under Human Resources Excellence, Talent Management and tagged Fostering Talent, Hospital, Patient Safety, Professional Services Excellence, Quality Commitment.
I’ve spent my entire career in professional services, starting as a mental health professional followed by various stints in different parts of human resources services – employee assistance programs, outplacement and career management – and for the past 15 years, retained executive search. I always have felt that the professional services sector is a [...]
[ Read More → ]By Sally Stetson
on January 4, 2012
This entry is filed under Career Counseling, Networking and tagged job search, LinkedIn, Networking, New Year's resolution, resume.
I know. We always start out the New Year with a resolution and try hard to stick with it. Most times, we stray from our goal. Whether it is fitting more exercise in our daily routine or spending more quality time with our family – we always have good intentions. Our busy lives just get [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Salveson
on December 7, 2011
This entry is filed under Talent Management and tagged company culture, exit interview, rewards, talent retention, turnover.
Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to pose this question to a group of executives: Which of these is more challenging in your business? Finding great talent Keeping great talent By a margin of 2:1, survey respondents said they had more trouble keeping talent. One respondent took the time to point [...]
[ Read More → ]By Sally Stetson
on November 28, 2011
This entry is filed under Human Resources Excellence, Retained Search and tagged best practices, executive search, HR, HR leadership, human resources, Philadelphia executive search, Philadelphia retained executive search, Retained Executive Search, retained search, Salveson Stetson Group, Succession Planning. | 4 Comments
In the executive search world, I often hear several “ideal profiles” when companies are looking for new human resources leaders; however, most companies have one thing in common: they want a solid human resources generalist who “knows their stuff” across a variety of functional areas. In addition to broad-based human resources skills, talent management, [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on November 21, 2011 
This entry is filed under Retained Search, Talent Management and tagged best practice, executive search, Retained Executive Search, Talent Acquisition. | 2 Comments
While conducting the search for a Vice President of Human Resources for an international consumer goods company last year, I had the hardest time convincing the hiring manager to interview one of the candidates we surfaced for the position. She had fewer years of experience than he was seeking, her industry exposure was related but [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on November 2, 2011
This entry is filed under Leadership, Retained Search, Talent Management and tagged Corporate Leadership Council, Donna Weiss, Global Diversity, IACPR Conference, Multi-Cultural Leadership Skills, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition. | 1 Comment
I had the opportunity to attend “The New Talent Management: Strategies for the Future,” this year’s theme for the annual Global Conference hosted by the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruiters (IACPR) in New York City last week. IACPR connects professionals in executive search with talent acquisition leaders at several Fortune 500 companies. The [...]
[ Read More → ]By Sally Stetson
on October 17, 2011
This entry is filed under Career Counseling, Networking and tagged advice, job search, Networking. | 2 Comments
How many times a week do you receive a call or email from someone who is out of work and looking for a job? Do you respond to those messages or do you purposefully ignore them because you are too busy? I know all of us who are fortunate enough to be working are likely [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Salveson
on October 11, 2011
This entry is filed under Non-Profit and tagged board of directors, committees, fundraising, non-profit. | 2 Comments
Given my line of work, I am frequently asked to meet with senior-level executives who are either in transition or thinking about making a career move. Usually, they are people who are referred to me by people I already know and they are often executives who have had outstanding, successful careers. I always ask [...]
[ Read More → ]By John Touey
on October 3, 2011
This entry is filed under Economy, Retained Search and tagged debt crisis, economy, greece, insomnia, Job Growth, phillies, teenage daughters. | 4 Comments
I feel the need to temper the optimism of my mid-year report on executive employment, with a post more fraught with the anxiety that any professional in the talent acquisition industry might be feeling in a global economy that appears to be teetering on the brink of, if not collapse, then a prolonged period of [...]
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