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“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston Churchill Recently, I had the opportunity to deliver a keynote presentation at SUNY Albany for their Entrepreneurship Group. I presented my view of the qualities, skills, and experience required to establish, grow, and manage a profitable business. While there are many traditional and nontraditional paths to becoming a successful entrepreneur, my route was more indirect. I

Storytelling is the single most powerful tool in the job seeker’s toolkit. Being competent, producing meaningful results, and developing a track record of success are all terrific assets, but without the ability to effectively convey these qualities to a prospective employer, it will be difficult for you to stand out from the crowd. Let’s be clear: Storytelling in this sense is not fiction or fabrication; it is the conveying of your background in an impactful and meaningful

The never ending search for top candidates to fill your open jobs requires research, planning, effort and execution. Relying on inbound efforts alone, i.e. posting ads, is not likely to yield the highest quality results. Finding top talent requires you to “leave no stone unturned” and to be proactive. It requires you to be an ‘opportunity presenter’ to a talent pool not running for the door. It requires you to become a network builder uncovering the passive candidates who

In the information economy, high performers aren’t just being hired by companies to manage the business. High performers are the business. In their new book Talent Wins, co-authors Dominic Barton of McKinsey & Co., business author Ram Charan, and Dennis Carey, vice chairman of executive search firm Korn Ferry, make the case that for a company to thrive, the ability to identify, hire, and nurture talent must be a central function. Quartz At Work spoke to Barton, McKinsey’s g

What really goes on in a well-run professional recruiting practice? Most executives only see the finished product or hired candidate. In recruiting, just like an iceberg, only 10% is visible above the surface. The ‘magic’ really happens in the 90% you can’t see, taking place behind the scenes, or below the surface. The Executive Recruiter’s ultimate goal in this process is to provide the most talented candidates to the client company with the hope that a match is made and

Mankind has been held in the grip of fear for many centuries. Or perhaps more than fear, it’s a creeping anxiety that the latest advances in technology will inevitably lead to unemployment. It’s a deep seated anxiety that we’ll see work being undertaken by machines, computers or robots that had previously been the preserve of humans. Artificial intelligence – and all the commentary surrounding it – is no different. Look right across our economy – at the full spectrum of medi

The Executive Recruiting landscape is an ever-changing, dynamic industry that has been drastically impacted by the advent of the internet over the past two decades. Most corporations have hired troves of talent acquisition representatives and have spent millions of dollars on internet tools and artificial intelligence. These tools purport to replace executive recruiters and claim to find them the perfect candidate for every job opening. Yet, in 2018 there are more working

The holidays are upon us and the clean slate of the New Year is looming. Now is a great time to take stock of what worked well over the past year, and where you can make improvements to your hiring process. I think we can all agree if you aren’t improving you’re falling behind. The race to hire and retain top talent is relentless and never ending. Here are a few resolutions or ‘recruit solutions’ for you to employ in 2018… 1. Make Hiring a Priority Hiring always seems to

The interview process typically involves two parties, the hiring company and the candidate. One thing they both have in common is that they are on their best possible behavior from the moment they are introduced until the candidate signs on the dotted line. This is partly because they are coached by people they trust to act that way, and partly because let’s face it, it is widely considered the socially acceptable behavior in that forum. So how can you really know if you h

Gearing up for the New Year - Have you set your goals? By Steve Margalit As with anything you set out to do in life, practice and repetition of your plan (and good habits) are paramount to your success. It's not only important in your job as a recruiter, it's required . As an Executive Recruiter, there are lots of moving parts that need to be managed in real time, between less than responsive candidates and clients, the handling of different personalities, and any other sur