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Why Can’t I Fill My Job(s)? In my thirty years in recruitment, I have heard this question, and other related time-worn queries discussed below, countless times. Lately, it seems to be asked more frequently – and with a far greater degree of exasperation – leading me to believe that the problem is getting worse! Author […]

We are excited to announce that Ms. Elaine Wood has joined our client, Duff & Phelps, as Managing Director in their Disputes and Investigations practice in New York. Most recently, Elaine was a Managing Director with Alvarez and Marsal in New York. She holds a Bachelors Degree from Cornell and a J.D. from Columbia University. […]

accountingTODAY recently published partner J. James O’Malley’s article, “To Mitigate Risk in Recruiting for Your Firm, Take These 3 Steps Now.” Read the full article below. According to a recent study from the global consulting firm Protiviti and the Economic Crime and Justice Studies Department at Utica College, companies are ill-prepared to prevent corporate fraud […]

Building a Nationally Recognized Military Recruitment Program We recently interviewed Joseph Pennington, National Military Program Manager, and Dan Green, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, at Combined Insurance Company of America to learn more about their successful and award-winning military veteran recruitment program. Combined Insurance, a leading provider of individual supplemental accident, disability, health and life insurance […]

The value of onboarding is indisputable. Pretty much everyone agrees that onboarding new executives, especially those in mission-critical roles, works. In fact, research shows that organizations with best in class onboarding programs* experience: Significant increases in retention and hiring manager satisfaction Enhanced productivity for new executives as new working relationships are jump started A reduction […]

ERE recently published partner Carl Kutsmode’s article, “4 Tips to Help You Hire Top-Performing Sales Talent.” Read the full article below. Want to hire the next “Michael Jordan” of sales? First, get real about your ideal target candidate profile. I’ve noticed over the last 20-plus years in companies ranging from global brands to startups, that […]

Andersen Alumnni recently published partner Jim O’Malley’s article, “Want to Hire Better People, Quicker for Less $$?” Read the full article below. Consider this: A 2015 survey by CareerBuilder, found that 24% of hiring managers, HR professionals and other full-time workers admitted they spend at least an hour a day on personal email, texts and […]

ERE recently published partner Jim O’Malley’s article, “Redefining Recruitment.” Read the full article below. CEOs aren’t sleeping. Consider this, from PwC: 63 percent of CEOs in the U.S. worry that the availability of key skills will undermine their strategies and plans for growth 93 percent of CEOs say that they recognize the need to change […]

Accounting Today recently published partner Jim O’Malley’s article, “The 2016 Race for Accounting Talent.” Read the full article below. What’s good for the overall economy doesn’t bode well for winning the race to recruit great accounting talent. While the overall unemployment rate continues to hold steady at 5 percent, the unemployment rate within the Bureau […]

Early in my career, I worked in operations for two large transportation companies, Roadway and UPS. At both, I quickly learned that the operations function thrives on metrics. Over time, I have concluded that ALL areas of a business lend themselves to measurement. Yet, for years, we in HR/Recruiting avoided metrics either because we thought […]