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Did you know that today’s workforce is nearly evenly split between Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials? According to recent Pew research, the current blend of generations in the U.S. labor force is about 29%, 34%, and 34% respectively. While this…
This month’s Core Connections Feature profiles Jim Bolduc, Senior Managing Director of JPB Capital Partners. With nearly 20 years of experience at JPB, Bolduc holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of…
When describing their tastes in fine art or the type of new home they’re looking for, many people will simply say, “I’ll know it when I see it.” When I describe what it takes to identify candidates with high emotional…
Core Thoughts is a series on my blog where I throw a question into the ring for discussion and allow my amazing colleagues and connections to answer. In this month's Core Thoughts series I posed the following questions to…
We're well into summer and many of you probably have plans to power down and relax at some point in the coming days, whether it's on a beach, in a cabin, or in the comfort of your own home. During…
This month's Core Connections Feature profiles Joe Gigliotti, Region President-Control States of Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC). Working with RNDC historical companies as a result of acquisitions and mergers for the last 33 years, Joe is a wine connoisseur (and…
How important do you think relocation is when it comes to a candidate's decision to accept a new position? I'm here to tell you that however important you think it i - ¦ it's much more. Relocation is often treated…
"Ask the right questions if you're going to find the right answers." - Vanessa Redgrave A metaphor I often hear when it comes to executive search is that it's like "finding a diamond in the rough. " While the diamond…
LinkedIn is, in my opinion, one of the few tools in my industry that has really stood the test of time. In my last post I talked about moving beyond simply connecting with people or posting your resume on LinkedIn…
In case you haven't been able to tell from the 40th Anniversary branding and blogs about Rolodexes here on my site, I've been doing executive search for quite a while. When you've been in the field as long as I…