• When Opportunity Knocks, Is It Knocking for You?

  • The Road to Perdition Is Paved With Wrong Assumptions

    Many years ago, the National Safety Council discovered that most accidents do not occur out of ignorance – but rather from false assumptions. For example: “I can read this book and keep my eyes on the road at the same time.” “I can skip the safety goggles just this once.” “That electric circuit can’t be live.” Clearly, wrong assumptions can […]

  • FAQs About Recruiters

    Recruiting often seems to be a mysterious process. Candidates wonder how they can best “use” a recruiter … how they can get a recruiter’s attention … why recruiters aren’t calling them back … and so forth. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions of Sanford Rose Associates search consultants – and how we answer them. How can I […]

  • The Recovery Has Begun

    What to expect in 2010 The good thing about 2009 is it has ended. It was an extremely difficult year. The “global economic crisis” or the “Great Recession,” as it has been called in the United States, is finally over. Most economists agree that the global economic recovery that began at the end of 2009 will continue throughout 2010. As […]

  • Time to Focus on Talent Management

    How will you attract and retain the best executive talent? Ask a CEO about the number one thing that keeps him up at night, and you might be surprised by the answer. For many senior executives, the biggest cause for concern is talent management, not the competition. In an informal survey of more than 450 executives conducted last fall by […]

  • Corporate Matchmaking

    Personality Testing in the Employment Process Like singles using dating services, many companies try to find their “perfect match” through the use of personality tests and other psychometric testing.  It has been estimated that 30% of all companies have incorporated some sort of personality testing into their hiring process.   The potential “cultural fit” of a candidate within an organization is […]

  • A Rising Tide?

    Employees Begin to Explore Their Options More employees are beginning to take a course of action that was unthinkable a few months ago. They are quitting their jobs. As reported by many media outlets, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of workers who voluntarily left (quit) their jobs outnumbered those who were laid off in February, March, […]

  • Extreme Commuters, Virtual CEO’s, and Other Mobile Executives

    Doesn’t Anyone Just Relocate Anymore? In the not too distant past, the climb up the corporate ladder for many executives included a couple of strategic relocations. Most companies assumed that for the right position, executives would move their families wherever the job required. That assumption is no longer accurate. Over half (56%) of the respondents in the Atlas 2010 Corporate […]

  • Talking About the Baby Boomer Generation

    Are fears of a coming “labor shortage” and “knowledge drain” well founded? Despite the recent economic downturn, many experts believe that within 10 years there will be a labor shortage in the United States, the United Kingdom, and much of Western Europe resulting from the retirement of many workers from the Baby Boomer generation (those born 1946 – 1964) and […]

  • Due Diligence or Discrimination?

    Pre-employment background checks are under increased scrutiny. Conducting a background check on prospective candidates is considered part of the normal due diligence in the hiring process by many employers.  Reviewing a candidate’s criminal record and credit provides the hiring manager with more information on that candidate and may identify potential “red flags”.  The practice has, however, come under increased scrutiny […]