Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
One mystery for more senior job hunters is the question of “What do employers really want?” in terms of backgrounds, skill sets and experience.
Thanks to one executive search person you can get one good answer – particularly if you’re looking fill a Chief Financial Officer role.
Karen Quint of Spencer Stuart addressed the San Francisco chapter of Financial Executives International, the preeminent association for CFOs and other senior finance executives last month.… Read the rest
Like sprinters accelerating after the blast of a starter’s gun, this week marks for some a rush to get things going toward a new job, a new employer, and/or a new career. The New York Times, for example, has a piece yesterday called Getting Back in Shape for the Job Chase. There is a reason the we feel this way: it’s a New Year and that implies a new start.… Read the rest
There are a number of benefits from working with individuals as an executive coach, and working with start-up and leadership teams as a team coach. Some of them are financial, and some of them are pride in accomplishment. Some of the benefits are the unexpected thank you’s that make you smile from the inside. Here’s one of the latter:
“Dear Mike,
I was referred to your blog by another former BGIer [Barclays Global Investors – now part of BlackRock].… Read the rest
Like thousands of others, you probably have already read “Ten Secrets Headhunters (Usually) Don’t Tell You” ( here ) which covered the in and outs of working with headhunters. (Readers can go also through the full basics of job-hunting by reading the “Choose Me, Hire Me” series which starts here .)
But while headhunters can be helpful career advisors, few are.… Read the rest
The call on the line is from a headhunter: now what?
Richard Nelson Bolles has noted that the best proven job hunting method is when a job hunter takes time to sit down and do some really good work on figuring out who they are and what they have to offer. And working your personal and career network is still the best way bar none to find work opportunities once you’re clear about who you are and what you have to offer.… Read the rest
There are certain steps you should do when you leave a job, and Sam (not his real name) knew them all. He just didn’t follow them.
I thought it was odd when my mid-monthly Life Back West mailer bounced from his work address, but it would not be the first time that an e-mail bounced from a valid address. Odder was the call two week later from a manager from his firm looking for some advice, the type of advice you’d normally get from your Head of Human Resources.… Read the rest