Our Director of Recruitment, Kira Pozehl, weighs in on how to be a great partner with the client and adding value to the hiring process. Well said Kira and thank you! Last year we were running a search that was at first, yielding mediocre results. Our client had a strong need for a local candidate. [...]
I collect examples of true leadership. This week, Darrell Royal died. He was 88 years old and was the former coach of the Texas Longhorns football team. His teams in the 60's won three national championships. Many Royal stories have been published and talked about this week. This is my favorite and a truly great [...]
As an Austin Retained Executive Search firm, I am often asked about what we offer in the way of on-boarding or an integration process with new executives who are hired by each company. Great question because when new hires are fired early in their tenure, it is usually due to soft skills and not being [...]
Recently, my spouse Bonnie Balistreri, of Bonnie Balistreri Image Consulting and I partnered together with Six executives who were looking for their next big job challenge. We offered them real time feedback on their interviewing competencies plus their non-verbal behavior and image within the mock interviewing experience. We packaged this offering by telling the executives [...]
As a retained executive search firm here in Austin, we have an interview process that heavily relies on active listening. The candidate will tell you everything if you listen and then you can make the best assessment. Get them to do most of the talking. This is my method for getting candidates to do most [...]
This is fourth in a continuing series related to clients I learn from and admire. One of the best leaders I have had the pleasure of working with is Karen Ganzlin, Chief Human Resources Officer of TD Ameritrade. Karen has the uncanny ability of getting the most out of people in a very positive way. [...]
Just a brief, positive shout out to Amplify Credit Union of Austin, Texas. As you know, many employees and firms (more than ever before) are working out of their homes. Amplify offers an opportunity for Members where you can utilize their conference room for your own business. I will be using their conference room at [...]
Received another resume this week that I wanted to share with you. The candidate is a Special Events, Team Building professional and for the creative environment that she comes from, I thought her resume was innovative, creative and bold. Here is a link to her resume (without her name or real contact info) so that [...]
As you can imagine, as a Retained Executive Search Firm in Austin, Texas, I certainly do my share of reading resumes. Recently I received a very cool resume that incorporated a very simple idea. The candidate included a company logo on the left-hand side of each firm she had worked for and for the universities she [...]
Here is part of a recent, excellent article in Forbes.com by Meghan M. Biro ("Workplace Culture Leaders Humanize the Onboarding Process") in regard to humanizing the onboarding process for new employees: Here’s my idea of an ideal mix of traditional and social onboarding – a program designed to keep the personal touch while automating processes where it [...]
