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A Startup’s CEO Journey to Beta Launch

This is an Entrepreneur’s journey through the trials and tribulations (and colossal blunders) of launching a start up. The journey is not an easy one, but passion, faith and conviction help to foster a vision of what “could be”. That, in and of itself, is enough to continue to drive a vision forward and to pursue a dream that is worth pursuing, even if you are second guessing that decision on a regular basis.

Is the “Great Recession” Changing Recruiting?

According to both recent market data and anecdotal data from my recruiting friends, the employment market may have bottomed out. It now seems likely that recruiting will start to pick up again within the coming months. I am of the opinion that this “Great Recession” has fundamentally changed the behavior in which companies [...]

Google, Apple, & Yahoo - Anti-Recruiting Pact?

The Washington Post is reporting that the Justice Dept. is investigating whether or not some of the best known tech companies violated antitrust laws by agreeing not to recruit each other’s talent.  Google, Yahoo, and Apple were mentioned in the article.  You can read the article here.

Recruiter Confidence Climbs To Highest Level In Eleven Months

I just read this interesting press release from ExecuNet that says recruiters that seems to indicate the executive employment market is starting to come back.  2 factoids from this release:

The RCI is now at its highest levels since June, 2008.
57% of recruiters surveyed are confident or very confident the exec employment market will improve in [...]

LinkedIn – Valuable Network or Simply the Golden Rolodex?

Yesterday’s posting, “Your LinkedIn Network Aint What You Think” I pondered the real value of a LinkedIn network. For me, my LinkedIn “network” proved less valuable than I originally thought. When I think about LinkedIn - as it relates directly to recruiting - it clearly provides utility and benefit. It seems to me that LinkedIn [...]

Your LinkedIn Network Aint What You Think

Each day I tend to receive 5 to 10 new LinkedIn requests. I guess it makes sense. The tenuous nature of the economy is making people nervous about their job prospects, so folks are proactively developing and expanding their “professional” network. I guess I should feel honored. It seems some folks think that being connected [...]

Exec Recruiter’s Rant: “Think You’re a Big Kahuna? You’re NOT!”

I am an old Clint Eastwood fan. I love his movies (well, except Unforgiven – except for the ending when he kills everyone). There is a line in the movie “Magnum Force” where Dirty Harry (Clint) says, “Man’s got to know his limitations”. Great line. (You can see it here ). As an executive recruiter, [...]