Crafting Vision: Keys to Job Search Success
By Leonard Pfeiffer & Margarita Noriega I was sitting in the Hay Adams dining room one morningI, the recruiter, and my guest, a candidate for the CEO position of a large non-profit. The candidates passion was dimmed from our previous discussions and the dialogue confusing. I left the breakfast baffled and disappointed in a person who seemed to be a great candidate. I learned later that afternoon the candidates employer was at the next table the entire meeting.
Read MoreIRS Clarifies Rule 409A for Deferred Comp
Last month, the Internal Revenue Service finalized the tax code defining deferred compensation arrangements offered by tax-exempt organizations and prescribed tax penalties for plans found in violation.Organizations have until Dec. 31, 2007 to either comply with the new tax code section 409A or circumvent its reach to avoid significant tax penalties.
Read MoreMore Assns Hiring Firms to Find CEO
It usually takes 10 minutes for executive recruiter Charlie Ingersoll to discern if a candidate will be a good fit to lead a trade association. Its listening to candidates and how they connect the dots and noting if theyre credible, and how they would fit into the culture of a trade group, Ingersoll said.
Read MorePrimed to Lead: Cheryl Durst, IIDA
When Cheryl Durst became CEO and executive vice president of the International Interior Design Association in 1999, she was greeted by a financial crisis. Durst took the reins after IIDA was coming out of a merger with three prominent interior design organizations: the Institute of Business Designers, the International Society of Interior Designers and the Council of Federal Interior Designers.
Read MoreRecruiting Firm CTPartners Grows, Expands
Churn and turnover at the top of companies drives the retained executive search industry, but shake-ups inside of search firms are creating a new hierarchy of dominance among the competition. CTPartners, the firm formerly known as Christian & Timbers, has rebranded itself and added three new offices in South America. The expansion comes after explosive growth in the company, where revenues climbed 70 percent in 2006.
Read MoreSteelworkers Union and Industry Form Alliance
The United Steelworkers of America and related manufacturing companies are joining forces in a new organization to promote and protect manufacturing jobs in the U.S. The Alliance for American Manufacturing was created to deliver a united message from manufacturing workers and companies about trade policies and pressing issues facing the domestic manufacturing industry today. When workers and employers speak together with one
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