Career Planning and Recruitment

Given that men and women in today’s workforce change careers an average of 2-4 times over the course of their working lives, the statistics appear to imply that the probability of breaking from one’s current career path is as high as a marriage dissolving, if not more.
In both cases, it is easy to see that [...]

Recruitment agencies are similar to the specialists on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange who match buyers and sellers. The agencies for their part serve to match job posters and job seekers.
In doing so however the agency can be expected to go through a type of life cycle wherein it is either working [...]

Selecting a recruitment agency can be simplified by taking into account a few different yet basic factors. First and foremost, you will have to decide where on your career path you are actually on.
Are you seeking to move up into a higher ranking position in your current company or at a different firm? Or are [...]

If you are a job hunter currently and have been hitting some dead-ends in your job search, working with a recruiter can be a potentially be the detour you need to get your career back on the highway. However it is important to keep in mind the nature of recruiters and recruitment agencies in general.
It [...]

Online recruiting has exploded in the last decade and with good reason. Not only have job posters and job seekers turned to the web and as an efficient portal to connect with each other, but also, doing this online presents a more dynamic and current time framework.
Job posters can post and modify job descriptions in [...]

If you are unsatisfied with your current position or your career and therefore are looking to make a switch but maybe not very far, working with your company’s HR department may be an effective strategy to uncover available opportunities in your current company itself. Recently I myself was looking for a change out of my [...]

When it comes to executive recruitment, many companies these days employ the use of executive search consultants, also known as headhunters or simply recruiters. These consultants are working with the company to identify and recruit (hire) capable executives who fit a very particular profile. For an executive looking to make a change, working with a [...]