Job Market Loses Momentum but Executive Prospects Still Positive

Posted By: Mark Anderson
Filed Under: mark anderson, recruiter confidence index, executive hiring, economy, executive job creation index, growth, jobs report, recruiter confidence

At only 54,000 jobs created, the US jobs report on Friday was disappointing. Private sector jobs increased 83,000 but were still below the average of the first four months of 2011. Economists were expecting approximately 170,000 jobs to be added in May and similar numbers for the private sector.

One month does not make a trend, but the lower number of jobs created certainly shows a loss of momentum. It does continue to reinforce the unevenness of the recovery and shows the economy's continued slow advance against earlier hopeful expectations for a fuller rebound.

Published on: Monday, June 06, 2011

Sure-Thing-Taking

Posted By: Anthony Vlahos
Filed Under: leadership, innovation, executive hiring, anthony vlahos, risk taking, new ideas, curiosity

Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the bird is?

We can risk curiosity. In fact, business leaders have to. Without curiosity, our thinking gets small and our vision narrows. With it, real innovation and growth can happen.

We forget to hire for curiosity. The employee who asks "why" a lot; who is inner-directed and develops her own ideas; who is always doing that which she cannot do, so she may learn how to do it; who explores first and then considers whether she will accept the ramifications — that cat often winds up in lockdown.

Published on: Friday, June 03, 2011

More Search Firms Plan to Expand their Staff to Keep Pace with Talent Demand

Posted By: Joseph Daniel McCool
Filed Under: joseph daniel mccool, executive recruiters, search firms, search firm hiring index

More executive search firms are planning to add consulting and research staff in the next three months to keep up with sustained corporate demand for management talent and executive recruiting services.

In May, ExecuNet's benchmark Search Firm Hiring Index revealed that 27 percent of 162 responding executive recruiters indicated they would be adding new professional research and consulting staff over the next three months, up six points from April.

Published on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Recruiter Confidence Suggests Solid Hiring Activity Ahead

Posted By: Joseph Daniel McCool
Filed Under: joseph daniel mccool, executive recruiters, executive employment, business confidence, hiring, recruiter confidence

A leading indicator of where executive hiring will go this summer and fall remains decidedly positive. In May, ExecuNet's benchmark Recruiter Confidence Index revealed that 66 percent of 162 executive search firm respondents were "confident" or "very confident" the executive employment market will improve over the next six months, up one point from April.

"In some years past, we've seen a seasonal slowdown in executive hiring activity due in part to corporate interviewers and/or management job candidates taking vacations," says ExecuNet President and Chief Economist Mark Anderson.

Published on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Innovation Library

Posted By: Robyn Greenspan
Filed Under: world innovation forum, robyn greenspan, innovation, hsm, tony hsieh, roger martin, zappos, jeanne meister, daniel pink, clayton christensen

Once again, ExecuNet was invited to partner with HSM at their World Innovation Forum as key members of the Bloggers Hub, reporting the powerful insight and thoughtful commentary from the global leaders and business icons onstage — and backstage.