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Barbara. Advice

I asked Barbara to tell me the best advice she had ever been given. She said: “I remember reading this advertising campaign that a large US company developed many years ago, possibly in the 80’s and it had a bunch of different aspects to it but one of the things was to never give up. It was early in my career and it always stuck with me. I remember reading it and it’s always stuck with me because I think that’s so important no matter what you’re doing, whether you don’t feel like you can find a solution to a problem or you find yourself in a difficult situation where it just feels like you can’t deal with it; it ...

Developing relationships with executive recruiters and the benefits of doing so.

"How do you go about developing relationships with executive recruiters? What are the benefits of doing so?"     From the perspective of a former executive recruiter: "Developing relationships with executive recruiters is no different than developing business relationships. The best way to get to know executive recruiters is to understand how they make money and figure out how to add value for them. Most recruiters are compensated by the employer looking to fill a position. Therefore, they divide their time between business development (looking for mandates), developing the search strategy for specific mandates, managing client relationships and recruiting; leaving very little time for career coaching or courtesy interviews. With this in mind, I would identify a few recruiters who specialize in your sector ...