Six-Figure Learnings
Since founding ExecuNet in 1988, Dave Opton has used his 40+ years of experience in Human Resources to develop the premier private business and career network for senior-level executives with salaries above $150,000.
Dave has worked with executive recruiters and six-figure leaders across all industries during his 20+ years as CEO and as a result, has learned about the most effective job search and career development strategies.
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Intent To Hire
Many readers here are aware that since 2003, ExecuNet has been tracking how the search community feels about the market. We publish it on our website under what we call the Recruiter Confidence Index. We have seen that index climbing steadily the summer of last year. All good news.As we all saw recently, the US economy lost 36,000 additional jobs in February which was a smaller loss than |
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Jamie Oliver's TED Speech
I know there are some who think Jamie Oliver is a bit over the edge when it comes to his crusade re: obesity. I also know that there are those who have both good and not so good things to say about the TED Awards, speeches, etc. Indeed if you are one of the thousands (millions?) of Tech Crunch followers you probably saw the back and forth over the speech given by shock stand-up comedienne Sarah |
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Don't Get Mad, Get Even
My guess is that most everyone who stops by this blog from time to time will recognize the name CareerXroads. However, just for the record for those who might be experiencing short-term memory loss, CareerXroads is an enterprise founded in 1994 by Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin.For many years among other things, Mark and Gerry have published a newsletter called: CareerXroads Update. The name is |
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Houston: My Net Isn't Working
Aside from the frustration experienced by job seekers from what feels like the "black hole" in responding to postings on job boards (and there is enough on that subject to provide fodder for posts for the next year!) the next major pain point often seems to be around the dreaded word for anyone in transition: networking.Yes, they have read the stats be they from our own Executive Job Market |
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Getting Through The Maze
Given the current state of affairs on the unemployment front these days it probably comes as no surprise that two of the most asked questions we get from ExecuNet members who have been caught up in all this are:1. What is the "secret" in dealing with recruiters, and 2. What sort of strategies are there for moving from one industry to another?I could easily list another ten to twenty questions |
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The Happenstance Theory of Career Planning
I guess I should start this post with a tip of the hat to longer vacations. I, like many Americans, rarely use all of the vacation time allotted, but this year I made an exception and invested three weeks to explore Bali, Burma and Thailand. Once I got over the guilt's (that took about a week) by the time we returned, I didn't even know what day of the week it was. Of course, some of that |
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Mekong Blue
So I am driving to work and listening to NPR as I do on most days. On Morning Edition I hear this story about Mekong Blue and immediately said to myself this would be a good thing to share for those who may not yet know about this project. Since I just recently returned from a trip to SE Asia, this might have had something to do with my wanting to help get the word out on a project like this, |
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One Man's Opinion
One of the things that has made being a part of ExecuNet so satisfying and rewarding over the years is meeting and getting to know our members be it in person, on the phone, or online.In the case of Rick Hubbard it was first via email and then by phone.His self-description is that of a "Technologist, Author & Professional Services Executive" and now having spent a fair amount of time with Rick, I |
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Executive jobs: It’s not you, it’s not me. It’s just not meant to be.
Just to show you how far being the times I am, the subject of this post was actually around since August of last year. Fortunately for readers, the content of Jose Ruiz's post was not time sensitive, indeed, in some respects it is timeless.Jose, as you'll see if you check out his site, is a principal in Heidrick & Struggles Monterrey office where, as his bio indicates, he specializes in |
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From Start To Finish
Okay, so here's today's cash call question: As you look over the list below, what do the numbers at in front of each statement have in common? #59 Should you jump in and save every sales situation?#39 Do you have to know everything that's happening? #38 What is the one thing that makes people join your new company? #6 Is having fun at work over-rated?#7 Why is firing someone at your |
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Three Questions Executives Should Ask for the New Year
We're almost out of January, and a lot of the resolution stuff is wearing off so I am rushing to get this off my chest before it simply proves I am further behind the power curve than even I thought.Question: Do you hate stuff that makes you think as much as I do? Okay, maybe hate is too strong a word, maybe feeling humiliated and embarrassed is more like it.Well, I have to admit publically that |
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Getting A Cyber Mulligan
There is an old saying that goes something like "when you're mad, write the letter but don't send it until the next day." The same can often be said for things you put out on the net. In fact, even if you aren't particularly ticked off about something, but just fired stuff off after a few glasses of wine or when you were back in college and someone dared you to upload something that you now |
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Leadership Values
When the new year begins the lists come out and it's always time to see who views what as "winners", "losers", and/or what's in store for the next twelve months or so.The other thing that happens, at least for me, is that this time of year makes you think of where things have been, what's changed, and what worked and what didn't. It also makes me think of what hasn't changed and why.And so it was |