8 Skills Recruiters Should Have by Morgan Hoogvelt  Contact Recruiter Directly When I attend career fairs, hiring conferences, recruiting events, or through conversations with prospective candidates, I keep learning that the wrong people are attending these events and working as recruiters. As I walked the room at a recent career fair, prior to the event starting, I sought to introduce myself to some of the other company representatives. I was surprised that many of them were unable to...

CFO Magazine recently had an article in it stressing that Chief financial officers are in a prime position to dissuade their companies from taking action that would stymie growth, BUT they must use arguments that consider overall business strategy, rather than cost alone. This article presents four common mistakes along with solutions for avoiding them. Among growth-killing missteps: pursuing projects that are outside the company's mission and scaling up too quickly.  1) Problem: Going afte...

Companies today, increasingly aware of the importance of business sustainability in the midst of a slow / recessionary environment have turned up the heat on innovative customer focus.  To that end, they have created this KEY position. http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/04/the_rise_of_the_chief_customer.html  

On the Economy (Kiplinger Letter – September 2011) Fear of contagion from the euro zone banking crisis remains overblown. But lingering problems provide another hurdle for the global economy, already affected by the soft patch in the U.S. and by slowing in China and India.

The Anatomy of a Successful Resume ONE PAGE ONLY (See example) a) Name, address, mobile # and email address b) Summary 2 line introduction such as “Dynamic international finance leader with the knowledge and ability to develop and motivate teams to deliver world-class financial results with the solid experience to partner with operational personnel to maximize bottom-line contributions.” Followed by Five sections (see example): 1) Professional Experience (focus on YOUR impact to the bottom li...