As a part of a continuing series, we are bringing you insights gained from polls of our candidate base. This time, we polled our candidates on their willingness to consider a job in the newly burgeoning cannabis industry. Here’s what we found: Is cannabis headed toward the mainstream? Judging by the headlines you see in
The challenge: we are often in the position of helping fast-growth companies establish their first market presence in the United States. Employers turn to us to navigate a complex set of both cultural, economic and legal circumstances. How you choose to employ a candidate (whether as an independent contractor, full-time employee or other) will affect
If you work in corporate America in 2018, there is no way to avoid it: you’ve either hired or you work with millennials. By way of definition, millennials also known as Generation Y, were born in the early 80s through the turn of the millennium. They are a generation marked by the ubiquity of technology in their
With 500 million users, LinkedIn is no doubt the go-to source for talent and it’s a key resource in any recruiter’s toolkit. But too many people don’t know how to use the powerful tools contained within LinkedIn. First, a little clarification on the levels LinkedIn you can subscribe to. All of us are familiar with
This October 16-19, ACCUR is excited to be a part of the CFR Global Executive Search Conference, where we will join with other leaders in the recruiting industry to discuss technology, emerging trends, challenges and opportunities in the market. ACCUR Recruiting Services is the official partner of CFR Global Executive Search in New York City
When you are looking to expand in a US market, you will naturally wrestle with the question: do I want to send a general manager from the home office or hire locally? This is a question we help our clients navigate all the time. This “first hire” is critical, and while no one approach suits
You are a successful European company in luxury goods or other retail, and you want to get into the US. What do you need to know? At ACCUR Recruiting Services, we’ve worked with more than 100 companies over the past 12 years, and this is what our experiences teach us: Adjust Your Expectations about US
A question that we’re faced with frequently is how should a European company, be it in luxury goods, consumer goods or any other retail categories, approach critical American hires? “Culture” is always a bit hard to define, but in this article we want to provide some of the insights we’ve developed about the differences in
