10 Compelling Reasons to Retain an Executive Search Firm
Discover 10 key reasons to use executive search firms for superior talent acquisition, industry expertise, and strategic hiring success.
You will find here, many important tips for recruiters, talent acquisition managers and other recruitment decision makers, including how to read resumes, what questions to ask during interview, but also how to search Linkedin or other resume databases.
Succession Planning: Key Considerations
The popular HBO show Succession successfully dramatized something that family business owners know well: the challenging task of making sure their exit from a business that they have tended to…
Interview Questions for Data Driven Executive roles
Perhaps ten years ago, data-informed decision making was often siloed in departments like IT. These days, we are increasingly seeing a robust demand for data skills in every aspect of…
Launching a New Cosmetics Brand: The Executive Skills To Look For
Cosmetics is one of the most competitive industries that exist. You have a number of multinational conglomerate like L’Oréal, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Shishedo and Estée Lauder alongside startups such…
Employer Branding 101: How to Use it to Attract & Retain Top Talent
Despite fears of a looming recession, the job market remains tight. And while we find that compensation and flexible work policies are the biggest factor in attracting talented candidates, a…
Salary Talk: Coping with Inflation and its Impact on Recruiting
One of the biggest questions we get from our clients nowadays relates to the incredible acceleration of salary expectations against rising economic inflation. Workers are facing higher costs from their…
Executive Recruiting in NYC in 2022: Special Opportunities and Challenges
The omnicron surge of the Coronavirus hit the New York City economy particularly hard. Consider some of the following stats from recent months: At the same time, many industries have…
Strategies for Hiring Key Executive Roles in a Private Equity Backed Company
Private equity backed companies are a unique challenge to recruit for. On the one hand, these types of companies need executives with proven track records, on the other hand, even…
Taking Stock of a Turbulent Year in Hiring with 8 Recruiting Predictions for 2022
As we look back on 2021 and look forward to what 2022 has in store for hiring and executive recruiting, we here at ACCUR are grateful for the growth and…
Improving Online Meetings and Interviews
As remote work becomes more prominent in everyone’s lives, we’re bringing you new tips and articles on making your remote workforce more successful and efficient from the hiring process to…
Five Goals for Talent Acquisition in 2020
The beginning of the year always gets us to thinking about goals, everything from eating better to attaining a more optimal work-life balance. Companies, too, can benefit from this time…
ACCUR Decade in Review
What a decade it’s been in the world of executive recruiting! We have a host of new technological innovations promising to make our jobs easier and our candidate-company matches even…
All About Work Visas for International Business Executives
While we cannot provide legal advice, in our work with international companies seeking to do business in the United States we have developed a lot of knowledge around work visas,…
6 Eco-friendly Strategies that Your Employees Will Love (And Will Save You Money)
We recently did a poll of our database of employees on what non-compensation-related amenities most influence their job satisfaction. We were surprised to find that “eco-friendly development strategy” ranked at…
Become an ACCUR Partner
Did you know that ACCUR Recruiting Services can source qualified executive talent in over thirty countries around the world? It’s true, and the way we do that is by cultivating…
Insight Report: MOOCs, Online Learning, and the Future of Skills Training
Once upon a time there was a traditional route to the top of the executive ranks: get a bachelor’s degree from an impressive school, get good grades, and possibly move…
ACCUR Explainer: Interview Questions Do’s and Don’ts
Please note: This post is not intended to provide legal guidance. Please consult with you attorney for the relevant law in your locality. We’ve previously created a guide to interview…
Insight Report: What Types of Professional Development Do Workers Want?
As part of a continuing series to bring you intelligence from the workforce, we learned that workers prize employers who offered professional development. Because that type of development can take…
End of Summer Resource Roundup
As summer comes to a close, we know many of our colleagues are out there enjoying barbecues, hitting the beach, and, of course, gearing up for an energetic Q4 and…
When to Consider an RPO
In addition to offering our clients the typical retained or contingency executive recruiting services, ACCUR Recruiting Services is sometimes contacted to be an “RPO provider.” In this article, we want…
Customs in Working Hours Around the World
“If you’re not planning to work on Saturday, don’t even bother coming in one Sunday,” is an old saying that is sometimes attributed to legendary workaholic Walt Disney. The subject…
Do You Have a Talent Acquisition Strategy?
Companies that are able to attract and retain the best talent year after year, regardless of whether the economy is up or down, don’t achieve that enviable position simply by…
Executive Compensation: How to Set a Realistic Salary Range
On the face of it, setting a salary range for an executive position should be straightforward. After all, we’re just talking about numbers, right? Scratch the surface, however, and salary…
Chief Revenue Officers and the Hospitality Industry
In our work here at ACCUR Recruiting Services we are often tasked with sourcing qualified Chief Revenue Officers and other highly placed executives faced with extracting the highest possible revenue…
Wrap-Up: CFR North America Convening in Montreal
Last week, we were pleased to be a part of the North American Convening of our CFR partners, always a great chance to gather with colleagues and discuss the most…
We’ll Be at the CFR North America Convening in Montreal May 30-31, 2019
ACCUR Recruiting Services is pleased to join our colleagues from the CFR global network at a convening in Montreal late in the month of May. These conventions are a valuable…
What Kind of Sales Manager Do You Need for CPG or Retail Business?
Sales managers play a critical role any type of company who has a retail distribution chain: from jewelry to cosmetics, liquor to watches. We are often called on to fill…
Using LinkedIn to Find Better Candidates: Boolean Searches
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…
2018 Americas CFR Global Executive Search meeting in Chicago
Last month took place our yearly regional meeting for the CFR Global Executive Search network. All the Americas partners gathered in Chicago, IL. The event was hosted by DSML Executive…
What to review in a candidate’s resume
When putting together a team to work in the luxury business, or looking for a replacement, certain factors can tell you which candidates to shortlist for an interview, and those…
What to look for in a luxury candidate
The luxury sector faces constant changes, and it is one of the most dynamic sectors in the world. However, it presents a problem when it comes to finding the right…
Key questions for your interviews
Finding the right employee for companies in the luxury business is as hard as it is in any other line of work if not harder. While there are a lot…
How to keep your talent?
You have put in time and effort during the interviewing process, and you finally have the right candidate for your luxury brand. The next big task is to ensure that…
How to find the right candidate?
The current luxury business environment is facing a shortage of worthy candidates to fill the positions left vacant after the retiring or demise of former employees. Candidates prepare award-winning resumes,…
How often should you train your team?
Building employee capacity and skill is an undertaking that every employer should take very seriously. Employees are an essential part of your success and making sure that they have the…
Recruiting young talents in the luxury sector in Mexico City
For businesses in the luxury sector, your biggest hurdle is finding the human resource that understands that your clients are not only coming to you for services but also, for…
Generational differences in the workplace
Every employer will in most cases have five very different generations of employees who have varying approach to how things should be done. As expected, you are required to provide…
Generation Y’s expectations in the workplace
It might be a tough pill to swallow, but every employer has to be awake to the fact that incorporating different generations into the workforce comes with its challenges. Because…
Generational gaps in the workplace
The generational theory was first promoted by two Yale, and Harvard trained political economists Howe and Strauss. They suggested that there are value bases for each generation. Even though at…
Luxury retail interview: Questions and Answers
This question determines which of the shortlisted candidates is prepared to work in your luxury retail store. The answer to this question goes deeper than the benefits that come with the position. An applicant serious about getting the job will have done their research to know the type of luxury products and services the company offers.
Experience vs. diploma: What works best for your company?
When hiring, every employer is faced with the difficult task of deciding between experience and academic papers. In most cases, the decision is made a lot easier by having applicants…
Facebook and brand recognition
Facebook has over 2 billion active monthly users, and it holds more promise than to simply help people connect. Most luxury brands have social media managers who engage existing and…
List of skills needed in luxury business
Obviously, there are dozens of jobs in luxury that each requires a different set of hard skills. However, when thinking about the luxury industry, we discover some unique characteristics in…
How to attract young talents
Your success in the luxury industry is mainly dependent on your ability to put together a workforce that not only understands the essence and fabric of the business but also…
Recruiting young talents for the luxury sector in California
California has become one of the most iconic fashion capitals of the world thanks to the many music and film stars residing in the state. The growing numbers of celebrities…
Benefits of being part of a luxury talent factory
Less than a century ago, luxury brands were the forte of entrepreneurial designers and family enterprises. The tide has changed, and now groups own the leading luxury brands in the…
Recruiting young talents for the luxury sector in NY
New York is one of the fashion capitals in the world, and it is flocking with young luxury retailers, designers and other professionals in the luxury sector. However, as a…
In which universities will you find your talents?
Human resource is a crucial factor in providing quality services and accountability in the luxury sector. To find the right kind of talent, it is imperative to be in the…
Interview questions to ask in when hiring luxury retail
Interviews are two-way conversations and an interviewee who cannot maintain a conversation is one to kick out of the door. With the reduced attention exhibited by the current crop of young talents, they will prefer online or phone interviews.
How to Attract Talents
In a world with rising cases of unemployment, one would figure that picking the best talent would be easy. Unfortunately, it is not. You have to put in the work…