The FTC Bans Noncompetes
A Head of Marketing previously restricted by a noncompete may now have more career mobility, because they would not be considered as holding a “policy-making position”
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Sam Altman & OpenAI: The Executives Behind the Crisis
Sam Altman was fired and finally rehired in 48h. What is the executive team behind the crisis.
Hiring a Chief Growth Officer, A Growing Trend Among Top Companies
Discover why leading firms are adding a Chief Growth Officer to their C-suite to drive innovation and sustainable business expansion.
The Executive Team Behind Pantalones Organic Tequila by Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila
The experienced team behind Pantalones Tequila with background from Diageo, Patron Spirits, Anheuser Bush InBev and others
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…
How to Hire an Email Marketing Specialist: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills & Interview Script
In the world of digital marketing and e-commerce, email marketing specialists are essential. Despite the growth of social media sites like Instagram and TikTok, email remains the most powerful engine…
August 2023 Jobs Report
Key Takeaways from the August Jobs Report Assessing the economy in 2023 A mid-year report from JP Morgan identifies several reason for optimism around the economy and job market: Industry-specific…
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…
Key Executive Traits Needed to Launch an International Beauty Brand in the US
The cosmetic industry is driven by multi-national conglomerates like L’Oréal, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Shishedo and Estée Lauder and therefore, when recruiting executives, we are often asked to identify candidates…
July 2023 Jobs Report
Key Takeaways from the July Jobs Report Industry-specific hiring trends in July 2023 Gauging other Signals in the Summer Economic Picture Inflation continued to be moderated by the Fed’s action…
Key Trends in Furniture Retail and How to Recruit Executives For Them
There are few industries that have been more transformed by e-commerce than home goods and furnishings retail. Where once wholesale manufacturers contracted with large distributors and retailers that mostly sold…
Wine Marketing & Branding: An Area of Growth and Opportunity
A confluence of factors including the rise of social media, enhanced distribution channels such as e-commerce, and the growth of celebrity-backed brands is making the role of wine marketing executive…
Recruiting Executives for Wines & Spirits Brands: How We Scale Our Approach
Here at ACCUR Recruiting Services, we are often tasked with finding executives who specialize in wines & spirits and other alcoholic beverages for a variety of different companies. Wines &…
Job Interview Questions for E-Commerce
Here at ACCUR Recruiting Services we are frequently asked to seek out executive candidates for the E-Commerce industry, in roles ranging from Head of E-Commerce to Director of Digital and…
Ask a Recruiter: What Types of Office Policies Are Best for Recruitment and Retention
Dear ACCUR, I own a medium-sized company and we went of course went remote during COVID with most of our staff. This year, I began to implement some return to…
Ask a Recruiter: What Luxury Brands are Looking for in Candidates
A job seeker asks: In looking for jobs within high-end brands, what is valued more by the hiring managers: experience, ambition, relationships, organizational fit, or affordability (salary expectations)? Thanks for…
The Hospitality Industry in Miami: How to Find and Hire the Best Employees
As the economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospitality industry in Miami is booming. Miami serves as headquarters for major hotel chains like Kimpton and Marriot, and…
April 2023 Jobs Report
Total employment increased by a robust 253,000 in April, compared with the average monthly gain of 290,000 over the prior 6 months. These gains took place against the backdrop of…
Meet the Executives Driving Innovation at Top Beauty Companies
You know the names Ulta, Sephora and Glossier, but do you know the executives driving the innovations that have made these brands so important in the beauty industry? Below, some…
The Future of Wine & Spirits: Key Trends Shaping the Industry and Talent Needs in 2023
Wines & Spirits is experiencing growth as we emerge from the pandemic and hiring in this sector remains tight as we seek to find qualified executive candidates who have experience…
March 2023 Jobs Report
Job growth was moderated in March but continued to grow, to the tune of 236,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industries most positively affected…
February 2023 Jobs Report
Key Takeaways from the February 2023 Jobs Report The economy added 311,000 jobs in February, concentrated in Leisure & Hospitality. Job growth continues to be robust, frequently surprising economists on…
Pre-Owned Luxury: Why This Hot Market Needs Top Talent Now
What is the pre-owed luxury goods market? The luxury resale market has a long history, with specialty retail and vintage shops long selling expensive designer handbags, coats, fine watches and…
Hottest Trends in Beauty for 2023 — and the Executive Hires Needed to Execute Them
ACCUR Recruiting Services has spent many years servicing the Beauty & Cosmetics industry through sourcing top executive talent in marketing, product design, finance and more. It’s an exciting industry and…
January Jobs Report
Hiring surged unexpected in January, traditionally a slower month for job growth, with an addition of over half a million jobs. This rate exceeded the monthly average gain of 400,000…
New York City Executive Recruiting Year in Review 2022
ACCUR Recruiting Services has several decades in the NYC Executive Recruiting market, working with both established companies and emerging brands in a number of industries. 2022 stood out as a…
Bay Area/Northern California Executive Recruiting Year in Review 2022
ACCUR Recruiting Services works in San Francisco, the Bay Area and the Wine Region of California to deliver qualified executive talent in the following industries: Wines and spirits Luxury Goods…
Jobs Report December 2022
December produced another strong month of job growth in regards to the Bureau of Labor Statistics which reported that employment increased by 223,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rateedged…
November Jobs Report
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment increased by 263,000 in November, still on a steady upward trajectory. This is a strong signal of economic resilience and growth, even…
How Private Equity Uses Key Executive Hires to Transform the Beauty Industry
Beauty and skincare has long been dominated by a handful of companies like L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Gillette, Nivea and Guerlain. But as a younger cohort of consumers flock online, venture…
Social Shopping from TikTok to Instagram: The Skills Executives Need to Succeed in an Emerging Field
Those who work in retail industries know just how much e-commerce has transformed their business models over the past twenty years. But as usage of social media explodes, many companies…
The Unique Recruiting Challenges of Digitally Native Vertical Brands
ACCUR Recruiting Services has long experience recruiting executives in consumer facing companies, including beauty, fashion, wines and spirits, watches, jewelry and consumer packaged goods. We recruit CEOs, COOs, CFOs, Directors…
October Jobs Report
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment increased by 261,000 in October. Monthly job growth has averaged 407,000 thus far in 2022, compared with 562,000 per month in 2021,…
Tips on Handling the Impact of Inflation on Salary Expectations
As inflation continues to surge, one of the biggest questions we get at ACCUR Recruiting Services is in regards to how to set salaries in a realistic range that reflects…
August Jobs Report
In August, employers added 315,000 jobs, which represented a cooling of hiring against fears of an economic slow-down. At the same time, the economic and jobs recovery seems to be…
Hiring For Fast-Growth, Private-Equity Backed Companies: What We Look For
Recently, we’ve been fielding more frequent hiring requests from private equity backed companies in industries like beauty, jewelry, sporting goods and other key consumer industries. We thought it would be…
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…
July 2022 Jobs Report
The economy added half a million jobs in July, signaling another strong month of economic growth and recovery. This happened against a backdrop of surging inflation and rate hikes that…
The Great Renegotiation: Leveraging Talent Pools in a Tight Market
The labor market during the coronavirus pandemic recovery has coming roaring back, making an already-tight labor market even more tricky to navigate. This has led to a situation that many…
How the Pandemic Changed Wholesale Distribution
The pandemic sparked changes to the wholesale business that are continuing to be felt as the nation deals with record inflation, changing consumer patterns and supply chain disruption. Today we…
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): What is it and do you need it?
The particular challenges of this labor market, where hiring is strong and it’s difficult to find qualified candidates but there are also challenges around inflation and new demands for work-from-home…
June Jobs Report
June continued the trend of strong hiring with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that total nonfarm payroll employment has risen by 372,000 in June. The unemployment rate remained…
Post-Pandemic Job Shifts in Luxury Retail
We recently looked at the way the pandemic has transformed the economy in numerous ways, including: Changing where and how people work Changing the type of skills needed as the…
Post-Pandemic Job Shift: How Are Patterns of Employment Changing?
The economic recovery over the past year has been remarkable: most sectors have recovered their pre-pandemic levels of employment and the unemployment rate is almost as low as it was…
ACCUR in the News Roundup
As employers adapt to a post-pandemic hiring landscape, ACCUR Recruiting Services has been called on to comment on the world of recruiting in a tight labor market. Here are our…
May Jobs Report
Amid record high inflation and recessionary fears, the American economy added 390,000 jobs in May. This outperformed the forecasts of economists, and took place against a low employment rate of…
Head of E-commerce: What It is and How to Recruit for It
The pandemic has made the position “Head of E-commerce” hotter than ever. Businesses know how essential e-commerce is to their operations and the pandemic has only made it more essential…
From the Decade of the Customer to the Decade of the Employee
Have you heard the news? Thanks to changes to the economy wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are rapidly shifting gears from the “decade of the customer” to the “decade…
April Jobs Report: Assessing Growth
Employment increased by 428,000 in April, with the unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 3.6 percent, as reported recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report detailed job growth…
ACCUR Quoted in Newsweek on Return-to-Work Incentives
As companies increasingly look to incentives to get their employees back to the office, Newsweek reports on the growing divide between company expectations and worker desire to remain fully remote….