Talent Insights
Getting Ahead of the January War for Talent
What’s the most difficult time to hire top talent? Q1. Why? And how do you get ahead of the curve? It’s about that time when people will start wishing each other “Happy Holidays!”. A period of significance for recruiters…
Celebrating Courage, Selflessness, Sense of Duty
Most families have members who served. Many served. Some died serving. Beyond parades, today we honor Courage, Selflessness, Sense of Duty. All values…
Inflation, Layoffs, Tight Job Market: What Does This Mean for Hiring?
After a wild run, inflation slowed down (temporarily?) last month but the impact on purchasing power led retail big names to curtail their projections…
A Counter Intuitive Advice for Your Executive Search
“Choose a Recruiter that will Unrecommend a Candidate.” Wow! Does that sound strange? Executive Search Consultants are just that: consultants…
DEI: The Recruitment Controversy
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is a hot topic and poised to remain at the forefront of HR priorities in the world of executive search…
2023: Saving Money Utilizing External Search Partners
The New Year is just around the corner. For most companies, this is strategic planning time, which most likely includes budgeting for key talent…
Could Resilient Retail Sales Boost Business Confidence in Early 2023?
Retail sales remained unchanged in September, up 0.4% m/m, and 8.2% y-o-y. This better-than-expected figure would find a partial…
Does The Job Market Contradict The Recession Story?
The latest job market report is interesting: “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in September… Notable job gains occurred in leisure an…
Unemployment Rate Close to Record Lows: Pendulum Swing to Come?
The labor market definitely looks different from the GDP and the inflation rate. We are hovering close to the record levels of 2019, with a nationwide unemployment rate of 3.7% in August…
To Raise or Not to Raise?
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% in August, bringing inflation to 8.3% y-o-y. Restated for the prices of food and energy, the CPI rose 0.6% last month, and 6.3% y-o-y…
If the “Great Firing” Happens, How do you Brace up Middle Management
Inflation figures are persistently high, and the general sentiment is that the “period of steady growth” of the economy is about to turn…
In a Recession, Picking the Right Key Exec is Incredibly Vital
According to a recent article published by Gizmodo, the well-known hi-tech online magazine, Silicon Valley companies have laid off 32,000+ workers sinc…
2 Top Picks, it’s Decision Time: Personality & Cultural Fit
Two contenders remain for the position to fill, and you have to select one. Let’s look at “personality” and “cultural fit”, two elements of choice not found on a resume.…
How to Decide Which Candidate to Hire-on Paper
This series is meant to help hiring managers make the critical decision of who to hire when a hiring campaign is down to the top 2 finalist candidates and you don’t have a clear winner standing out.
How Competitive is Your Pay Scale?
Employers need to know how their pay scale compares with current market rates. Lacking this insight, it is only a matter of time before a recruiter or a competitor’s HR manager calls your key…
Cold-Calling is Dead. Use the Power of Mystery
When it comes to sales, a live call is the only way to dispel concerns, treat objections, and eventually make a sale. In this regard, the executive search industry is no…
A Headhunter’s #3 Trade Secret: Insistence Demands Attention!
If your efforts to reach out to a selective list of executive profiles does not pan out, what do you do?
A Headhunter’s Trade Secret #2 to Find Suitable Executives: Reaching Out
Once you have built a strong target list of potential executive candidates, your next step is to reach out massively…
A Headhunter #1 Trade Secret to Find Suitable Executives
When approached by a company looking for assistance in filling a key position, I often hear: “We posted ads everywhere, blasted LinkedIn, exhauste…
Why Keep Executive Searches Confidential? Avoid Worrying Your Staff
When searching for an executive, keeping the search confidential spares your staff unnecessary stress and uncertainty…
Keeping Executive Searches Confidential: Key Departures Aren’t Good PR
Why does it make sense to keep an executive search confidential, i.e. without your staff, the general public, or even your competitors knowing about it? Key executive departures aren’t usually good PR events for a corporation…
Confidential Searches: 3 Very Good Reasons Why
A confidential executive search is a replacement search that needs to be conducted without your staff being aware of it (outside of a select few), or…
Active Candidates vs. Passive Candidates: What’s the Big Deal?
Active candidate. Passive candidate. Two qualifiers that mean a lot in the headhunting industry. Active candidates are executives actively looking for…
Exclusivity: Why Would a Recruiter Bind an Employer?
“Exclusive” or “exclusivity” is a common term in the headhunting industry. When an employer hires a recruiter for an executive search, exclusivity is…
Executive Search Firms vs. Staffing Firms vs. Temp Agencies
Among the various areas of focus in the world of recruiting, the first is called Direct Hire or Permanent Placement. Both designations mean the same thing,…
Executive Search: What Exactly Are We Talking About?
Each subject has its own nomenclature, the executive search industry included. Knowing the nomenclature helps you navigate the various offers coming your…
Counter Offers: Why You Shouldn’t Accept One When You’ve Put Your Notice – David Kant
If you are a hiring manager or recruiter, this is useful information in helping you to convert candidates at the sensitive post offer acceptance stage in ensuring they show up on their first day…
Switching Job? Why Shouldn’t you Accept a Counter-offer?
In our previous two posts, we looked at 4 reasons why no one leaving a job and giving their 2-week notice should consider and accept a counter-offer from the…
Changing Jobs? Why You can’t Play the Counter-offer Game – Reasons #3 & #4
REASON #3: THEY DON’T APPRECIATE YOU It took you quitting… for your employer to realize you were unhappy and not being paid…
Changing Job? Reasons #1 and #2 Not to Accept a Counter-Offer
If you are an executive about to put your notice in and change jobs, this is for you. Having coached executives for the last decade in their job …
2022 Back to the Office… or More of the Same?
In view of the forces animating the job market since last year, the Great Resignation movement observed in 2021 and the current imbalance…
Range of Salaries Paid to Top Executives Across Industries
The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) publishes a Occupational Outlook Handbook, a chapter of which is dedicated to executive salaries across the economy…
Why Retained Search (Part 7)
Reason #7: The final reason why partnering with a retained search firm to hire your top-level talent is a better idea than going with the contingent search model.
Why Retained Search (Part 6)
Reason #6: In this video, 6th of a series on the benefits of the retained search model, CEO David Kant expounds on when this model brings in a degree of confidentiality that the contingent search model can’t, and why it is important for a company when hiring C-level execs.
Crafting an Executive Offer Letter? Don’t Forget This
The “perfect fit” candidate has been found and given the nod. Time to craft the offer.
Employers want candidates excited to come work and stay long-term, without…
Switching Jobs and Leaving Money on the Table? How About a Sign-on Bonus?
Employers know top talent are in a job today, with some form of golden handcuffs they may have to walk away from…
Dynamic Search Consulting Seeks Two Key Roles for Neeyamo – Hunt Scanlon Media
San Jose, CA-based Dynamic Search Consulting (DSC) has been enlisted to help fill two key roles—global head of alliances and head of sales—for Neeyamo, a platform-based global payroll provider…
War In Ukraine Impacts The It Industry In The U.S
As Ukrainians leave their country in large numbers, and GBS/BPO operations are disrupted, the world is experiencing a disruption in the supply of offshore IT services. Ukraine is a major source of IT talent…
How Will You Outpace Inflation in Wages Paid
WaPo published an insightful article last January about the impact of inflation on wage growth. Relying on figures published by the BLS (see above), private wage growth has been wiped out by inflation…
Defusing The Impact of The War in Ukraine in Your Organization
SHRM.org just published a thoughtful article about the impact on human resources of the war in Ukraine. America being a melting pot of nations, your organization may deal with, or employ stakeholders…
4 Key Factors to Consider When Selecting an Executive Search Firm
What to look for when selecting an executive search firm for your recruitment needs?
1. Dedication of time and resources to your search: The “Retained search” model is best for this, as it ensures your search mission receives enough…
Why Retained Search (Part 5)
Reason #5: Executive search firms operating on the “retained search” model thoroughly screen their candidates…
Selecting an Executive Search Firm: Top 3 Factors at Play
Scenario: There is a critical hiring need to fill at your organization. 90 days later, you’ve exhausted your network, resumes received are off-the-mark, and internal recruiters are not getting it done…
President’s Day Honors Washington & Lincoln
“President’s Day” –originally called “Washington’s Birthday”– was enacted in 1879 as a holiday for government offices in Washington DC. A bill that kept the name “Washington’s…
Threatening to Quit to Get a Raise Don’t
Why not? I’m glad you asked. In a previous post, I likened interviewing to dating and a job offer to an engagement. Well, now that you work for the company, you’re married.
Corporate Social Responsibility, Your Culture, and Your Next Executive Hire
MBA students are taught the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. Tom’s Shoes distinguished itself from other…
Move Over, Corporate America… Hello, Small Business America
Corporate America certainly plays a major role in the job market. Yet, the feedback I hear from many candidates working for big business is how…
Why Retained Search (Part 4)
Reason #4 why selecting a “Retained Search” partner is a wiser choice: Guaranteeing a Long-Term Hire. Every employer wants to know that the candidate they just hired will last long-term…
Why Retained Search (Part 3)
Reason #3 for why the retained search model is better than the contingency search model: Direct recruit top passive talent…
Why Retained Search (Part 2)
Reason #2 for why a retained search is the better choice: Retained Search = Custom Search…
Why Retained Search (Part 1)
Why choose Retained Search over Contingency Search? In Part 1 of this series of videos, David explains that Retained Search gets you a dedicated partner…
2 Final Candidates, 1 Offer – How to Decide
Hiring managers often find themselves struggling to decide who to pick once they have narrowed things down to two candidates.
Headhunter Offers Unbiased Hiring Advice to Employers
Recruitment firms contact employers daily, hoping to assist them with filling some of their critical hiring needs. As much as headhunters would love to say outsourcing to a search firm is always the best first move…
Jobless Claims Rise as Omicron Worries Continue
The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance rose by an unexpected number as Omicron continues to impact the job market. David Kant of Dynamic Search Consulting joins Hunt Scanlon to discuss what he is seeing in the job market and how his firm has adjusted.
The Next Variant? Optimism!
Times are a-changing for the better! March 14 will mark 2 years of “pandemic life”… but there is a shift afoot. We’re seeing more positive headlines:
How Important is It to Have a College Degree?
The short answer: it depends. If looking at the entry level job market, it is crucial. There is little-to-no work experience or other means to measure and differentiate one candidate from the rest. Some companies will even look at GPA and extra-curricular activities…
New #1 Reason Employees Quit
Until a couple years ago, the #1 reason employees left was: burnout from a long commute. They switched for a job with a shorter commute, or enabling them to work from home.
2022 HR Budget Conundrum: Cut or Spend?
A conundrum the C-level suite agonizes over, especially in these times of uncertainty: How do we compress costs, eliminate redundancies, and cut operating expenses while…
2022 Goal Setting: Why Aim at The Pre-Pandemic “Old Normal”?
As Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking, wrote: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars”. These word…
What Perks To Attract & Retain Talent in 2022?
SPOILER ALERT: Think less “ping pong tables” and “free beer”. Think more “Time” and “Money”.
Silicon Valley big tech companies and hot start-ups became famous…
Calling in Sick: PTO Revisited
Until the pandemic turns into an endemic –which we all hope is soon — the days of taking a sick day are gone as this turns into a 2-week quarantine.
As a result, PTO benefits have increasingl…
The Rush For Talent Is On… And It Is Massive!
The holiday season has come and gone, January is here. Most companies have finalized their annual budget; they are ready for another year of expansion.
This includes…
Let Us Help You Get a Head Start on Implementing Your New OKRs
Whether you are an executive considering finding a new role somewhere else, or an HR professional drafting your recruitment plans for 202….
Executive Search: Retained or Contingent?
In this first installment of a series of videos, David Kant, President of Dynamic Search Consulting , covers the difference in the level of dedication between a “retained search” recruitment mission and a…
Time Kills Deals
From the moment of engagement with a prospective hire to their start date with your organization, the more time that comes in between…
It’s Not all About The Money… or Is It?
When it comes to both hiring new talent and retaining existing talent at your organization, there certain factors employees value…
Do You Still Need a Local Office?
The interview process isn’t the only thing that’s gone virtual; business has too. Pre-pandemic, having a local office with a Sales Rep…
2022 and Beyond – Does your Organization have a Succession Plan
The last several years has seen many high-profile CEO retirements and resignations, from Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos…
Christmas Bonuses & Employee Retention
It is frustrating to reward an employee with a year-end bonus… only to see them leave right after the New Year…
Is Your Interview Process Fast Enough?
The interview process is important for the employer and prospective employee to determine if there is a mutual long-term fit. Extending…
Happy Thanksgiving
The team at Dynamic Search Consulting wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with your loved ones!…
Interviewing Is Much Like… Dating?
The interview process is a formal way of getting to know someone before committing to a serious relationship. In dating, courting leads…
Your Online Presence, its Impact on Recruiting Talent
When I present an opening to candidates I want to recruit for a client, the first thing they do — even before considering the position…
Job descriptions candidates love
No Jab, No Job: Good or Bad Idea? The Biggest Question Leading Into the End of the Year: Will Some Companies Decide to Fire…
Last Impressions… Just as Important as First Impressions
For an employer, an employee putting in their 2-week notice can stir up emotions not unlike those felt during a break-up with a significant other…
A Recruiters Secret to Attracting Top Talent
As a recruiter, I often hear from my clients, when presenting a top candidate from one of their competitors: “How did you get the…
Hiring in Q1 2022 Time to Start Your Search
When it comes to hiring, activity slows down between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, as holiday vacation time settles in. It works like clockwork…
Demand Recovery in The Travel Industry to Spur Hiring
July 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Data show domestic flights are back to pre-Covid levels (Source: BTS)…
Construction Firms in a Bidding War for Executive Talent
As employees have largely continued to work from home in 2021, home remodeling and improvement projects have contributed…
AI, Robotics and the Future of Jobs
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is developing at an exponential rate, which means if your job can be automated…
Retaining Talent in The Face of a Wave of Resignations
We see several major reasons beneath the ongoing wave of employee resignations recently highlighted in the media…
We Haven’t Met in Person but You’re Hired!
If the pandemic has changed something in the hiring process, it is “convenience” and “efficiency” in the process itself…
As Work Becomes Remote, “Cultural Fit” Sheds Some of Its Importance
For years, hiring a candidate that was a good “cultural fit” was a buzzword among recruiters and HR professionals. With many office-based…
Predictable Rise in International Business Demand
The world economy is more than ready to reopen, and the lifting of travel bans is inevitable…
Supply Chain Shortages Foreshadow Early Holiday Spending is Your Executive Team Strong Enough
From high gas prices to the growing impact of supply chain shortages on many industries (transportation, manufacturing, retail)…
Employee Resignation Issues Keep a Pulse on Your Employees or Someone Else Will
With instability comes change, and there has certainly been a lot of instability in the workforce recently, which has led to record employee resignations and turnover occurring…
Return to Normalcy: Communicate!
As the pandemic seemingly is reaching its conclusion, we can see signs of a return to pre-Covid normalcy: consumer spending and travel…
Conducting a Confidential Executive Search
Do you need to replace an executive or HR professional? Retaining an executive search firm is the right solution if you plan to keep…
The Counter-Offer
Like many employers, you may have learned at your expense that although an ideal candidate accepted your offer, the search is not over…
Vaccination Mandates: The Risks For Corporations
I was just interviewed by Hunt Scanlon Media as part of a panel of HR and financial experts about the obligations put on corporations…
Discussing Compensation: A Poker Match?
How can employers navigate asking a candidate about compensation? Compensation has always been a hot and sensitive topic of discussion…
Picking The Right Firm for Your Executive Search Missions
What to look for when selecting the right executive search firm for your needs? 1. Dedication of time and resources to your search:..
Winning The Race For Talent
As the economy continues to reopen back to normal, hiring is in full swing nationwide across virtually all industries and company sizes…
Retained or Contingent?
When looking for a recruiter, the two main fee models are “retained” and “contingent”. A “retained” model asks for part of the fee upfront…
Vetting Qualifying Talent… Beyond The Resume
Resumes are important, as are reference checks. Most important however is getting to know the candidate beyond the social veneer…
Active Vs. Passive Candidates
When looking for your next hire, are you looking in the right places? Most HR/Talent Acquisition professionals focus heavily…
Competing with a Zero Commute
Many candidates have become spoiled during the pandemic in that their 1 hour daily commute into the office is now 0 as they have been…
Is Human Capital Management Software the new Micromanager in town?
With many candidates now working remotely, employer’s trust in their employees is an ongoing concern…
Vaccine Policy in the Workplace
The cardinal rule in recruitment is to cast as wide a net as possible in order to attract a large talent pool from which to make a hire…