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Hiring the right candidates for a job is a challenging task, which is why many organizations are now hiring executive search firms for accomplishing the mission. But, how do executive search firms work? What do they do that we cannot to bring in the right candidates for the job? Let’s take a look. How do executive search firms work to bring in candidates? An executive search firm will understand the client company’s every requirement, the culture, the future goals, and every other important aspect. Then, it will dive deep into the competencies, skills, abilities, and expertise that are required by the company to fulfill those expectations. Based on all of this, they will try to bring in the most apt candidate for the job. However, executive search firms don’t just pull candidates from their databases. Instead, they approach in a more defined way, by using tactics like identifying those who have been successful in similar companies, researching every social channel and internal datab...

Just like anything else, the trends for leadership keep changing too. Now, with almost half of 2021 being over, we’ve done a complete analysis to learn about what the rest of this year holds for leadership recruitment, keeping in mind previous trends, what the future will hold, as well as what we have seen happening in the first quarter of this year. So, here are some key themes in leadership trends for the year 2021. Key themes for leadership trends – 2021 (1)   Leading remotely – Distancing is what is the new normal, which makes work-from-home more in use, having leaders to lead remotely. Obviously, there are some jobs that need to be done in person, but working from home should be opted for as much as possible. Leaders should also be able to lead their teams, as well as keep their operations up to the mark, remotely. (2)   Leading with empathy – Due to the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like empathy has finally made it to the front page. Through these toug...

Leadership and management positions are the most important ranks that can help drive a company towards success, or take them towards decline. Effective candidates in these positions play a key role in realizing and achieving business goals.  There are companies that are interested in creating leaders out of their very own skilled workforce, as these candidates are already aware of the business, the trade, the processes, the goals, and everything else, making it easier for them to work towards filling senior level roles. Along with promoting invaluable growth for the company, doing this also reduces the cost of hiring. Effective leaders have a futuristic vision Effective leaders are capable of envisaging the expected skill set of the candidates and recruit them on future demand, thus significantly reducing hiring costs. Effective leaders always use the available resources wisely It is best that one uses only the available resources and makes the most out of them. This makes...

We all know how we have adapted to the new normal with the pandemic having struck us since more than an year now. In fact, we still are adapting to new rules and regulations being set by the Government every now and then, aren’t we? And amidst all of this, businesses are wavering to stabilize their operations.  At times, businesses are allowed to be open, at other times, they are either forced to be kept closed, or only partially open. Along with all of this, it becomes even more difficult for employers when they have vacant positions to be filled up. The best bet here then becomes to rely on professionals to help them to recruit candidates. What can professional recruiters do? Professional recruiters can help better to hire as it is something they do everyday and thus know how to work better and faster, even amidst the most challenging situations. But, when looking to fill senior-level posts, it is always better to hire leading talent acquisition companies in India , rather than...

Employees are one of the most important aspects of any company, which decide a significant part of the success of a business. This is why companies moved forward to recruit third parties to help them hire candidates, rather than approaching candidates on their own by searching through resumes, or posting advertisements for vacant positions. But again, recruitment strategies have not ceased here. Companies are now moving further ahead to hire specialized executive search firms, when they want to hire candidates for important positions like managers, directors, CEOs, and other senior-level ranks. The reason behind hiring such specialized firms is that there is too much competition around, and every company wants to be at the top. Now, this becomes possible only when you have the finest candidates working for you. Specialized executive search firms are especially aimed at finding such qualified candidates from a large pool of professionals. What differentiates executive search firms fro...

Executive recruiting is an absolutely demanding job. It requires immense proficiency and expertise to find the perfect candidate for the required senior-level job. And, along the route to finding the best, come a lot of challenges. Outdated practices Every recruitment firm has its own best practices and procedures to follow. But, what if the practices being followed are all outdated? Yes, this is one of the biggest issues being seen – outdated practices. The processes and practices being followed by search firms haven’t really changed in more than half a century. What is required to solve this problem is that there should be serious investment in rigorous research expertise, to come up with a new improved methodology. Lacking expertise Now that rigorous search expertise is important, another big issue faced is that the executive firm lacks the research expertise required to make search smarter. The key to make executive search easier is to make it smarter. Thus, it is important ...

No company can run successfully without the right team hired. A good team means a good working force, which ultimately means a good business. You thus need a dedicated and qualified employee base when you want to run a successful business.  And this, can be achieved when you recruit a talent acquisition team to help you. There are a number of leading talent acquisition companies in India you can hire from, but you need to make sure you’re recruiting one who can help you effectively with the task. After all, the kind of talent acquisition team you hire reflects the quality of your staff. A bad talent acquisition team means possibilities of wrong or unsuccessful employee hires, thus losing time and money, followed by a bad business and reputation. On the other hand, a good talent acquisition team means the right candidates hired, improved employee retention, and a great company culture, which in turn cultivates the brand and success of your business. So, what is it that differentiat...

Vacant executive positions are never advertised in newspapers or magazines. If you’re looking for a senior-level job in a company, you cant expect it to be randomly stated anywhere for an interview. Rather, you’ll have to get in touch with a professional recruiter to help you achieve the position in a company.  Similarly, companies also hire such executive search firms to help them recruit apt candidates for the senior-level roles. Thus, an executive search firm is a very essential point of contact between both the company and the job-seeking candidate. In fact, such firms not only look to arrange for interviews with job-seeking candidates. Instead, they move further and approach already employed executives in other organizations to compel them to come in for an interview in the candidate-seeking company. This means that you must always be in the good books of such executive search firms. However, there is more to just being in the good books. Let’s help you know what and how. T...

With the competition rising in every industry, what are you, as a company, doing to stand out from the rest? You may be trying to market yourself in every possible way to make sure that your target audience is viewing you in every possible place and keeping you in mind above your competitors. But, hold on. Before any sort of marketing program will work, it is important that you create a strong brand for your business, one that speaks for itself in the market.  And, in order to do that, you need to ensure that you have the right candidates working for you to lead your business, your team, and your efforts. This concerns every senior position that is involved with managing the business, such as CEOs, directors, managers, leaders, etc. So, how do you get the right candidates for your business? The best way is to hire a professional recruiting firm for the task. For instance, you can partner with WalkWater Talent Advisors , one of the top executive search firms in India , to help you r...