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Ever walked out of an interview wondering what went wrong? If your interviews aren’t turning into offers, you might be approaching them all wrong. Discover the real purpose of a job interview—and how a shift in mindset can unlock better outcomes and real offers.

LinkedIn is powerful—but not all connection requests are created equal. From flattery to financial pitches, here’s a peek into the inbox of TBG's chairman and what makes him hit “accept” versus “ignore.” If you’re serious about building social capital, these real examples may change how you reach...

All year long executives come to us complaining about their careers. Frankly, we welcome their complaints because acknowledging dissatisfaction is the first step toward addressing it. We help executives migrate from dissatisfaction to success. Here are a few tips we can share based on our 35 years...

Often executives put up with too much work, obnoxious colleagues, low pay, little recognition, a lack of fulfillment… putting off a change for another day, another week, another month, another year… until their careers have slipped by them even as their bitterness and frustration grow.

Many executives have absolutely no idea how to find a suitable position in today’s market. In all these cases and many more, we calmly start by helping them slow down…to speed up. We know how to manage the complex business of winnowing down a market approach to a manageable strategy.

While some market segments are indeed slowing down as economies cool, one in particular is busy booming: the Non-profit Executive Market. It promises a lot of opportunity—the kind that The Barrett Group renders attainable every day.

Last week, six executive clients found jobs, 40 landed positions between June and July, and 75% of them landed through the unpublished market. How did they do it? Much of it had to do with being the right person at the right time.

At the end of July a hiccup in the labor market spooked stock markets and many investors headed for the exits. Indeed, there may well be reasons to consider stocks overvalued, but not because of the labor markets, and especially not the market for executives.