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INDUSTRY UPDATE: Financial Services – October 2022

October 3, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Financial Services Market Outlook As we define it, the Financial Services Market comprises banking, investment advice and management, investment banking, insurance, accounting, and associated financial services. One source says this about the industry’s prospects: “The global financial services market...

The Upside of Downsizing

September 18, 2022
Chairman's Blog

I remember the first time I was fired. Shock. Devastation. Existential dread. I felt I had worked so hard for that company and delivered so much value, to be fired for what proved to be political reasons was so unfair. But it happened anyway. I felt I was a downsizing tragedy. Well, In Hindsight,...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Manufacturing – September 2022

September 11, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the overall manufacturing output in the US returned in Q2 2022 to the pre-Covid 19 peak of Q4 2018. (See Graphic below and Source). Buttressing this generally positive result is further evidence that the number of “establishments” (essentially,...

New Energy for Your Life, Your Career, and the World

September 4, 2022
Chairman's Blog

Have you noticed the volume of news about energy and the climate lately? Clearly, we are at a watershed moment in history. The constrained gas supply for Europe provides one explanation as is the crescendo of floods, drought, wildfires, and dramatic weather events—mounting evidence that the environment...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: The Market for Executives in 2027

August 28, 2022
Chairman's Blog

The Executive Market In 2027 According to LinkedIn, the executive market today comprises approximately 8.4 million professionals in the US, UK, EU, and Middle East. This market has grown by about 0.9% in the past year. Meanwhile circa 316,000 executives have also changed jobs. In total, there were...

The September Surge is Starting

August 21, 2022
Chairman's Blog

It is illogical to expect, but happens nonetheless. Every September for decades, companies increase their executive hiring activity. And this creates what we call a “September Surge.” Why? While the unpublished market continues to seethe throughout the summer, undoubtedly some hiring managers come...

Here Comes the Sun

August 14, 2022
Chairman's Blog

Where is the sun? It has surely been a long, hard, lonely year for many of us as first Covid, then the war in Ukraine, gas shortages and rising prices, and now inflation all seemed like a perfect storm threatening to derail the world economy and scare us all into hiding under the bed. However, Barrett...

How Satisfied Are You with Your Title?

August 1, 2022
Chairman's Blog

Where are you in your executive journey? Are you satisfied? Have you ever paused to give this serious thought? If you are just starting out, are you ambitious and driven? Or perhaps you are frustrated by a glass ceiling and eager to move up? Are you mid-career, more interested in security, and improving...

Payback Time

July 24, 2022
Chairman's Blog

It’s payback time. One extremely important reason to consider changing roles as an executive is that typically you can earn more money when you do—as long as you do not “job hop.” This is doubly true if you have someone as experienced as the Barrett Group to help you tactically as you negotiate...

Why are you peering through a keyhole at the market for executives?

July 16, 2022
Chairman's Blog

Have you ever actually tried to look through a keyhole? If so, you know that your field of view is extremely limited. You can really only see a small swath of the room on the other side. Inevitably, you miss anything too far to the right, left, top, or bottom. Yet that is exactly how most professionals...