Our clients work hard, so we like to celebrate them when they find what they seek—typically a new executive assignment. Lately, though, the celebration is getting to be exhausting because so many clients are landing or receiving offers—more than fifty in the past four weeks! In a way, that’s not surprising....

Pay for help finding a job? Really? What an absurd notion, right? You may be thinking, “I do my own car repair, fix my own roof, manage my own stock portfolio, self-diagnose my illnesses, act as my own fitness trainer, and never need to consult a vet when I’m doctoring the cat.” What? You’re not thinking...

In July we reported that our clients had more than 100 interviews for executive jobs (see 100 Job Interviews in One Month). And we are at 107 in August month to date. We knew these numbers would lead to a surge in landings and offers. But never expected 21 clients to land or receive offers in one...

It’s actually more than 100 job interviews last month. At the Barrett Group (TBG) we have been helping clients clarify their career objectives and then discover the job of their choice for more than three decades. Our five-step career change system gets results and we are proud of our clients’ success. But...

Do you know how to use LinkedIn to its fullest? One of the steps in our executive career change process is to help clients expand their networks. We help our clients learn to effectively communicate—particularly on LinkedIn. So let’s review the contents of my LinkedIn messages and see who we’ll respond...

Generally, I don’t remember my dreams, but last night I remembered a fragment of a punctured hourglass so that sand leaked out of the bottom bulb. I woke up with the strong impression that time is finite—not to mention extremely valuable. Remember all of the things you do every day that you take for...

Yes, that is a chipmunk and yes, she’s eating peanuts out of my hand. As is almost always the case, though, our relationship did not start that way. It took time to build trust. At the Barrett Group, we have spent more than 30 years helping hundreds of executives each year to clarify their career...