Chairman's Blog Archives

When is a Recruiter not a Recruiter

June 2, 2021
Chairman's Blog

We face contradictions in terms every day. For example, when you wipe away dust on your furniture, we say you “dust” the furniture. Of course, logically we should say we “undust” our furniture. So when you say “recruiter” what does that mean? Well, in the case of Forbes magazine, it means a lot. ...

Overcoming Fear of the Unknown

May 17, 2021
Chairman's Blog

These days you would have to be asleep not to be confused about the contradictory signals we are all receiving regarding the state of the economy. One minute the stock market is hitting a new high, then it’s off by 5 points because the jobs report disappointed or some early-warning inflation index...

Eight Dream Jobs Filled Last Week

April 29, 2021
Chairman's Blog

Last week we helped EIGHT executives fulfill their career ambitions by landing their dream jobs. Our career consultants, coaches, researchers, and writers all deserve significant credit. But our clients themselves deserve the most, afterall they do most of the work. They followed our tried and true...

LinkedIn Turn-Offs You Should Avoid

April 21, 2021
Chairman's Blog

We can probably agree that LinkedIn is a powerful tool for building your network and perhaps creating social capital, however, there are undoubtedly good and productive ways of doing this as well as turn-offs that you should avoid. Note, these are subject to interpretation and therefore based purely...

The Executive Market Shows Distinct Signs of Life

April 6, 2021
Chairman's Blog

At the Barrett Group we help clients clarify their career objectives. This means often changing industries or roles in the process—and then go out and discover their dream roles. We have been doing this for 30 years. We have developed a very successful, five-step program to navigate the job market....

We’ve got your lucky number: 50-8-4-9

March 25, 2021
Chairman's Blog

Have you noticed it? There is a distinct sense of spring in the air. Not just the season, mind you, but the spasmodic heave of the economic engine… with a tang of ozone… Business optimism is growing, feeding off increasing vaccination rates, economic stimulus, pent-up consumer demand, and loose monetary...

Return of the Roaring Twenties

March 19, 2021
Chairman's Blog

Mix low inflation, government largess, easy money, pent-up consumer demand, low business investment, and vast amounts of hoarded cash… and what do you get? Once the pandemic eases, we predict a return to the Roaring Twenties. Economic news outlets such as Kiplinger may highlight higher...

Free Yourself from the Economic Cycle

March 10, 2021
Chairman's Blog

There seem to be two prevailing theories on offer at the moment regarding the economic cycle: A) Too much fiscal stimulus will ignite inflation and lead to recession.; or B) well timed and adequate stimulus combined with the broad success in vaccination will allow for a sustained and full-throated...

The Catalyzing Effect of Covid on a Job Search

February 19, 2021
Chairman's Blog

The catalyzing effect of Covid on a job search. I occasionally like to check in with journalist and colleague, Julie Norwell, who interviews our successfully landed clients about their experiences and shares them in the Success Studies page of our website. Through this work, Julie has a broad perspective...

The Oil Industry on a Slippery Slope

February 14, 2021
Chairman's Blog

Crude oil has recovered somewhat from the Covid-19 shock to consumption. This reminds me of Jonathan Swift’s famous quip: “Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.” But is the recovery in oil prices reason to cheer? In the short term, perhaps, unless you focus on climate change, but let us...