Tag: executive jobs

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Legal Services – February 2022

March 6, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

Introduction As in other industries, there has been a seismic shift in focus in the legal industry over the last year or two. This is in part because of the pandemic and the rise in remote working. On the one hand, this relates to the content of the work whereby compliance with the fast-changing masking,...

Fifty-four Jobs They Adore

February 28, 2022
Chairman's Blog

It seems undeniable that the executive job market is strong right now. But nine clients landing across the US, Europe, UK, and the Middle East per week for the first six weeks of 2022 is simply unprecedented! Fifty-four! In fact, it is not the volume of client success that really occupies us, but...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Procurement – February 2022

February 21, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Procurement – February 2022 Introduction to Procurement Imagine for a moment that someone forgot to buy food… tea, coffee, water, sugar, vegetables, rice, beans… toilet paper… Anything that you consume regularly in your household. What would happen? You would probably experience...

Motivation Matters

February 14, 2022
Chairman's Blog

What drives thousands of people to explore career options every day? What’s their motivation? Dissatisfaction. The ability to envision something better. A bad experience at work. Envy. Boredom… The list goes on. Are they all equally powerful? No. Some constitute minor irritations while others...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Human Resources – February 2022

February 7, 2022
Chairman's Blog, Industry Updates

INDUSTRY UPDATE: Human Resources Introduction Is there a mass resignation underway and if so, what can be done to retain talent? How does a company sensitively roll out an improved focus on valuing diversity without seeming boorish or arbitrary? How does a company really decide whether to ask employees...

Sixty-Three Stunning Successes

January 24, 2022
Chairman's Blog

The last nine weeks have been really busy at the Barrett Group with more than sixty clients landing the executive roles of their choice. We think these are stunning successes! If you are still trying to find that perfect job on your own, perhaps it’s time to hire a professional. Because we can typically...

Engage With the Powerful Now

January 3, 2022
Chairman's Blog

Imagine if you will that you are walking along a narrow path through a very dark night. Ahead, behind, and to your left or right, all is dense, inky blackness. Fortunately, you have a small but bright pocket flashlight to shine on the path at your feet. In its crisp circle, every detail of the stones,...

INDUSTRY UPDATE: All Industries – December 2021

December 19, 2021
Industry Updates

Few dispute that 2021 has been a difficult year for the world and industries as it tries but does not yet quite succeed to leave the pandemic in the rearview mirror. The economic devastation at least has receded to some extent, though, in most regions as the survivors have learned to cope. A recent...

How would you like a job offer every day?

December 9, 2021
Chairman's Blog

That’s what we delivered for our clients in 2021—more than 365 executives were offered jobs… and the year is not even over. These were not just any offers. They were attractive ones, interesting positions, with excellent compensation, benefits, and perks. Here is a sampling of the offers received...

Why Suffer in Silence?

December 5, 2021
Chairman's Blog

There is no need to suffer when you are in the midst of a career change. At the Barrett Group, we talk to literally thousands of executives every month. They are almost always in pain of one sort or another. Some feel trapped by their employers, or perhaps undervalued. Others want to break through...