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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week, six executive clients found jobs, 40 landed positions between June and July, and 75% of them landed through the unpublished market.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.

Is your career plugged in, un-plugged, or plugged up?  Why ask? Because the global industrial landscape is about to shift violently as solar power becomes the center of gravity. Your industry will likely be savagely affected by this transition, so now is the time to think more critically about what...

The number three has an inherent power in nature, art, science, mathematics, rhetoric, religion, politics, literature, business, and so many other aspects of life. It represents stability, harmony, and aesthetic balance. Did you know executives can also harness the power of three to advance their...

Career change rarely offers instant gratification. It requires an investment of time, planning, effort, even money. And postponing the work involved only slows your chances of making the career leap you’ve been dreaming of. So, why put it off until tomorrow? Use the summer to get ahead!

While many executives think that finding their next executive opportunity must wait until the fall, summertime is an excellent time to be proactive in your job search. Our clients know this...and they make landing look easy.

There is a parallel between executives’ careers and plastic. Many in management may feel fit only for “single use” in their professional lives. But they may not have considered the great results that can come from recycling their careers.

Have you experienced a boss from hell? Criticism and abuse at every turn? Awful bosses can cause a great deal of distress with no relief in sight. But there are strategies available to turn that situation around – or to discover a better opportunity with another employer.