Monthly Archives: July 2008

Execunet Market Intelligence Report

Execunet has posted its annual Market Intelligence Report for executive job seekers. It’s always great information and you can download your *free copy at their site. I found the following information interesting … and validating.   –Job search stats: 41-50 years … Continue reading

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CFO Careers with Integrity

Former GE general counsel Ben Heineman was interviewed by CFO.com following release of his book, “High Performance with High Integrity.” In case you missed the interview, here is his straight talk about making bad career decisions. Heineman was asked, <<“If … Continue reading

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Big Career Risks for CFOs

A new study, reported in CFO.com today, finds that when CFOs fall short of analysts’ profit forecasts, they put their careers at risk. The following excerpts from the article point to the importance of CFOs repackaging and positioning themselves before … Continue reading

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CFO Compensation Trends

Are you a top-earning CFO? According to Compensation.BLR.com, Chief Financial Officers are earning more. In an analysis of compensation trends for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Equilar recently reported that pay continues to climb for these corporate financial leaders. The study … Continue reading

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Recruiting the Passive Candidate

You may recall that following the Kennedy Recruiting Conference in Orlando last October, I reported that the overriding theme among the internal recruiters attending the conference was the desire to recruit “passive candidates” … almost to the exclusion of those who … Continue reading

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Executive Talent Demand Expected to Increase

According to a new Execunet survey of 138 executive recruiters, and reported in The Fordyce Letter, 64% are confident or very confident the executive employment market will improve during the next six months, despite declining home values and soaring energy and … Continue reading

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CFOs and Job Security

In a list of top concerns of CFO’s, CFO.com’scarticle “What Keeps CFOs Up at Night” listed personal job security as #10 out of 10 top internal concerns. Given the fact that job security made the Top 10 list, this comment … Continue reading

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Top Employment Cities

 Great article on CFO.com to bookmark for current or future research!   Which Cities Rule in Building Net Worth

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Dependency of a Newborn

I’ve been AWOL over the past weeks as I practiced and perfected my grandmothering skills with my very first grandbaby – a beautiful, healthy, and happy girl. It’s been great fun and absolutely exhausting! It feels good to be back … Continue reading

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