Tag Archives: recruiter

What Does Your Positioning Say About You?

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Do your business cards, web presence, and marketing documents reflect your senior-level status? Reputation management is both online and offline. Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Networking | Tagged CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft, networking, recruiter, reputation management, senior finance executive | 2 Comments

Remember Your High School Girlfriend?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Last week I was catching up with some of my colleagues and one delightful conversation was with one of my favorite CFO recruiters. Naturally, we talked shop. One of our topics was the “passive candidate trumps an unemployed candidate” which … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Recruiters | Tagged CFO, CFO recruiter, passive candidate, recruiter, unemployed candidate | 2 Comments

CFOs, Gen Y’s, and SMAGs

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

There’s a fascinating (well at least I thought so) post on Antisocial Recruiter Networking by Michael Goldberg, a talent acquisition leader. His article is based on a New York Times article on the effects of social media on our kids. … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Digital Footprint | Tagged age discrimination, cell phones, CFO, CFOs, executive team, finance executives, Gen Y, New York Times, recruiter, recruiting, SmartBrief, social media, talent acquisition, texting, Web 2.0 technology | Leave a comment

The CFO Market is Moving

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I had a long conversation with one of my favorite finance executive recruiters yesterday. Among other things, we compared notes on what’s happening in the CFO market. We agree … after 12-18 months of hunkering down, senior finance executives are … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Recent Statistics, Recruiters | Tagged Board, CFO, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, executive recruiter, finance executive recruiter, PE, recruiter, senior finance executive, SmartBrief, VC | Leave a comment

I Never Heard Back

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I’m hearing this from some of my CFOs … –A recruiter called me, said he had a great opportunity for me, asked for my resume, and I never heard back from him. –I had an interview 3 weeks ago and … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Networking, Recruiters | Tagged CEO, CFO, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, interview, recruiter, resume, senior leadership team | 13 Comments

What Are You Contributing to the Conversation?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Nothing? Noise? Value? There’s a global conversation happening and you can either choose to be a part of it or refuse to engage. If the choice is to not participate, you do so at your own peril … because the … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint | Tagged branding, Executive, FEI, Finance Executive, high-value candidate, high-value target, Linked In, networking, recruiter, social media, subject matter expert, web 2.0 | 3 Comments

A No Win Scenario

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

In yesterday’s coaching session, my client (we’ll call him Jim) told me that, before engaging my services, he received a phone call from a contingency recruiter in California. Jim didn’t know the recruiter, but was told by the recruiter that … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Coaching Tips, Networking, Recruiters | Tagged career builder, CFOs, coaching, ERE.net, Executive, job boards, job search, recruiter, resume, senior-level executives | 1 Comment

Are You … Tainted?

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

One of my CFO clients called me yesterday to get my thoughts on a conversation he had with a recruiter in New York earlier this week. The recruiter told him, “if you don’t find a position by June (which would … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Recruiters | Tagged CFO, high-value targets, job search, Linked In, recruiter, search, socially well-connected, unemployed candidates | 2 Comments

The Secret Weapon for CFOs is the Intangible

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

One of the discussions by the recruiter panel at the CFO Rising conference was around the intangibles of being a Chief Financial Officer. Intangibles … as in presence. It won’t matter how great your finance acumen, skill sets, and deliverables … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Recruiters | Tagged CFO, CFO Rising conference, CFO.com, Chief Financial Officer, CPA, finance acumen, finance skill, recruiter, resume, value proposition | 4 Comments

There is a Difference!

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Most Connected vs. Well Connected Have you noticed these types of monikers attached to members on Linked In, Facebook, and Twitter? The “most connected” statement always makes me think Rolodex. Is it really possible to have a relationship with 16,000+ … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Networking | Tagged branding, career management, CFO, executives in transition, Facebook, finance executives, job search, job search strategy, Linked In, networking, personal branding, Proformative, recruiter, social networking, Twitter | 2 Comments