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Signs of Life

Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Dan Smolen Direct Search, LLC, Executive Recruiting, Executive Search, Green Business, sustainable business, tagged , , , , , on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve just returned from a welcome and long overdue vacation to my native Southern Connecticut where I filled my lungs with sea-salted air and enjoyed the company of lifelong friends (many of whom I’ve not seen in 30 years).
And I returned to work to witness some sudden, but very positive developments; client hiring needs that [...]

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Create Your Own ‘Advisory Board’

Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Dan Smolen Direct Search, LLC, Executive Recruiting, Executive Search, Green Business, Green Jobs, sustainable business, tagged , , , , , , on July 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Earlier today, I had a very interesting phone call with a bright, highly enthusiastic (fire-in-the-belly) new business development executive. His familiarity with the information technology space is excellent. And so too is his skill at staging successful consultative processes and converting his multi-million-dollar new business prospects to sale.
What company wouldn’t want to hire this new [...]

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Are We There, Yet?…

Posted in Dan Smolen Direct Search, LLC, Executive Recruiting, Executive Search, Green Business, Green Jobs, Sustainable Marketing, sustainable business, tagged , , on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Cross-posted to dansmolen.com
…In other words, is this: a) downturn, b) recession, c) economic calamity almost over?
Lately, this is a question recruiters get asked a lot.
Unfortunately, I am no economist, so I cannot say with any semblance of authority or certainty that we are at the beginning of the end of this long, long, national nightmare.
But [...]

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Sturdy Roots Green Business Executive Survey: Interesting Results

Posted in Executive Recruiting, Executive Search, Green Business, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It’s time to summarize the results of the green executive survey many of you have taken.
    SURVEY SAYS…

You are a sociable bunch; all 100% of responders said that they would attend networking events;
All of you are interested in participating in live seminars and webinars. 29% of survey responders would even be willing to pay a fee [...]

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How to Cope When The Hits Keep Coming

Posted in Executive Search, Green Business, Green Jobs, tagged , , , , , on January 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »

To paraphrase the late Rodney Dangerfield, “it’s tough out there!”
We read the day’s news headlines at our own peril (yesterday alone):
Caterpillar to cut 20,000 jobs…
Sprint/Nextel, 8,000…
The Home Depot, 7,000
Some economists are saying current economic forecasts for January 2009 – that total job losses in the U.S. will reach 500,000 – may be under-estimated.  Others are [...]

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Going Green at the Keyboard: How Companies Can Significantly Reduce PC Power Usage

Posted in Executive Recruiting, Executive Search, Green Marketing, Sustainable Marketing, Telecommuting, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »

One of the biggest challenges for any company – even green ones – is reducing the amount of power consumed by its office computers. 
The amount of power used by the typical PC is signficant: nearly 600 kilowatt hours of electricity, annually.
Concerned hiring managers we have spoken to say that the subtle and not-so-subtle reminders they send to their [...]

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