Over time, and not only driven by COVID-19, organisations have become more comfortable with leadership teams operating across countries and different locations, including virtually. The two-year international placement has been replaced by the two-hour Zoom call, for many. I’m writing this from my office in Schaffhausen,...
The experience that applicants gain with your company in the course of the application process is decisive for their choice of employer. But although a holistic, positive candidate experience has the greatest influence on employer attractiveness for the majority of candidates – this is not...
In our sphere of relationships with colleagues, partners, clients, friends, family, etc. – we are wired to place a high value on our connections with others. While social media outlets certainly make it convenient to stay in touch, these channels are not conducive to understanding,...
We’re all probably making new year resolutions or thinking about what’s important to achieve in 2020. It’s not just the beginning of a new year that gets us thinking about the future; all of those “significant life moments” get us reflecting, things like: changing job, losing your job, retiring from...
Two-day recruiting event for a C.O.I. client that operates in 200+ countries. ...
So many mergers between companies of diverse cultures are not particularly successful. Too often the culture differences are underestimated. In her recently published book, Erin Meyer - a professor at INSEAD - describes the issues around cultural differences and how to navigate through a multicultural world. I would like to focus...
Surrounded by Ivy League graduates in his first job, the late television journalist, Tim Russert looked around him and worried aloud if he could keep up. His boss responded, “What they know, you can learn. But what you know, they can never learn.” This powerful quote...
Markus Bucher is C.O.I.’s Dallas-based Executive Search Business Partner. Markus commenced his career in finance with the global apparel company Bally, rising to CFO in the USA before joining Holcim as a Senior VP. He was then appointed Executive Director (President) in charge of all Southern...
Throughout the hiring process, you’ve listened carefully and noted what really motivates your top candidate, you’ve built a detailed picture of their needs and wants from their next position, in short you are ready to make an offer. Now to seal the deal! There are a...
Meet Anna-Karin Birrell, C.O.I. Executive Search Business Partner based out of our Zurich office. Anna-Karin has an International MBA and commenced her career in executive search before joining large global manufacturing companies where she grew to lead recruitment and talent development on a global scale....
