Talent recruitment requires long-term strategy. Winning individual hiring battles may offer immediate success and satisfaction as you fill open positions, but an incorrect placement due to lack of established processes can ultimately set your organization back even further than expected….

Industrial chemical companies continue to be some of the most successful businesses worldwide. According to the American Chemistry Council, the U.S. chemical industry is poised for long-term growth that far surpasses the rest of the economy. The need for chemicals,…

Engineers are skilled experts. But being studied or experienced in a specific form of engineering – civil, mechanical, chemical, and so on – doesn’t necessarily mean a candidate is the right fit when other, less concrete aspects of the role…

Nothing stands still in the food ingredients industry. As tastes, dietary preferences, health regulations, and food supply concerns shift, those who have dedicated their careers to this industry must evolve with the times. Food ingredients executives must be vigilant in…

Finding the best candidates for your executive search isn’t just about the search process. An executive search firm decrying the search process? Before you jump to conclusions about industry sacrilege, consider the following additional key points of discussion: Simplify for…

Dream candidate or nightmare? Sometimes the answer is both, when the dream candidate becomes problematic. The United States Department of Labor estimates the cost of a bad hire may be equivalent to as much as 30 percent of the individual’s…

With unemployment down and business confidence up, the job market now favors candidates. A new report by search firm Becker Wright examines what companies must do to keep up with today’s competitive employment market and to land top talent. Not…

The candidates are out there. The problem is finding them. An Executive Search Firm like Key Corporate Services provides advantages not found through a traditional HR-based hiring process. These include: Experience – Decades of relationship-building have positioned Key Corporate Services…

The equation is simple: Unfilled senior level positions in an organization equals lost revenue. The longer a key role within a company stays open, opportunities are lost. Concurrently, existing employees are burdened with added responsibilities, which can lead to a…

It’s a reality of today’s job market… More and more “seasoned” employees are remaining in the job force. Consequently, as some lose their jobs to outsourcing or right-sizing, these more mature workers become job-hunters competing for that next position. While…