As 2023 comes to a close, we applaud the organizations who have elected to join the National Association of Executive Recruiters. These firms are a tribute to the high-touch, high-quality services that the NAER members provide, and an acknowledgment to…
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Meet Our Chairpeople
Hope Johnson-President Hope Johnson is President and Founder of Pyramind LLC, a twenty-year-old retained executive search firm known for the creative tactics used to uncover passive candidates; the thorough and comprehensive candidate evaluation process along with the genuine and authentic…
NAER Chair’s Message
I’m looking forward to the video meeting with fellow NAER Members on September 29th at 4:14 Eastern time! As we approach the last quarter of the year, I can confidently state, 2021 has presented one of the most unique set…
Why You Should Proactively Manage Your Career
Written by Kathy Cole, NAER Chairman Our senior recruiting consultants have seen a few economic downturns in their careers. During these times, we’ve learned from those who have proactively managed their careers. During the Great Recession, we observed many talented…
NAER Chair’s Message
It was great having a virtual catch up call with our NAER members this week. We’ve never seen a time where the social and economic pain has been greater in this country than now. In the spite of this, we heard…
COVID-19 Update
With the concerns around COVID-19 and the guidelines laid out by the CDC and our federal and local governments, we made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 annual NAER conference of NAER. We know this may be difficult time for…
Make This Your Best Year Ever!
Welcome, 2020. If you’re a recruiting firm owner like me, you’re examining your recruiting results for 2019 and planning your success strategy for the new year. There is no better way to do this than taking advantage of the expertise…
Important Recruiting Trends
Written By: Kathy Cole, President of DK Cole Executive Search and President of NAER We’re now in the fourth quarter, and I’m already thinking about process improvement projects, new technology tools, and other resources as we approach 2020. On this…
Has Anything Changed Since The Last Time We Talked?
If you’re like me, you always come away from the NAER conference with a sheaf of notes. I have a collection of these notes at home, representing almost a decade of presentations from industry trainers and luminaries. I’m confident that…
NAER Annual Conference Reflections
Many thanks to those of you who were able to join us for the annual NAER conference, which was in Dallas this year. I think we can all agree that it was a ringing success, and that our presenters challenged…