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Diversity efforts in recruiting are meant to create a diverse team in the workplace, which is different from a recruiting process that is diverse.

If you want to approach an executive recruiter with success and stay top-of-mind, then give them what they need (hint: It’s not always your resume).

Raul Allegre, former NFL player and ESPN analyst joins Alder Koten as a consultant and senior advisor to the firm's sports practice.

By Jose Ruiz | Alder Koten Institute | Gonzaga University   Organizational Culture: The elephant in the room In 2006 Mark Fields, then President of Ford Motor Company hung Peter Drucker’s quote “Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast” in their war room. “Mark was keenly aware that no matter how far reaching his vision or how […]

Every resume is a one-of-a-kind communication mechanism with both explicit and implicit messages. It should be appropriate to your situation and the story you want to tell.

This paper provides a definition of organizational culture and presents a framework to serve as a foundation for measuring organizational culture.

Selling and describing yourself in a resume, a presentation, an interview or meeting is a crucial factor in getting noticed, getting promoted or getting hired.

Your potential performance outside of your current organization and your future potential for success can be debated if there is only evidence of success with a single organization, and hence, a single support structure and environment.

If you collected every single article that defined leadership, you’d probably have reading material for a many years, and you’d probably go crazy with ideas and suggestions on how to improve your leadership skills. Leadership is much like parenting. You can read a lot, you can be taught, you can be mentored and guided, but […]

Personal branding is about everything you do: every job, every social and personal endeavor will define who you are and what you can offer in the next step of your career.

Take the job interview as an opportunity to perform and as an opportunity to take your presentation and preparation skills to the next level.

A quick search on Google will yield much information on how to prepare for an interview. You can find many interview questions and many guides on how to dress and even what questions to ask, but it all comes down to you wanting to spend the time to prepare yourself for the interview. Unfortunately, the […]

The concepts and standard practices defined in our framework are the basis for all the services that we provide including executive search, recruiting, assessment, coaching, and outplacement. The Quadrant Profile focuses on the different elements that define a professional profile and as such serves as a guideline for career development and as a benchmark for a potential […]

Confidence among executive recruiters continues to climb as an increase in management recruiting activity confirms that more companies are thinking about growth in 2011 and more business leaders are poised to explore their career options.

Alder Koten joins IMD International Search Group, a global professional alliance of retained executive search firms. HOUSTON, August 24, 2014 /Press Release/ — Alder Koten, the organization-shaping firm, announced today that it has joined IMD International Search Group to expand its global reach. Founded in 1972, IMD International Search Group is one of the top 15 […]

The Mexican government’s US$34-million investment in UNAQ seems to have paid off. Eight years ago, there were only two aerospace companies in the region, employing about 700 people. Now, Querétaro boasts 33 aerospace companies employing more than 5,000 people, amounting to an estimated US$1.5-billion investment.

Brakston Grey, the division of Alder Koten that focuses on high potential professionals and managers on a development path for executive positions, announced today that Fabiola Gonzalez has joined the firm in Monterrey as an engagement manager to strengthen the firm’s maquiladora, and supply chain & operations practices. “We’re very excited to have Fabiola join the team” said […]

Pedro Perez-Solero has joined Alder Koten to lead the global communications & marketing practice.

Yady Ibarra has joined the firm to lead the global sustainability and diversity practice.

True loyalty in an employment relationship takes into consideration what will happen to the other party when the business relationship ends.

An informative outline to help managers like you, gain a better understanding of hiring and managing in Mexico.

In short, a competence's focus in on the what and the competency's focus is on the how.