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Multicultural executives have an edge
Executives who have been successful in international assignments have usually excelled in understanding the environment, leading visionary change and results, as well as mastering complex business problems.
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ExecuNet Q&A: What Drives a Recruiter?
It is important to align your expectations by understanding what drives a recruiter.
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Career portability. A lesson from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Seriously)
plan your career and make decisions ask yourself the question: How portable and independent am I? Can I be equally successful in another organization or position? Am I worth what they pay me in the open market? Be brutally honest with yourself. Identify the gaps and make sure you’re portable.
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Leadership: YOU are not perfect, and that is just perfect
By Jose J. Ruiz | Alder Koten The premise is that the ideal executive does not exist. Our research indicates that there is no such thing as branding a person as an A, B, or Z type since the environment and context drive our behaviors. Great managers and leaders adapt, and their styles tend to […]
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Diversity recruiting or recruiting for diversity
Diversity efforts in recruiting are meant to create a diverse team in the workplace, which is different from a recruiting process that is diverse.
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How to best approach executive recruiters as a candidate
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).
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Former NFL Player and Anaylst Joins Alder Koten as Senior Advisor
Raul Allegre, former NFL player and ESPN analyst joins Alder Koten as a consultant and senior advisor to the firm's sports practice.
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10 basic guidelines to a high impact executive resume
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.
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Don’t just say it, prove it
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.
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Are your skills and competencies portable?
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.
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