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JULY 2018 TORCHLIGHT

Sales, Marketing, and Operations Executive Leadership for High-ROI, PE- and VC-Driven Companies The acronyms PE and VC have multiple meanings. For instance, the former can refer to price-to-earnings ratio, which is a company’s stock price divided by its annual earnings per share. The The latter, on the other hand, can refer to variable cost, a […]

You Need More Than Luck in an Interview

Preparation is key to a successful new position. One of the biggest mistakes candidates make is not being prepared for an interview. From learning about the prospective employer to understanding the position, investing the time can determine whether or not you are considered a viable candidate. 1. Research the organization. The job may look perfect […]

MAY 2018 TORCHLIGHT

The Marketing & Sales Executive Candidate Experience: A Bilateral Assessment Just as perception is reality and the whole is the sum of its parts, your company’s corporate brand, its employer brand, and its candidate experience are intertwined, each serving as a window into your company, its mission, and its culture.  This has never been truer than […]

Characteristics of an Exceptional Executive Recruiter – Part II

As a follow up to our last post, which featured a few of the key characteristics of a top performing executive recruiter, we wanted to highlight a few more to round out the list. The following list highlights the traits that really put a search specialist over the top. Organizational skills: Executive job searches often […]

Characteristics of an Exceptional Executive Recruiter – Part I

According to a report by talent consultant Kevin Sheridan, “86 percent of executive search firms feel they are doing a good job recruiting, yet only 60 percent of candidates report having a positive experience during the recruiting process with them.” Executive recruiters have the challenging task of ensuring their client (the hiring company) is satisfied […]

April 2018 TorchLight

Will Your Next Executive Hire be Emotionally Intelligent?  How You Can Tell & Why You Should Care It’s common wisdom that profit drives business, that productivity grows profit, and that profit is the difference between success and failure.  This is a simple equation but one that is also filled with variables.  Exactly what leads to […]

Understanding the Importance of Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. The ability to effectively manage emotions and behavior as it relates to job performance is key to success within the workplace. In other words, how the person harnesses their temperament and innate […]

March 2018 TorchLight

Employer Branding & Company Branding Interlocking Pieces of the Talent Acquisition Puzzle Just as our lives are driven by various personal goals and filled with different individuals like family members, managers, colleagues and others whose expectations must be taken into account, companies have diverse strategic and operational objectives that they must meet and stakeholders such […]

eBook Alert! Fresh Perspectives in Evolving Leadership Roles

Torch Group’s latest eBook Fresh Perspectives in Evolving Leadership Roles, is now available as a free download. The eBook is a comprehensive index of articles that present our current thinking on the revised and expanded roles of key market- and customer-facing functions and the requisite talents, aptitudes, and backgrounds of the professionals who lead them. In […]

Hiring for Potential

Hiring experienced talent falls under the “difficult” category for most talent acquisition, HR and hiring managers. Identifying qualified candidates is a challenge in itself but recruiting that talent – possibly away from rival companies, onboarding, and training them to work successfully within your organization’s parameters makes it a gamble. Will he or she fit in […]