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October 9th, 2009
Getting Hired, Never a Picnic, Is Increasingly a Trial
It has happened to so many job seekers I know. They’ve sent out their dozens — maybe hundreds — of résumés and finally get the call to come in for an interview. They’re asked back for a second round. Sometimes there’s even a third call. They’ve met practically everyone in the company. They don’t have just a foot in the door, they have their w...
July 7th, 2009
The Howard-Sloan-Koller Group Launches The HSK/JFA Digital Advisory Board. We Zero-In on Tomorrow’s Talent Now!
Hiring for tomorrow? This may seem counterintuitive in a tight economy, when most media executives are focused on having just enough staff to meet today’s critical needs. While our clients focus on building and motivating staff for today’s priorities, The Howard-Sloan-Koller Group (HSK) is working to look around corners to determine the talent and skills companies will need to succee...
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How does a candidate work effectively with an executive search firm?
Before contacting a search firm, research the industries and functions that the firm specializes in, and whether it's a contingency or retained (long--term, relationship-based approach) firm. When e-mailing a resume and
cover letter, note on the subject line who may have referred you as a way to stand out amid the e-mail clutter.
The search firm interview should be defined by questions....
For Thousands of Laid-Off Mag Employees, a Hard Road Ahead For Thousands of Laid-Off Mag Employees, a Hard Road Ahead Current Media Downturn Isn't Like Others Seen Previously By Nat Ives Published: November 17, 2008
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In June, magazines' ad pages were running 7.4% below their levels a year earlier, and hiring freezes were creeping across big publishing houses. As it turns out, those were the good days. Back then magazines....
Ad Shops Shift Hiring Tactics Ad Shops Shift Hiring Tactics The Souring Economy Has Changed Many Aspects of Recruiting, Right Down to the Personalities Big Agencies Strive For By Claire Atkinson Published: September 22, 2008
As the economy further wilts and the demand for digital experience burgeons, Madison Avenue's talent scouts are shifting gears to fulfill agency demands. Sharon Spielman is managing director at....
ALPHA MEDIA GROUP NAMES JAY WOODRUFF ALPHA MEDIA GROUP NAMES JAY WOODRUFF EDITOR IN CHIEF OF MAXIM.COM New York, NY, June 11, 2008-Alpha Media Group Inc. CEO Kent Brownridge today announced the appointment of Jay Woodruff to Editor in Chief of Maxim.com, the digital companion to Maxim magazine, the largest young men's lifestyle magazine in America. In this role, Woodruff will direct Maxim.com's daily coverage of....
Entrepreneur Media Inc. Announces New Vice President and Editor in Chief Entrepreneur Media Inc. Announces New Vice President and Editor in Chief (Irvine, CA) June 10 , 2008 – Entrepreneur Media Inc. announces Amy C. Cosper as its new vice president and editor in chief, who will oversee content and partnerships for the media company’s magazine and online properties, including Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur.com, and WomenEntrepreneur.com. Cosper’s breadth of....
Jessica Sibley Hire at BusinessWeek: The Story Behind the Story McGraw-Hill went through a fairly long and exhaustive process to hire the new president of BusinessWeek. After four or five months, they settled on Keith Fox, the internal candidate (under their noses, you might say), who had been president of McGraw-Hill publishing, the book division, though he did have experience at BW as SVP of marketing before he moved to books. Then Geoff Dodge left,....
BusinessWeek Names Jessica Sibley Worldwide Publisher BusinessWeek announced today that
Jessica Sibley has been named Senior Vice President and Worldwide
Publisher. In this new role, Ms. Sibley is responsible for directing
BusinessWeek's integrated sales team and driving all advertising-based
revenue for BusinessWeek's multimedia products, including BusinessWeek
magazine, BusinessWeek.com, events, and the brand's mobile, video, and....
Doner Hires New Chief Creative Officer Rob Strasberg Joins the Agency From Crispin Porter + Bogusky (SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN) – Doner, the world’s largest independent advertising agency, today announced the appointment of Rob Strasberg as the agency’s chief creative officer. Strasberg joins Doner from Crispin Porter + Bogusky, where he was VP/Creative Director. Strasberg’s appointment is the result of a planned transition at....
C-K Milwaukee Inks Chris Jacobs as Executive Creative Director MILWAUKEE ¬ January 9, 2007 ¬ Cramer-Krasselt, the third-largest independent agency in the U.S., has signed on Chris Jacobs as the new executive creative director in its Milwaukee office. Jacobs joins C-K from the Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., where he served as senior vice president and creative director on clients including UPS, Wal-Mart, BFGoodrich Tires, Olympus and NASCAR.
Prior to....
Washington Times Names Post Reporter Its Top Editor The Washington Times reached into its chief rival's newsroom for a new executive editor yesterday, naming Washington Post national reporter John Solomon to succeed Wesley Pruden at the paper's helm. Solomon was an unexpected choice to take over what Pruden, who has run the Times for 16 years, has long described as a conservative newspaper. But Solomon, 41, who spent two decades at the....
Sirius Satellite Radio Names Paul Turcotte to Lead Ad Sales Team NEW YORK - January 10, 2008 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that it has named Paul Turcotte as Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales. Turcotte will lead a team that sells advertising across SIRIUS' 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather. "Paul Turcotte's dynamic background at the top level of media companies, leading ad sales in....
IDG Communications Announces New President and CEO of PC World and Macworld A technology media leader, Mike Kisseberth, has been named president & CEO of PC World Communications and Mac Publishing, effective October 1. Since 2001 he has served in leadership positions at CNET Networks rising to senior vice-president of corporate sales and operations. During his tenure at the interactive media company, revenue among corporate accounts increased more than threefold.....
Is Karen Danziger The Best Media Headhunter? Is Karen Danziger The Best Media Headhunter?
Today Kent Brownridge, Jann Wenner's former right-hand man and the honcho of new Alpha Media, the former Dennis Publishing, shouts the praises of media headhunter Karen Danziger. She's the exec vice president of Howard-Sloan-Koller Group, and she was the one who suggested somewhat frightening former Rolling Stone guy Jim Kaminsky as the new editor....
For Cancer Survivors, a Job Hunt Can Be the Next Big Obstacle
September 17, 2006
For Cancer Survivors, a Job Hunt Can Be the Next Big Obstacle
By ALEXANDRA PEERS
AFTER battling ovarian cancer, Sherry Salway Black returned to her job as second in command of a Washington nonprofit group to find “a lot of rumor mills,” she says, and altered friendships, questions about her leadership and surprise that she was fine.
When, on top of dealing with....
Hire Learning
Hire learning
In this ultracompetitive town, hard work is as important in a job search as it is in an actual job. We asked some of New York’s top headhunters to share tips on how to land a position in several of the city’s most desirable fields—and how to move up once you’re there.
By Scot Meyer Photographs by Meghan Petersen
Photo: Nikolaevich/Getty Images
Plus:
• Nice gig: We....
Public Relations Resume Tips Public Relations Resume Tips by Kim Isaacs Monster Resume Expert Perhaps you're like many of your colleagues in the PR field -- you excel when creating targeted communications for your employers or clients but struggle when it comes to writing about yourself on a resume. To help with this dilemma, PR resume experts offer insights on how to make your resume shine. Summarize Your....
Fudging the Facts April 23, 2006 The New York Times Fudging the Facts on a Résumé Is Common, and Also a Big Risk
By DAVID KOEPPEL
Lying on a résumé to enhance a mediocre educational or employment record is hardly new. But several recent surveys, as well as anecdotal reports from hiring managers and recruiters, indicate that résumé falsehoods are on the rise, and that they are just as likely to come from....
Focus On Leadership Reprinted from Direct Marketing News, 4/29/05 By: Richard V. Schenkel, The Howard Sloan Koller Group You’re a senior marketing manager at a major Midwestern catalog company that’s a prestige brand. You enjoy being with the people you work with, you have a connection with the product and the money’s pretty good. Many with experience similar to yours would trade places with you in a....
Wanted: Online Experience Reprinted from BtoB Magazine, 5/2/05: As publishers hire after a long drought, Internet selling background becomes a must Marie Griffin May 2, 2005 As b-to-b publishers start hiring salespeople again, the demand for experience in online selling is starting to outstrip supply. "B-to-b is pretty hot right now," said Beth Thorbahn Reeves, senior VP at The Howard Sloan Koller, a media,....
It's Deja Vu as Dot-coms Grab for Senior Managers Reprinted from the WSJournal Online, 5/2/05: It's Deja Vu as Dot-coms Grab for Senior Managers News Story by Perri Capell
MAY 02, 2005 (CAREERJOURNAL) - Publishers are back in a hiring mode, and online executives are in greatest demand.
Dot-com jobs are the hot category in publishing-industry recruitment, say recruiters. Pure dot-coms and online arms of large media companies are....
Headhunting in the Press Jungle Reprinted from the NYSun, 2/16/05: Karen Danziger wears leopard prints and stiletto boots - appropriate garb for someone who makes her living as a headhunter. She came to the Howard-Sloan-Koller Group (HSK), then Howard Sloan Associates, in 1988 to beef up the company's creative searches. She had been an editor for several trade magazines, and her first year as a headhunter was traumatic.....
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How does a candidate work effectively with an executive search firm? Before contacting a search firm, research the industries and functions that the firm specializes in, and whether it's a contingency or retained (long--term, relationship-based approach) firm. When e-mailing a resume and cover letter, note on the subject line who may have referred you as a way to stand out amid the e-mail clutter. The search firm interview should be defined by questions.... For Thousands of Laid-Off Mag Employees, a Hard Road Ahead For Thousands of Laid-Off Mag Employees, a Hard Road Ahead Published: November 17, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In June, magazines' ad pages were running 7.4% below their levels a year earlier, and hiring freezes were creeping across big publishing houses. As it turns out, those were the good days. Back then magazines.... Ad Shops Shift Hiring Tactics Ad Shops Shift Hiring Tactics The Souring Economy Has Changed Many Aspects of Recruiting, Right Down to the Personalities Big Agencies Strive For By Claire Atkinson Published: September 22, 2008 As the economy further wilts and the demand for digital experience burgeons, Madison Avenue's talent scouts are shifting gears to fulfill agency demands. Sharon Spielman is managing director at.... ALPHA MEDIA GROUP NAMES JAY WOODRUFF ALPHA MEDIA GROUP NAMES JAY WOODRUFF EDITOR IN CHIEF OF MAXIM.COM New York, NY, June 11, 2008-Alpha Media Group Inc. CEO Kent Brownridge today announced the appointment of Jay Woodruff to Editor in Chief of Maxim.com, the digital companion to Maxim magazine, the largest young men's lifestyle magazine in America. In this role, Woodruff will direct Maxim.com's daily coverage of.... Entrepreneur Media Inc. Announces New Vice President and Editor in Chief Entrepreneur Media Inc. Announces New Vice President and Editor in Chief (Irvine, CA) June 10 , 2008 - Entrepreneur Media Inc. announces Amy C. Cosper as its new vice president and editor in chief, who will oversee content and partnerships for the media company's magazine and online properties, including Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur.com, and WomenEntrepreneur.com. Jessica Sibley Hire at BusinessWeek: The Story Behind the Story McGraw-Hill went through a fairly long and exhaustive process to hire the new president of BusinessWeek. After four or five months, they settled on Keith Fox, the internal candidate (under their noses, you might say), who had been president of McGraw-Hill publishing, the book division, though he did have experience at BW as SVP of marketing before he moved to books. Then Geoff Dodge left,.... BusinessWeek Names Jessica Sibley Worldwide Publisher BusinessWeek announced today that Jessica Sibley has been named Senior Vice President and Worldwide Publisher. In this new role, Ms. Sibley is responsible for directing BusinessWeek's integrated sales team and driving all advertising-based revenue for BusinessWeek's multimedia products, including BusinessWeek magazine, BusinessWeek.com, events, and the brand's mobile, video, and.... Doner Hires New Chief Creative Officer Rob Strasberg Joins the Agency From Crispin Porter + Bogusky (SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN) - Doner, the world's largest independent advertising agency, today announced the appointment of Rob Strasberg as the agency's chief creative officer. Strasberg joins Doner from Crispin Porter + Bogusky, where he was VP/Creative Director. C-K Milwaukee Inks Chris Jacobs as Executive Creative Director MILWAUKEE - January 9, 2007 - Cramer-Krasselt, the third-largest independent agency in the U.S., has signed on Chris Jacobs as the new executive creative director in its Milwaukee office. Jacobs joins C-K from the Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., where he served as senior vice president and creative director on clients including UPS, Wal-Mart, BFGoodrich Tires, Olympus and NASCAR. Prior to.... Washington Times Names Post Reporter Its Top Editor The Washington Times reached into its chief rival's newsroom for a new executive editor yesterday, naming Washington Post national reporter John Solomon to succeed Wesley Pruden at the paper's helm. Solomon was an unexpected choice to take over what Pruden, who has run the Times for 16 years, has long described as a conservative newspaper. But Solomon, 41, who spent two decades at the.... Sirius Satellite Radio Names Paul Turcotte to Lead Ad Sales Team NEW YORK - January 10, 2008 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that it has named Paul Turcotte as Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales. Turcotte will lead a team that sells advertising across SIRIUS' 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather. "Paul Turcotte's dynamic background at the top level of media companies, leading ad sales in.... IDG Communications Announces New President and CEO of PC World and Macworld A technology media leader, Mike Kisseberth, has been named president & CEO of PC World Communications and Mac Publishing, effective October 1. Since 2001 he has served in leadership positions at CNET Networks rising to senior vice-president of corporate sales and operations. During his tenure at the interactive media company, revenue among corporate accounts increased more than threefold..... Is Karen Danziger The Best Media Headhunter? Is Karen Danziger The Best Media Headhunter? Today Kent Brownridge, Jann Wenner's former right-hand man and the honcho of new Alpha Media, the former Dennis Publishing, shouts the praises of media headhunter Karen Danziger. She's the exec vice president of Howard-Sloan-Koller Group, and she was the one who suggested somewhat frightening former Rolling Stone guy Jim Kaminsky as the new editor....
For Cancer Survivors, a Job Hunt Can Be the Next Big Obstacle September 17, 2006 For Cancer Survivors, a Job Hunt Can Be the Next Big Obstacle By ALEXANDRA PEERS AFTER battling ovarian cancer, Sherry Salway Black returned to her job as second in command of a Washington nonprofit group to find "a lot of rumor mills," she says, and altered friendships, questions about her leadership and surprise that she was fine. When, on top of dealing with....
Hire Learning Hire learning In this ultracompetitive town, hard work is as important in a job search as it is in an actual job. We asked some of New York's top headhunters to share tips on how to land a position in several of the city's most desirable fields - and how to move up once you're there. By Scot Meyer Photographs by Meghan Petersen Photo: Nikolaevich/Getty Images Plus: Nice gig: We....
Public Relations Resume Tips Public Relations Resume Tips by Kim Isaacs Monster Resume Expert Perhaps you're like many of your colleagues in the PR field -- you excel when creating targeted communications for your employers or clients but struggle when it comes to writing about yourself on a resume. To help with this dilemma, PR resume experts offer insights on how to make your resume shine. Summarize Your....
Fudging the Facts April 23, 2006 The New York Times Fudging the Facts on a Resume Is Common, and Also a Big Risk By DAVID KOEPPEL Lying on a resume to enhance a mediocre educational or employment record is hardly new. But several recent surveys, as well as anecdotal reports from hiring managers and recruiters, indicate that resume falsehoods are on the rise, and that they are just as likely to come from....
Focus On Leadership Reprinted from Direct Marketing News, 4/29/05 By: Richard V. Schenkel, The Howard Sloan Koller Group You're a senior marketing manager at a major Midwestern catalog company that's a prestige brand. You enjoy being with the people you work with, you have a connection with the product and the money's pretty good. Many with experience similar to yours would trade places with you in a....
Wanted: Online Experience Reprinted from BtoB Magazine, 5/2/05: As publishers hire after a long drought, Internet selling background becomes a must Marie Griffin May 2, 2005 As b-to-b publishers start hiring salespeople again, the demand for experience in online selling is starting to outstrip supply. "B-to-b is pretty hot right now," said Beth Thorbahn Reeves, senior VP at The Howard Sloan Koller, a media,....
It's Deja Vu as Dot-coms Grab for Senior Managers Reprinted from the WSJournal Online, 5/2/05: It's Deja Vu as Dot-coms Grab for Senior Managers News Story by Perri Capell MAY 02, 2005 (CAREERJOURNAL) - Publishers are back in a hiring mode, and online executives are in greatest demand. Dot-com jobs are the hot category in publishing-industry recruitment, say recruiters. Pure dot-coms and online arms of large media companies are....
Headhunting in the Press Jungle Reprinted from the NYSun, 2/16/05: Karen Danziger wears leopard prints and stiletto boots - appropriate garb for someone who makes her living as a headhunter. She came to the Howard-Sloan-Koller Group (HSK), then Howard Sloan Associates, in 1988 to beef up the company's creative searches. She had been an editor for several trade magazines, and her first year as a headhunter was traumatic.....
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