Industry Insights
Your Voice Matters: Vote in the Forbes Best Executive Recruiter Poll!
Forbes is building their list to recognize America’s Best Executive Recruiting firms – and your voice matters! Your vote is more than just a click. It’s a powerful way to encourage ethical and effective recruitment practices, ultimately benefiting you and our industry in the long run. Let’s count the ways your vote makes a difference:…
Read MoreO’Connell Group Executive Search Recognized by Forbes for 3rd Year
We are thrilled to share some exciting news with our LinkedIn family! O’Connell Group Executive Search has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms for the third year in a row in 2023. This prestigious recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence and success in the field of executive recruitment.…
Read More2023 – A year to Reimagine Recruitment
Attracting the best of the talent pool requires organizations to reimagine their talent development policies and practices. Today’s workforce represents a new generation of professionals who have spent their entire lives building relationships through technology. They have very different expectations about how, where, when and why work intersects with their lives. They have the power…
Read MoreRelationships Reinforce O’Connell Group’s Rise to Forbes’ Top 50 Executive Recruiters
In publishing their annual list of America’s Best Executive Search Firms, Forbes underscores the fact that the U.S. labor market has undergone a rapid transformation. With 11.3 million job openings and a way of work that is unrecognizable from the pre-pandemic workplace, many businesses have turned to recruiting firms to compete for talent. Against this…
Read MoreRisks and Challenges Loom Beneath the “Work-from-Anywhere” Reality
Our most recent survey, “The Pandemic Workplace: Impact on Career Decisions” reports the dominant preference of respondents to continue the flexibility to “work from anywhere.” The vast majority (98%) expressed their preference for working in a hybrid (56%) or fully remote (42%) office situation. But, the survey also reveals the risks and challenges ahead as…
Read MoreThe Pandemic’s Game-Changing Impact on Career Decisions
Many professionals have lived for nearly two years in the “work from anywhere” world. That includes the majority of the 1,200 consumer marketing and market research professionals we surveyed. How it influences their career decisions is a game changer. “The Pandemic Workplace: Impact on Career Decisions” survey reports the undeniable and dominant preference to continue…
Read MoreTune-Up Your Recruitment Practices to Reflect the New Work from Home Reality
The Pandemic Workplace Survey measured the impact of remote work on team culture, recruitment and retention. The survey revealed the glimmer of a silver lining which has became a reality: remote work offers flexibility that contributes to greater productivity and job satisfaction. It also opens access to a broader talent pool when relocation is off…
Read MoreO’Connell Group Named to the Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms List
O’Connell Group has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to find the best executive recruiters specialized in filling positions with salaries of at least $100,000. O’Connell Group entered the list for the first time this year in the top 100. Let’s do…
Read MoreSurvey Reveals Pandemic’s Effect on Productivity and Camaraderie
Productivity Rises for 87%, Relationships Suffer for 75% St. Louis March 17, 2021 – Going into the second year of the COVID-19 global pandemic, a national survey reveals the double-edged work-from-home effect: higher productivity but noticeable impact on workplace relationships and culture. These are among key findings of a new survey warning of significant challenges…
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