So you want to join a Board of Directors? The good news is that with the extra focus on diversity, many companies are looking for female and URM candidates. Especially in California, there is a bit of a scramble to add women to boards to comply with the new...
Read moreWhen 175 CEOs of some of the largest companies in the U.S.–including Fortune 500 juggernauts like Cisco, HP, Home Depot, Staples, Target and Walmart–support an initiative, you know it’s important. That’s what happened when this group of executives formed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion in 2017, the...
Read more“I don’t have a resumé; you can look at my LinkedIn.” My colleagues at SPMB hear this all the time. Do job candidates really need a resumé in the era of LinkedIn? Should we insist on a traditional resumé before we present a candidate to a client? How do...
Read moreWhy holding out for the Perfect Candidate will hurt your business. Perfection. It’s what every company wants in their search for new employees. Finding and hiring employees can be one of the most stressful aspects of leading a company, and seldom do you find a candidate whom you could...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–When SPMB Executive Search earned the #1 spot on Silicon Valley Business Journal’s list of top executive search firms, you might have expected the firm to throw a wild celebration for its dedicated recruiters. But that’s not how the 40 year-old company rolls. As partner Mike Doonan...
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