March 27th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory
Nancy Neumann, owner of Hong Kong Executive Search, has been honored as the recipient of the 2009 Chairman’s Award from NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network. The Chairman’s Award is given annually to a single recipient in recognition of extraordinary service and commitment to the organization. NPA (www.npaworldwide.com) is a member-owned network of premier independent recruiting firms located on six continents.
Ms. Neumann served two terms as a member of the NPA Board of Directors where she was primarily responsible for membership growth in Asia as well as spearheading NPA marketing and branding initiatives. She has played a key role in NPA’s global membership expansion into Asia, particularly Hong Kong and mainland China over the past ten years. Ms. Neumann also helped to create an ongoing marketing communications campaign for NPA in order to increase brand awareness in the organization’s global marketplace by prospective members, job seekers and employers alike. Additionally, she has been instrumental in encouraging cross-border international placement activity between NPA members located in multiple geographies.
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March 20th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory
NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network has elected new members of its Board of Directors. The NPA board of directors is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the member-owned international recruiting network. Each NPA director also owns and operates a member recruiting firm. As board members, directors establish NPA’s business plan, identify strategic priorities, develop an annual budget, and oversee network administration. Elections were held during the NPA Annual Conference in March in San Antonio, Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
March 19th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory
NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network reports that placements completed in 2008 involved an international cross-border connection between recruiters based in different countries 11% of the time. Of the total placements completed, 8% involved a candidate move from one country to another. NPA tracks relocation and other data for all placements reported by its 425 member firms. NPA president Dave Nerz in Grand Rapids, MI noted, “Employers are finding a need for talent on a global basis. Many needs are best filled by outside candidates and the best fit candidates may need to be moved to new locations and countries. These types of placements are more challenging for both candidate and employer and require the efforts of professional recruiters to locate and secure commitment for such major relocations.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 6th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory
NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network has nominated a slate of individuals for the Board of Directors. The NPA board of directors is responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to the member-owned international recruiting network. Each NPA director also owns and operates a member recruiting firm. As board members, directors establish NPA’s business plan, identify strategic priorities, develop an annual budget, and oversee network administration. Elections will be held during the NPA Annual Conference in March in San Antonio, Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
January 16th, 2009 by The Imagination Factory
NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network reports modest growth in placement activity for 2008. Increases were seen in both the number of placements as well as fee revenue shared by NPA members. NPA members participated in 571 placements, a 2% increase over 2007. Fee revenue also increased by 2% to US$10.2 million dollars. “Even with the economic slowdown, employers need to fill their critical roles, and the marketplace still shows signs of a talent shortage in many skilled occupations,” commented NPA president Dave Nerz. Read the rest of this entry »
December 19th, 2008 by The Imagination Factory
NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network is hosting its annual conference from March 11-14, 2009 in San Antonio, TX. The conference promotes the benefits of split-fee placements among its members and acts as a networking venue for these independent recruiters and owners of private recruiting firms. The conference is an outstanding opportunity for independent recruiters from around North America and the world to connect, share stories, attend training sessions and, ultimately, enhance their ability to better serve their clients. This year’s conference features trading group meetings, recruitment-specific breakout sessions, and professional recruiting training on topics such as building trust-based relationships, negotiating tactics and demands, managing client resistance, and client-focused searches.
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December 17th, 2008 by The Imagination Factory
The Board of Directors of NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting has promoted Dave Nerz to president. NPA, www.npaworldwide.com, is an international, member-owned network that brings independent recruiting firms together to facilitate cooperative, split-fee placements. As president, Dave is responsible for network operations and oversight, membership growth, and focusing on increased profit for NPA members. Dave joined NPA in 2006 as the executive vice president.
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December 3rd, 2008 by The Imagination Factory
December 3, 2008
The Korean Ministry of Labor has named People Consulting Group/Venture People Corp. the 2008 Best Employment Service Authentication Program Award Recipient. People Consulting Group was selected for this honor from among more than 500 executive search firms in Korea. The award means that the firm’s excellence and global level of quality and service is recognized not only within the industry, but also by the government of Korea. The designation is valid for the next three years.
Korea Employment Information Service, under the Ministry of Labor, implemented the Best Employment Service Authentication Program in 2008 in order to promote self-regulating reformation within the private employment service sector to provide a variety of rational options for the public.
October 29th, 2008 by The Imagination Factory
NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network has appointed a new group of city ambassadors. The city ambassadors serve in a volunteer capacity to improve communications among NPA’s 425+ member recruiting firms. NPA’s city ambassadors will be responsible for holding meetings as well as assisting with membership development and serving as the liaison between NPA’s members and its board of directors. NPA, npaworldwide.com, is a member-owned cooperative of premier independent recruiting firms located throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas.
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October 22nd, 2008 by The Imagination Factory
Fernando Ortiz-Barbachano leads Mexican executive search firm and made it grow by partnering with a U.S. giant. Now he wants to take on Latin America.
By Garrett Nasworthy – The News
Fernando Ortiz-Barbachano, President of Barbachano International Group, or BIP, has been in the executive search business throughout Latin America since 1992. The firm has worked with over 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies, but until recently focused largely on Mexico.
Starting late last year, the company began pushing further into Latin America, launching in Argentina and Brazil.
He argues that his company connects the best firms to the most appropriate executives and also protects firms when they sack staff by ensuring departing workers find good jobs and remember their former bosses fondly.
What changes are you undertaking right now?
We have moved from a national company, fitted toward Mexico, to a more international company focused further into Latin America.
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