Our guest blogger is Andrew Thoseby of 1st Executive Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia. 1st Executive is a boutique executive search, executive recruitment, interim executive and advisory firm providing custom designed people solutions for clients across a broad spectrum of industries on a local, regional, national and international basis. The firm’s recruiting activities are focused on executive, professional, technical and managerial placement for its clients. 1st Executive includes a growing interim management service in its business mix and has successfully placed interim CEOs, CFOs, sales and operational executives. Andrew is currently a member of the NPAworldwide Board of Directors.
Much like the arrival of the fax machine or the dawn of LinkedIn, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked declarations of doom for the recruitment and executive search industry. And much like every revolution before it, these predictions have been gloriously wrong.
Executive search and recruitment isn’t dying. It’s evolving — and evolving fast, with AI in executive search playing a pivotal role in this transformation. Read the rest of this entry »
Hiring in-house recruiters might seem like the logical choice for controlling costs. After all, third-party recruiters often charge 20–30% of a successful hire’s salary, making their fees appear significant. However, there are plenty of scenarios where outsourcing your recruitment efforts is not only more cost-effective but also more efficient.
