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Mastering Work-Life Balance: Tips from Busy Executives
With all of the holidays, the end of the year can feel like a whirlwind, especially for executives balancing business deadlines with seasonal chaos. To help navigate through it, we turned to leaders across different industries to share how they keep their personal and professional lives afloat as...
Three Timeless Hiring Lessons from a Seasoned Executive Recruiter
By Benjamin Farber, President of Bristol Associates After more than 20 years in executive recruitment, I have had the privilege of working closely with many leaders across the hospitality space. With those interactions came lessons that have continued to help me grow and shape my approach to...
Ask a Recruiter: What Feedback Do Recruiters Need from Employers to Deliver Top Talent?
When working with an outside recruiter to assist with filling a job opening, it can be natural for an employer to assume they no longer need to be hands-on with the hiring process. While our recruiters can apply their expertise to each job opportunity, ongoing feedback from the hiring authority is...
Internal vs. External Hiring: Weighing the Pros and Cons for Executive Talent
Hiring a new executive is a defining moment for a company, especially if the role has been occupied by the same person for quite some time. Given the significant impact an executive has on a company’s culture, employee satisfaction, and bottom line, employers are extra critical of who they choose...
Decisions, Decisions: How to Choose an Executive Recruiting Firm
Not all executive search firms operate the same way, and choosing the right recruiting partner can make all the difference in finding candidates who are a strong fit for your organization. While some companies prefer headhunters who specialize in certain job functions, other employers prioritize...
Recommended Reads: 5 Motivational Page-Turners for Leaders
Who doesn’t love to unwind with a good book at the end of a long day or while taking a lunch break? To celebrate National Reading Month, we curated five books relating to leadership that we recommend reading this year. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More...
Key Mistakes in Hiring
Employers make mistakes without even realizing it, which can lead them to making the wrong executive hire or losing an incredible employee, in turn causing disruption in the department and overall business. At Bristol, we aim to make the hiring process as easy as possible by working with our...
The Art of Attraction: A Playbook for Crafting Compelling Job Descriptions
The job description is a key element—perhaps the key element—when opening a new position for your company. As an executive search firm, our business has read through our fair share of job descriptions from our clients. While it is standard practice to have one to attract job seekers, you’d be...
How to Prevent Executives from Dropping Out During the Hiring Process
It isn’t an executive’s first rodeo when it comes to the hiring process. With this level of experience comes certain expectations of how they should be treated by employers. Executive-level folks will likely pass on an opportunity if there is a misstep along the way. To avoid this from happening...