The Bristol Breakroom
Career Advice and More from Our Team
Clients and Executive Recruiters: How to Create a Successful Partnership
This year marks Bristol Associates’ 50th year in business. As experts in Executive Search, our experience has taught us a few things about the recruitment business. One that stands out is that a successful search is best achieved when there is a cooperative...
Ask a Recruiter: What are the Top Questions Recruiters ask Executive Candidates?
It’s the job of executive recruiters, acting on behalf of their client companies, to discern what skills, talents, abilities and personal characteristics add up to the perfect hire. Often that mission requires “reading between the lines” when interviewing...
Do Job Candidates Care About Company Culture?
By Kristina Paudler, Director of Hospital & Healthcare Recruitment Two years ago, “Culture” was Time Magazine’s “Word of the Year.” Today, the term “Company Culture” is pervasive when describing enterprises worldwide. There are various definitions of Company...
Traveling Right: New Bristol Executive Placement
Bristol’s Senior Vice President, Kelly Nelson, recently placed a new Vice President Sales Strategy with Pleasant Holidays. Pleasant, a leader in the hospitality, travel and tourism industries, considers the VP Sales to be a partner to the President & CEO. The...
Decisions, Decisions: How to Choose an Executive Recruiting Firm
When a company has an important high-level opening, there are several ways to evaluate which type of executive recruiting firm will be best-suited to perform the search. Some companies may elect to work with firms that recruit for specific functions — finance is a...
Movin’ on Up! Announcing Bristol Promotions and New Hire
This year, Bristol Associates is celebrating its 50th year in business. Started by Jim and Sandie Bright in 1967, then passed to Jim Bright, Jr. and Lucy Farber, Bristol is proud of its heritage and the fact that it is still helmed by family. Today, Bristol is led...
Munchery Adds a New Ingredient: The Latest Bristol Placement
San Francisco-based Munchery, the leader in gourmet-quality home-meal delivery, is ramping up for growth. Their dynamic new CEO, James Beriker, is assembling a top executive team. Backed by VC firms: Sherpa Capital, Menlo Ventures and e.Ventures, Munchery placed an...
Ask a Recruiter: What Do You Wish You Never Had to Tell a Candidate?
There are probably a million reasons a candidate doesn’t get hired. Some reasons lay with the client (the opening has been put on hold), and some rest with the candidate (lack of relevant experience, for example). As executive recruiters, the Bristol team regularly...
On the Money: Bristol’s New Healthcare Placement
Established in 1988, the Stars Behavioral Health Group is a for-profit Behavioral and Mental Health organization with over 22 Program sites in California. They are mindful of succession in their company as several senior executives will be exiting within the next...