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How a Recruiter sees a Candidate (You may not like the analogy)
I thoroughly enjoyed a posting this week by my friend Bruce Powell from IQ Partners in Toronto titled What To Say (And NOT To Say) When A Headhunter Calls. He gave excellent and practical tips that can be very helpful to people that are either actively looking for their next opportunity, or open to hearing … Continue reading
1 key difference between your LinkedIn Profile and Resume
I have written about whether a CFO (or any executive) needs a Resume in addition to their LinkedIn Profile. I made the point that a resume isn’t always necessary. My friend Cindy Kraft disagreed with me. We can both be right at the same time, can’t we? While LinkedIn Profiles are great for building personal brand and getting … Continue reading
5 Most Popular Names for CFOs (2012 Edition)
What do you call your CFO? If your company hired or promoted a CFO in the past year in the United States, there is a good chance your CFO may have the following first name. Men Michael / Mike John David / Dave Steve / Steven / Stephen Mark / Marc Women Mary Christine Karen … Continue reading
The Value of “Thank You”
Most parents drill their children to say “thank you” when receiving something from someone. People that meet children judge their parents favorably when the children are polite and say “thank you”. There is a good chance as a child your parents ‘strongly suggested’ you write Thank You Cards for birthday and other gifts received from … Continue reading
Investor Relations for the New CFO – 6 Steps for IR Success
This Blog was written by David Calusdian, Executive Vice President and Partner at Sharon Merrill, a Boston-based investor relations strategic consultancy. A special thank you to Dennis Walsh at Sharon Merrill for co-ordinating this valuable piece for CFOs on an important topic. As the new CFO of a publicly held company, somewhere on your extensive “to … Continue reading
5 LinkedIn Tips for Employed CFOs (+ more 3 Tips for Unemployed ones)
Last week I wrote “Does a CFO Need a Résumé?” I don’t try to be controversial in my blogging, but saying what I think can sometimes have benefits. My friend, CFO Coach Cindy Kraft turned her comments on my blog into a blog of her own, and my posting on Proformative was widely viewed. (Side note: … Continue reading
Does a CFO Need a Résumé?
Focus has its benefits. So does the world of social media. Working in Executive Search, I have focused on delivering human resources of the financial kind to companies for over 11 years now. For the past couple of years, I have put significant time into a sustained and targeted social media effort to let companies … Continue reading
CFOs and Twitter
My readers and followers know that I am a big proponent of social media for CFOs. Used right, CFOs can use social media to help brand themselves to the benefit of their careers and their employers. I have blogged about CFOs and LinkedIn previously, here, here, here and here. I recently had a conversation with … Continue reading
How long should it take to hire a CFO?
According to an article in Wall Street Journal’s CFO Journal by Maxwell Murphy, it took Illumina 2.5 years to hire their Chief Financial Officer, Mark Stapely. (Illumina’s CFO hire was reported in our CFO Moves blog). Now that, my friends, is a long search. From my perspective as a CFO Search specialist, 2.5 years is … Continue reading
Announcement: To serve you even better!
Collaboration, teamwork, flexibility, and communication are among the traits of successful business enterprises and they propel us to new heights – personally and in the corporate arena. While my goal when founding Dergel CFO Search & Consulting was to focus on serving CFOs while remaining a sole practitioner, I have shifted to a team environment … Continue reading
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