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Heidrick & Struggles, one of the world's leading headhunting firm,  is setting up an Israeli branch, its second in the Middle East after Dubai. The company's activity in Israel will be run by Maya Pretsfelder, who previously served as an Associate at the firm's Global Technology and Services Practice in New York. The company has entered the Israeli market in order to take advantage of the current momentum in the local tech sector. According to sources in the industry, the firm's activity in Israel is the result of approaches and pressure from big venture capital funds that have recently entered the Israeli market and are reporting difficulties in recruiting C-suite executives for fast-growing startup companies. In this new market Heidrick & Struggles, would help local tech companies identify candidates for senior roles, and not just from the local market but internationally. It will seek candidates from abroad, as well as offer senior Israeli executives, who alr...

You have spent countless hours and money to get a great candidate for your executive leadership team.  The next important task for you as per the hiring process to get this candidate on-board. However great the candidate is, if you put them into a completely new situation with no transition, it’s hard to put those talents to work.  An effective Executive on-boarding program makes the transition for new executives smoother, more efficient, and more positive, and allows new executives to transition quickly and effectively into their new roles. In fact a great on-boarding experience can play a critical role in ensuring a rewarding and long-term partnership between the executives and the employers. Here it is important to mention that ensuring a great on-boarding experience is a multi-faceted process and depends on a wide range of organizational factors. It is the awareness of this fact that leads the hiring organizations to seek the services of companies offering professional exe...

As a recruiter or hiring manager, when it comes to leadership hiring, one tends to focus on on specific education and professional skills among prospective candidates. However, they often tend to overlook the significance of choosing candidates with the right set of soft skills. As a recruiter or hiring manager, onboarding the right candidate for the right job or the right company takes focus and dedication. There’s a rare balance that needs to be maintained. What if your candidate has all the right hard skills but none of the inclusive, diversifying traits that would ensure they’re a perfect fit?  According to 2020 Workplace Learning Report by Linkedin , shelf life of technical skills is relatively short, soft skills are always necessary, regardless of an employee’s functional role or how the technology landscape evolve Given below are the brief details of the five key soft skills that the   top executive search firms   look for in prospective candidates. Soft Skill #1 ...