Major demand for roles in risk and control, cybersecurity: Heidrick & Struggles CEOIndia’s dynamic market is driving demand for talent in risk, cybersecurity, and AI, says Tom Monahan, CEO of Heidrick & Struggles. With str...
Indian companies keen to hire a new director in next 12-18 months, shows surveyThe survey analysed responses from 150 managing directors, board chairs and chairs of subcommittees in India to understand their business p...
Large local companies ramp up search for CXOs amid macro woesLeading executive search firms including Korn Ferry India, Heidrick & Struggles, EMA Partners and Insist Consulting have seen a 25-30% incr...
Hiring for CEO, MD picks up as companies look for tough leadersFirms are looking for effective and tough leaders to steer them through an economic downturn to the next level.
Covid has cut the time it takes to hire top level executivesSearch firms told ET that the time taken for filling leadership positions in companies has reduced by half due to online working. The ease ...
Heidrick & Struggles appoints Puneet Pratap Singh as partner-in-charge of IndiaBefore moving to Heidrick & Struggles, where he will soon be completing 11 years, Singh spent nearly a decade at boutique executive search ...
Global talent is finding India more attractive now: Krishnan Rajagopalan of Heidrick & StrugglesNasdaq-listed executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles' CEO Krishnan Rajagopalan helps companies to figure out the best talent for CEOs.
Krishnan Rajagopalan to lead Heidrick & StrugglesRajagopalan is the second Indian-origin CEO to make it to the top job in the fiercely-competitive executive search industry.
Battle for CXO talent heats up in manufacturing sectorSome of the searches in the past couple of months resulted in Devinder Ahuja joining Novelis as CFO from Novartis, DM Reddy moving to Hindu...
Hirers turn to Facebook, Twitter to monitor prospective employees"Employers, to a great extent, have second thoughts on an individual who appears to be insensitive and tactless," says Biswas.
Focus just on compliance may not be best strategy for boards: ReportHeidrick & Struggles report says compnies need to focus on performance strategy to deliver world-class results
Job of the week: Head of operations in e-commerceIt includes warehouse capacity planning and defining, architecting and implementing current and future operational/supply-chain roadmap and...
5 ways job applicants can make the best of an online presenceIt is crucial to maintain a strong online presence and to make sure that he or she is noticed by prospective employers and head hunters.
Churn at the top in Tier-I search firms, Korn/Ferry International & Russell Reynolds Associates taking on new partnersA combination of factors has led to the churn; one of which is the acute paucity of talent in the search industry, leading to a scramble to...
Search firms hiring from other sectors to replenish talent pool and expand into new areasThe movers and shakers of India Inc are on the move. There is a churn across search firms as headhunters and leadership consultants are mov...
- India is no longer a hardship posting for expats: Arun Das Mahapatra, Heidrick & Struggles
India is no longer the hardship posting. And expats are coming not just at the top - but at different levels of corporate hierarchy to have...
- Lead from the centre, not front: Kevin Kelly, Heidrick & Struggles
Organisations will not keep recruiting people in a downturn, but they will continue to train, develop and assess people to have the best pe...