Recruiting Assignment: Manager, Category Analysis & Forecasting Organization: Specialty Retailer Situation The HR professional from this established client awarded this assignment with the warning that it would not be an easy search. The hiring manager had been attempting to fill the role for over a year using both internal and external resources, with no success.…
Recruiting Assignment: Manager, Human Resources Planning & Development Organization: A Canadian Essential Services Company Situation This mid-sized Canadian company’s HR department had been well managed by the VP, HR for many years. As part of succession planning, she was seeking her eventual successor. Having recently gone public, the organization needed someone who could bring sophistication…
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