News from The Garner Group

There are a lot of options in your demographic location when you’re looking for an Executive Search Firm. According to statistics from Quora, there are over one million Recruiting and/or HR professionals on LinkedIn, which adds up to about one out of every 20 LinkedIn profiles. With all of the...

Working with retained executive search consultants might be a foreign concept to you as an organization. Chances are you only have experience hiring on your own people internally or using a commission-based recruiter. Although you may think all recruiters are equal, it's crucial to know the...

Work-life balance: the sought after and to some the laughable concept that we might balance work and our lifestyle, allowing time for ourselves. It’s true, you’re not the only person who struggles to maintain both your job and your family. While many individuals may feel just like a number or an...

In most industries, the days of the gold Rolex for 25 years of service have come to an end. Hoping your employees will stay with your organization out of sheer loyalty or to prove a resolute amount of intestinal fortitude is no longer the key to retaining the vital leaders within your team (or...

Good news, you have a CPG recruiter working with you, they landed you an interview, and you feel like you brought your A-game -- you even wore your lucky socks. Good job!

The bad news? You receive nothing but silence, no follow-up call or emails from your recruiter about the interview. What now?

While working with a CPG recruiter you are bound to cover a lot of contract questions. Maybe you ask them what their deliverables, how long the search project will take and if there any guarantees. These are all important and good questions, but what about the position itself? Are you both clear...

Headhunter or recruiter? These terms are often used interchangeably in the hiring process in every industry including CPGs. But is there even a difference? The short answer is yes. Although headhunters and recruiters serve a very similar function, they are quite different in the way they work. It...

If you're in the process of checking references, you know that it can be a struggle. Normally, you only have a limited amount of time on a phone call, so you want to make the most of every second. Checking references is a crucial step in hiring that allows you to gain honest insights on a...

Are you frustrated at your lack of high-potential employees sitting in your office? Maybe you have a lot of high-performing players, but you know there is a fundamental difference between a workers' performance and workers' potential. High-potential employees are critical to the viability of every...

“Trends,” the inevitable word you see plastered on every fashion magazine or next gimmick. Instead of thinking about purses and catwalks consider how trends are affecting your CPG recruiting. The trends in hiring and how you anticipate them determine the future talent you hire in your business....