This latest addition is inspired by my college room-mate that recently took a position in his field after years with a company where he was a top executive. His previous company made promises for months to make him a partner, he dutifully did his job and went above and beyond - besides base pay, there was always a bonus....but the carrot was always dangling to get him to a higher status. He did the right thing, sat down with his boss and asked when could they expect to have this discussion and put it together. They set a date/time and it was unfortunately "avoided" by his boss on more than one occasion.

How many times throughout your career have you invented or initiated a
process, form, or new idea that quickly became the standard for your
organization, school, or maybe even our sector?  More importantly how
did you feel when that great idea was quickly adopted by others with no
recognition for your ingenuity or hard work?

If you have encountered this scenario during your career then you might
relate to the character in “Flash of Genius”.  The movie is based on
the true story of a college professor and part-time inventor Robert
Kearns’ long battle with the U.S. automobile industry.  Granted you or
I may not have come up with something as universal as the windshield
wiper but it is still our work and we take pride in it.

“The Counter-Offer … Do you have integrity after you give your word
to a client you will accept their offer, and then take a counter-offer”

The rules and boundaries of executive search are not always black and white.  As a recruiter I am often faced with a dilemma:
- Do I tell a friend in the sector about an opportunity that would be perfect for them even though it is not with a client company or do I keep my mouth shut because it won’t gain me a fee?

I am sure members of your campus are faced with the same challenges everyday.  Does an admissions representative try to enroll a student into a program they initially did not inquire about or do they send them down the street for the exact education they want knowing it’s one less student towards their start?

My fiancé inspired this blog entry while on a current job search.  She is an experience dental assistant with every certification under the sun; has a solid employment history, and glowing references.  We found out 24hrs into her search that she would have her choice of about 12 different offices to work for.  Good news for every career school with a dental assisting program, there are still more jobs then qualified candidates.

She interviewed for several positions and accepted one with an office close to home.  The location was perfect and the pay was much higher than her previous position, but after only 3 days on the job she quit! 

Here is why:

Since I joined Hudson Consulting Group almost 6 years ago there has been one consistent piece of advice that I prefer to call words to live by when it comes to any of my staff that interacts in the Education arena with either clients or candidates…Don’t Burn a Bridge!  My father gave that advice to me very early in life and meant it for both personal and professional relationships.

I started my career in education over 20 years ago and even though supervisors, peers and subordinates did not always see eye to eye – I’m proud to say that I’ve always left the door open to work through differences.  We don’t always have to agree, and if things every got heated, I’d always want to be able to circle back.