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FPC In The Media
F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants
In the News!
F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants
recently conducted a national survey of HR executives across many industries --
in companies from the middle market to the Fortune 500 -- about how they locate,
hire and retain candidates in today's competitive climate. The publicized
results provided important industry information that attracted significant media
attention. Following is a sample of what some key media reported from the
survey:
National Business
Employment Weekly --"Seventy-three percent of the respondents say
that finding qualified employees is the most challenging aspect of recruiting.
--- High-tech sources don't appear to help companies recruit executives."
(April 11 -17, 1999)
The Fordyce Letter --"On-line
databases are considered by 55% of the respondents as the least effective
recruiting tool for filling management level positions." (June 1999)
ADWEEK --"With
unemployment at record lows, the balance of power has altered in the job
market. While 63 % of respondents said money remains paramount to job
candidates, 84% said the importance of 'lifestyle benefits' has risen."
(April 12, 1999)
BusinessWeek ONLINE
-- "It's a seller's market for sure---. New hires want to balance work
and family." (March 1999)
Working Woman --
"Yet despite this high-tech hiring tool (on-line databases) human
resources pros prefer the low-tech approach: referrals." (October 1999)
Other news stories featuring
F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants executives include:
PCWEEK --Careers -
"Not 'Old' - Experienced" (February 15, 1999)
Boston Business Journal
-- Human Resources Focus - "Finding Right Recruiter Eases Burden of
Finding Right Exec" by Dennis Inzinna, President F-O-R-T-U-N-E Franchise
Corporation. "Executive recruiters should have a working knowledge of the
industry in which they specialize. The more they know about your industry, the
better the recruiter will be able to attract the high quality candidates you
seek and maintain your company's competitive edge." (August 20 - 26,
1999)
The Colorado Springs
Business Journal --"The Personal Touch Works" by Dennis
Inzinna, President, F-O-R-T-U-N-E Franchise Corporation. "---When key
positions are vacant, a company's bottom line is affected. The solution to
stopping the revenue loss is to quickly recruit the right candidate for the
right opportunity. An executive recruiter can serve as a critical partner in
the hiring process by narrowing the search to the top two or three most
qualified candidates." (May 14, 1999)
In the News!
F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants recently conducted a national survey of 400
professional employees -- Gen-X'ers (ages 25-34), Baby Busters (ages 35-44) and
Baby Boomers (ages 45-54). The study was designed to identify the primary
differences between generations at work and to better understand the recruiting
challenges facing companies in today's tight labor market. The surprising
findings attracted attention in major national media. Following are some
excerpts of survey coverage:
Recruiting Trends
-- "Forget everything you've ever heard about Generation X. ---(The
survey) finds striking similarities between the generations at work and
contradicts deeply ingrained Gen-X stereotypes like those claiming young
workers are casual 'job hoppers' and disloyal to their employers."
(September 1999)
Industry Week --
" Almost an identical percentage of baby boomers, baby busters and
Generation Xers (67%, 69% and 68% respectively) are happier as 'team players'
than as individual contributors." (September 16, 1999)
USA Today -- Money
-USA Snapshot -More than 80% of workers born 1945-1974 consider themselves
workaholics." (September 20, 1999)
USA Today Online --
Career Center -Survey Defies Generational Stereotypes -Surprising Similarities
and Divisions Across Age Groups Unveiled - "A big concern for employers
when hiring is work style," explained Dennis Inzinna, FPC's president.
"The survey highlights important similarities among age groups that can
reduce angst for hiring managers and enable us to work more effectively with
Gen-Xer candidates as well as busters and boomers." (August 1999)
The Wall Street Journal
-- Work Week -"Gen-Xers nix their rap as job-hoppers, as 92%---claim to
be 'loyal' or 'very loyal' to their company." (August 31, 1999)
Other news stories featuring
F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants executives include:
Boston Sunday Globe
--J ob Market Improves for Older Workers -( according to Dennis Inzinna,
president of F-O-R-T-U-N-E Franchise Corporation ) "---In today's market,
age is a problem only if the person does not have the right experience and
skills." (April 25, 1999)
"Laura Hamke, 56, of
Virginia---credits F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants with helping her find
work as a quality compliance consultant (when she relocated from California)
'The placement company tried to match me to the job,' says Hamke. 'They also
counsel you before you go into the interview. They literally research the
company that you are going to for the interview so you will be
prepared.'"
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