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Dec 11
27
Rules of Conduct for 2012
Well 2011 is winding down and we are all very excited for a more robust 2012. That being said this recruiter had to put several candidates on suspension for behavior issues. So to hopefully get everyone in line we’re issuing our 2012 Code of Conduct for Candidates and Clients.
Candidates
NEVER go around your recruiter. This is the worst possible offense. We hold the keys to the position(s) and clients(s) we are speaking with you about and we can either open the door or lock it depending on your actions. We have been hired by OUR clients to review, screen, filter and manage the selection, interview and offer process. Unless you are otherwise notified by US and our client that direct communication is ok DON’T DO IT. If you break this line of trust you will be removed from our pool of candidates. This includes the following:
- If we share the name of the CLIENT with you do NOT share that information with others.
- If we set you up on an interview do NOT call the client directly for feed back. You may send a thank you letter ONCE but outside of that all follow-up communication will be handled by the recruiter.
- If you are NOT selected for the position first round or otherwise do NOT use/abuse this confidential introduction by sending addition resumes and correspondence to the client.
- If you have recently submitted your resume to the client please tell us this when we discuss the position with you . Recruiters can not represent a candidate that has all ready submitted their resume unless special conditions apply.
- Do NOT send reactionary emails to our client should they choose to hire someone else. This is completely unprofessional and uncalled for and will result in the immediate termination from our database. You will never be considered for a position by our firm again.
Clients, you are of course the life blood of our profession. That being said GES doesn’t work for just any company that calls in needing help filling a position. In order to increase your success rate with us or any outside search agency please note the following:
- Be prepared. GES works for many of the strongest real estate development and construction companies in the nation. It is because we never give up and we always find the right candidate. When you call us please be prepared. Know the position you’re recruiting for and have at least an outline of the position (construction project manager and development project manager are not the same thing). We can walk you through the rest.
- Have approval to hire an agency before calling.
- Do not pump recruiters or candidates for information
- HR – if you have had a long line of problems filling a position then it’s probably not a hiring issue. It’s more than likely an internal management issue. Please “look under the hood” in that department and find out why people are quitting. GES looks forward to helping our clients and creating successful career transitions for our candidates. We will not work for companies that have rotating doors as it is bad for our business.
- Feedback; Gillian Executive Search requires very little maintenance from our clients. The only thing we ask is to give us a good inside view of exactly the type of person you want and to provide us with feed back during the search. Typically we fill our positions within 1 to 3 candidates. Feedback is critical.
- If you’re going to be moody or rude please don’t call us. We have far to many good clients to work for and we don’t want to spin our wheels on people who like to argue for the sake of argument.
In short, we are all on the same side. Let’s behave and avoid any friendly fire in 2012.
Kipp Gillian – President
Gillian Executive Search, Inc.
866-600-0437 x 1
Sep 11
12
Tanks for Nuttin!
That’s my best way of writing in a 1929 Great Depression era accent. “Tanks for Nuttin!” This is my rant towards Obama and all the misfits on Capital Hill that are so far gone and disconnected that they’re making a mockery of the foundations that made this nation great. We didn’t become the world super power (now slipping) by kissing butts and placating to every special interest group. This “American Jobs Act” is an absolute joke. Let’s be clear, I’m all for infrastructure jobs, teacher jobs and jobs for the men and women in the military but Obama and his band of political nimrods have clearly selected groups in order to get him elected.
Infrastructure (bridges and roads) will only serve a hand full of civil engineering and public works general construction companies. Most of the companies will ramp up only in the field. This job addition to the real estate and construction arena is minimal. Rebuilding schools is of importance to our society but once again (like Obama says) “let’s be clear” if you’ve ever built for a Unified School District you know full well how awful that work really is. It is a bureaucratic and union nightmare. Typically it’s only work that some firms will take if they have absolutely no alternative. The construction in this case is again minimal and will not have some glorified impact on the construction jobs sector.
I honor and shake the hands of veterans and service people every chance I get. They fought and fight to protect our freedoms and they do deserve a good job when they return. But what job can they expect after busting their butts in some horrific country? Obama, why don’t you go and do the interview “Hi, welcome back! Thanks for your service! Would you like to build a road or a school?” Honestly, we need to loosen the ties that bind our struggling private sectors. We need to give a healthy business lending incentive to our banks. We need to inject this country with the creative excitement that made us great in the first place.
This bill is a political stunt aimed primarily to curry Union favors for re-election. The millions of unemployed that earned wages from $50k to $200k a year will find no shelter within this bill.Thanks for nothing Obama. I wasted my time watching your “jobs” speech hoping that you and your followers had figured something out but not to my surprise you are pedaling the same snake oil because you’re not qualified for the job you hold. I appreciate the office of President and though I did not vote for him I guess he’s my President too, but I do not hold myself subordinate to anyone (except God and my parents). The job of President clearly needs someone of strong caliber and business acumen. If we see this same Obama/Pelosi capital hill gang re-elected we will be seriously doomed to another 4 years of stagnation.
Our Government needs to stop placating illegal aliens and big corporations. You’re abandoning and demonizing your own citizens. We need leadership from the top that will take our country back and stop selling it out for votes.
Kipp Gillian – President
Gillian Executive Search, Inc.
Kgillian@gessearch.com
866-600-0437 x 1
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Sep 11
12
It’s not you, it’s me!
The “you” in this title is everyone still struggling through this economy and the “me” is the economy. I felt this was a fitting title because the amount of calls we’ve been fielding for 3-4 years now from candidates that are racking their brains trying to figure out why they can’t find a job is staggering. They all call me with a sense of “Kipp! What’s wrong with me!”. They’re all shocked when I say “There’s nothing wrong with you”. This economy has the best of candidates pulling their hair out trying to figure out a new angle, a new trick or anything that will get them in the door for a new job. The problem is that their is just not much out there. We’ve seen fits and starts. This past Spring and early Summer was the closest I’ve felt to “normal” in years. But alas, things are sputtering again.
My message here is if you have a good background (and that is key) then don’t beat yourself up wondering why you haven’t landed a new position. Just keep at it. The economy is slow in turning around but it has made substantial progress from where we were a while ago.
Kipp Gillian – President
Gillian Executive Search, Inc.
kgillian@gessearch.com
866-600-0437
Gillian Executive Search, Inc. – Executive Recruiters in Real Estate Development, Executive Recruiters in Architecture, Executive Recruiters in Engineering, Executive Recruiters in Construction Management, Executive Recruiters in Finance, Accounting and Real Estate Law, Executive Recruiters in Property Management, Construction Recruiters, jobs
May 11
21
Are we there yet?
I’m the child in the back of the car that won’t stay quiet. I’m excited to end the longest backseat car ride I’ve ever been on. “ARE WE THERE YET” I’ve screamed over and over. The worst part is that I haven’t heard the driver say “YES, now hush!”. Instead I’m met with a quiet almost ignoring me response as if the driver isn’t quiet sure but is yet hopeful that a street sign will emerge soon alleviating the concern that we are lost.
I make this comparison because lately I’ve seen a nice change in course from the past 3 years. Clients old and new have risen out of the ashes to hire one or two new people. It isn’t the big push we’ve been waiting for but it’s better than what we’ve been dealing with.
It’s almost like a reunion chatting with old clientele and sharing war stories of what we’ve all been through. A tear comes to my eye when they say “Kipp we need a couple of new hires”.
Though I can “wet my whistle” on the trickle coming out of the faucet I’m not quite sure if it’s a sign of a full flow returning to the system. But my gut says it is. If what my clients are telling me turns out to be true then we should see an enormous activity surge in July/August of this year.
So like the child who has zero control of when we get there and/or how fast all I want to know is “ARE WE THERE YET! ARE WE EVEN CLOSE” because everything around me right now tells me that we are. I’m tired, I’m fussy and I just want out of the back seat.
To catch everyone up we are working on financial, development, architecture, construction and engineering positions in the South Eastern part of the US (focus is mixed use + resort), we are signing contracts in July for project management positions in retail, we are busy with positions in affordable housing/multifamily housing and dealing with some new clients that have heavy focus in mechanical engineering. Plus we just wrapped up a couple of development management positions for commercial development. We are working every where from the South Eastern part of the US, to Iowa, Indiana, California and Hawaii.
Gillian Executive Search, Inc. – Executive Recruiters in Real Estate Development, Executive Recruiters in Architecture, Executive Recruiters in Engineering, Executive Recruiters in Construction Management, Executive Recruiters in Finance, Accounting and Real Estate Law, Executive Recruiters in Property Management
Give me a call anytime,
Kipp Gillian – President
Gillian Executive Search, Inc.
kgillian@gessearch.com
www.gessearch.com
866-600-0437