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You have been identified as a potential source or candidate and receive that all important phone call from an executive search firm like Boyden. Are you prepared? Have you perfected your elevator pitch? How do you ensure you are not caught off guard, or worse, screened out of a search before you've even had an opportunity to prove yourself?

If you’re a leading executive, it is important that you understand the benefits and limitations of social networking. A few years ago, you may have heard of MySpace and thought social networking was a game for teens--something your college-age son or younger sister did, but something that had little importance to you or your career. While that may have been closer to the truth back then, fast forward a few years and you couldn't be further from reality with that mindset.

Last year, the Convention Industry Council launched 'Face Time. It Matters.' a grassroots industry campaign designed to promote the benefits of face-to-face meetings. According to their research, based on surveys and interviews with leading executives and focus groups.

You've heard it a million times, but hear it once more: Times have changed. Responsibility for your professional security has shifted from your employer to you. If the company won’t “take care of you,” then you must take care of yourself. It is up to you to manage your entire career.

Provide this booklet to candidates prior to beginning the interview process. This booklet outlines a disciplined approach to help the most qualified candidates enter and conquer the interview process.

Provide this brochure to clients prior to beginning the interview process. The brochure examines the basis of the interview process, including a discussion of the most common interviewing errors. The closing section provides a library of questions to be used in interviews.

You have made it to a phone interview for what will hopefully be the next positive step in your career. Interviews can be nerve-racking experiences; however, they need not be if you prepare yourself in the right way. Below are a few key tips that will help you prepare, putting you on the best path for interview success.

You have made it to interview for what will hopefully be the next exciting step in your career. Interviews can be nerve-racking experiences, however they need not be if you prepare yourself in the right way. Below are a few key tips that will help you prepare, setting you on the path to interview success.