THE STONEWOOD BLOG

Recruiting for the ‘difficult’ Leader

Over the past year, a steady stream of articles has commented...

Why You Don’t Need to Meet With Me

Last week I received a call from an executive searching for a...

Tales of Woe – Today’s Ottawa Tech Scene

Ottawa has for years touted itself as Canada’s high tech...

An Abject Failure in Due Diligence and Judgment

There are few shortcuts when it comes to hiring senior-level...

One Reason Interviewing Candidates is So Difficult

I was browsing in my local bookstore on the weekend when I...

The Perils of the Successful Matchmaker

What is a successful matchmaker? Last week, the Wall...

Interviewing: the Quest for Patterns and Themes

Last week, two seemingly unrelated articles caught my...

Checkers Vs. Chess: Why Candidates Play the Wrong Interview Game

I often join my clients when they conduct candidate...

Why Candidates Should Expand and Prep Their References

As headhunters scramble to match candidates with their...