What Is the Unpublished Market?
If you’re an executive, you can’t afford to ignore the unpublished market. But what is it, and why does it matter? In this episode of ASK AN EXPERT The Barrett Group’s Waffles Natusch and Dan Resendes break down how the unpublished market works and why it’s so powerful in an executive job search – all within five minutes!
Are We All Just Instruments or Obstacles?
Single-minded focus on your own priorities has its place, but when changing careers, recognizing that other people actually have their own interests and objectives can actually accelerate your job search.
Five Tips to Get Your Career in Gear
All year long executives come to us complaining about their careers. Frankly, we welcome their complaints because acknowledging dissatisfaction is the first step toward addressing it. We help executives migrate from dissatisfaction to success. Here are a few tips we can share based on our 35 years of experience guiding executive careers.
INDUSTRY UPDATE: Energy
Evolving energy trends will shape 2025 and beyond. Global electricity demand is forecasted to grow – not least due to the insane power demands of artificial intelligence. But where will that electricity come from? Well, the energy sector is diversifying rapidly – multiplying the opportunities for executives to move within and between sectors.
Big Decisions Don’t Need to Be Difficult
Every day at The Barrett Group dozens of executives tell us about their work-related pains, but they fail to do anything about it. Why do they remain frozen in the headlights?
7 Key Trends Shaping Executive Opportunities in 2025
Dynamic shifts and transformative forces often characterize the business landscape. This was especially true in 2024. Yet, the executive market demonstrated remarkable resilience. As we move into 2025, these trends are accelerating, presenting both challenges and unique opportunities for executives across diverse sectors. If you’re an executive, you should continue to keep them in mind.
INDUSTRY UPDATES: The Annual Report
Dynamic shifts and transformative forces shaped the business landscape in 2024 as political events, volatile markets, international conflicts, and fluctuating commodity prices roiled the world. Yet, the executive market demonstrated remarkable resilience throughout. As we move into 2025, these trends are accelerating, presenting both challenges and unique opportunities for executives.
Time is Running Out
Often executives put up with too much work, obnoxious colleagues, low pay, little recognition, a lack of fulfillment… putting off a change for another day, another week, another month, another year… until their careers have slipped by them even as their bitterness and frustration grow.
Ouch! My Job Hurts!
Most of the discomfort that executives feel is completely unnecessary. So, much like a physician, we diagnose the symptoms to better understand clients’ career and job search pains. Then we offer a remedy that is tailored to them.
INDUSTRY UPDATE: Private Equity & Venture Capital
Falling rates and easing inflation should allow the private equity market to regain momentum in 2025. But challenging times lie ahead for venture capitalists, even as liquidity returns to capital markets. All in all, current market trends suggest a potent mix of volatility and opportunity.
