How to Write an Attention-Grabbing Cover Letter
Nowadays, with the rise of one-click job applications, writing a cover letter may seem unnecessary. However, cover letters are one of the best ways to get the attention of recruiters and hiring managers. If you write a compelling cover letter, you can stand out from other applicants and secure an interview. While you don’t always
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What Should a CEO at a SaaS Company Earn?
CEO earnings vary widely and depend upon many different factors, including their location, their experience, and the type of industry they work for. SaaS CEOs are no different. A CEO salary survey in the SaaS industry can turn up a wide variety of base salary earnings — from $1 to over $900,000 per year. On
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Startup Equity: Who Gets What?
Founding a startup is incredibly exciting. It’s almost like a new baby: lots of promise, years of hard work, and knowing that you’ll succeed in bringing something into the world that will make a positive impact. However, like parenting, startups are often clouded by cofounders and initial employees who bicker over who does what and
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What to Look for When Hiring for Cybersecurity
While the importance of cybersecurity has long been known, companies have been slower to recognize the need for a cybersecurity strategist within their ranks. Many leaders assume that a solid cybersecurity plan is only required for businesses that house significant amounts of information on their customers, such as banks, the government, and tech powerhouses. However,
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5 Top Tips for Hiring in the Crypto Industry
Cryptocurrency, Web3, NFTs, Blockchain and the metaverse have dominated financial news over the past few years. We saw the value of a single Bitcoin rise to a staggering $67K in November 2021 before crashing to $30K in June 2022. NFTs have earned endorsement from numerous commercial brands and celebrities, including Paris Hilton. Those familiar with
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CFO Compensation in 2022
By Shawn Cole, President & Founder — Shawn Cole is a nationally recognized authority on CFO recruiting. His insights regularly appear in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, CFO Dive, Entrepreneur, and other leading publications, delivering nuanced and critical analysis on executive recruitment, succession planning, enterprise transformation, and the evolving
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Credit Unions in the Digital Age
Like other companies, credit unions face new challenges brought on by technology. Technological development has soared over the past decade, and COVID-19 showed that many businesses could still maintain their operations, even when most of their employees were working from home. Throughout the numerous lockdowns and social distancing restrictions, consumers became more accustomed to being
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Succession Planning for Family Businesses
Owners of successful businesses must face the fact that eventually, they will retire. An appropriate succession plan can ease the disruption often caused when the company owner leaves. If the owner chooses to hand over the leadership reins to a family member, they must ensure that the succession is seamless. Mistakes Made in Succession Planning
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Six Steps to Forge a New Type of Corporate Governance
There are no shared rules to navigate corporate governance decisions. If board members are to come up with a viable definition for good governance, it’s important to do so around a few shared values. While this may seem unrealistic given the chaotic nature of many of today’s corporate boards, it isn’t entirely impossible. By doing
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Cowen Partners Executive Search Market Trends in 2023
The last few years in the hiring market have been full of ups and downs and many changes to work as we know it. We’ve seen a trend toward more remote work during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year was particularly tough for executive searches, as many companies engaged in executive
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