One of the most effective ways for hiring managers and recruiters to determine if a job applicant possesses the skills needed to be successful in a specific position is to conduct a competency-based interview (CBI). Also known as behavioral interviews, this approach requires the interviewer to determine the skills required in a role and then […]

It is a widely accepted truth that diversity and inclusion are good for business—especially for high-powered companies. For example, Forbes tells us that “the top 100 Fortune 500 companies have more diverse boards than the other 400 companies on the list.” When considering high-quality candidates for new C-suite positions, what are some policies, procedures, or […]

Carl Kutsmode is the Senior Vice President of Talent Consulting & Executive Search at TalentRise with over 25 years of industry experience.  Our content team recently asked Carl for his take on the evolution of the C-suite in today’s talent landscape and Carl did not disappoint. Find out what Carl had to say about the […]

On March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day—a day set aside to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. While we have made great strides in placing women in leadership positions, they still experience challenges that men don’t while attempting to advance their careers in companies, on boards, and in […]

While an organization’s culture is only one component of its employer brand, it’s one of the main reasons why job candidates decide to join—and remain with—a company. A good cultural fit results when a candidate’s beliefs and behaviors align with the organization’s values and culture. When aligned, the candidate will be more likely to become […]

Pete Petrella was recently promoted to Practice Leader, Executive Search at TalentRise—a leading executive search and talent consulting firm. Petrella will lead the executive search practice—including the management of the executive search team, managing directors, and other key support staff within the practice. He will play a critical role in the TalentRise growth plan by […]

For millions of Americans, the days of shutting down their computer at 5 p.m., spending the drive home decompressing and unwinding from the office, and then stepping through the door and switching into mom or dad mode are now a fading memory. 4.7 million people work remotely—at least half the time—in the U.S. and have […]

TalentRise recently placed Deri Winston as the COO at Thaïs Health, a leading technology-assisted chronic care management company headquartered in Washington, DC.   After achieving some new milestones at the end of 2021, Thaïs found it to be the optimal time to bring on a COO to scale their organization and rapidly expand into new […]

If there’s one thing that leaders don’t want their workplace culture to be considered, the word “toxic” is arguably the first term that comes to mind. Toxicity can cause high performers to underachieve, exceptional employees to explore new opportunities, company morale to deflate, and overall business performance to suffer. Although the COVID-19 pandemic enabled millions […]