The Ayers Perspective
by Bill Ayers
For Ayers, 2008 marks our third calendar year as part of Kelly Services. It clearly will be an interesting and eventful year.
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Ayers Opens Office in the Motor City
On February 1, Ayers officially opened an office in the Detroit metropolitan area – the firm’s first U.S. office outside its base in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. A full-service career transition practice, the office includes facilities for candidates. It is managed by Dorothy O’Brien, a local HR professional with more than a dozen years of experience in career transition counseling.
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Career Transition 2008 – A Snapshot
Joblessness is on the increase, job creation is weak, and pink slips are flying on Wall Street. It’s no surprise that Ayers’ Career Transition group started 2008 supporting people from a number of client firms. The Ayers Report sat down with veteran Executive Career Transition Consultants Jim Borland, Maxine Hartley, and Al Perry — the newest members of the team — for their perspective on the job search environment.
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From the Directors' Chair
WOMEN AND THE WAR FOR TALENT
by Joan Caruso
The war for talent is becoming a topic of serious conversation throughout corporate America as baby boomers begin heading for the doors. Shaping the essential nature of this crucial conversation is the dynamic of the large Gen Y population, some of whom are already rising to leadership positions.
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Successful Landings
Case Study 1: A major financial services firm eliminated several positions, giving the employees 90 days to find new positions internally. Ayers was brought in to help employees jump-start their searches by working with them on networking and interviewing skills and resumé-building.
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Consultant's Corner
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Richard Sackett
Organizational
Consultant
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I see increasing evidence of “cannibalization of talent”: employees being overloaded until their strengths break down or pushed beyond their areas of strength and expertise with no transition support, setting them up for failure. By putting people in a position where they can’t deliver on their potential, companies are eroding their best resources.
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Upcoming Events
March 25: “From Collision to Cooperation — Bridging the Generation Gap at Work” breakfast seminar hosted by The Ayers Group
Late May/early June (TBA): College Day
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