Jan 28, 2026
Urban legends of job search
In the 30 years that I have been Chairman of The FENG, I have heard more...
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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
The competition is fierce
What everyone should be clear about is that although I believe that “been there...
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Jan 14, 2026
More information please
I am more often than not surprised by the amount of time it can take for a...
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Dec 11, 2025
Tilting at windmills
From time to time, I have been accused of tilting at windmills. Actually, I am...
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Nov 28, 2025
Stopping the aging process
Several years ago The Wall Street Journal had an article about the many steps...
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Oct 22, 2025
The darkest hour is before dawn
The published job market isn’t ever as strong as we would like it to be. That...
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Aug 24, 2025
Hurting other members
It is of course true that our own self-interest at times quite naturally...
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Aug 20, 2025
Career decisions
Career decisions Making career decisions is never easy. And unfortunately,...
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Aug 12, 2025
Abraham Lincoln and Bill Gates
In my distant past I remember seeing a commercial in which an Abraham Lincoln...
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Jul 9, 2025
The sounds of silence
There was an article in the New York Times several years ago about how...
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Jun 4, 2025
Making the most of middle age
Looking back on my visualization of middle age when I was in my youth, I must...
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Apr 27, 2025
The hidden job market
Much has been written over the years about the hidden job market. That said, it...
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Jan 6, 2025
Weather is very local
Ever the wise sailor, I always check the weather forecast before going sailing...
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Nov 17, 2024
The wind in your sails-not
A long time ago I read a book by Dodge Morgan. Those non-sailors among us will...
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Nov 14, 2024
Weather forecasting
Ever the wise sailor, I always (well, almost always) check the weather forecast...
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Nov 13, 2024
Reinventing yourself
Much as I hate using cliché phrases as the one above, I don’t really know if...
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Nov 5, 2024
Any port in a storm
One of our members wrote to me a few years ago seeking some career advice. It...
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Aug 5, 2024
Rejected out of hand
If there is one thing that is certain about us financial types, it is that we...
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May 28, 2024
Moving down market
I have often been heard to say that it’s always better to be working.
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Apr 22, 2024
When is enough, enough?
The story goes that if a frog is thrown into a pot of boiling water, it will...
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Apr 15, 2024
The problem with falling overboard
As the sailing season begins here in Connecticut my thoughts more and more turn...
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Apr 10, 2024
Are you ready to retire?
I don’t know about you, but at the age of 77, I still have more than a few...
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Nov 20, 2023
Are you skipping ahead to the leads?
I sometimes wish I didn’t publish job leads at all. I know this is shocking for...
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Oct 2, 2023
Transferrable skills
There is no greater truth about our profession than the one about our having...
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Sep 26, 2023
Does anyone have job leads to share?
There was a time in the not too distant past when our evening newsletter on...
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Sep 24, 2023
Over responding to job leads
One of the foundations upon which The FENG has been built has been relying upon...
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Sep 19, 2023
The sounds of silence
If losing your job wasn’t bad enough, the reluctance of business associates at...
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Sep 18, 2023
The small town syndrome
I am always chatting with potential sponsors for The FENG and from time to time...
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Aug 3, 2023
Damaged goods
There was an article in The Wall Street Journal quite a few years ago that made...
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Jun 15, 2023
Awaiting a rising tide
Although I would never willingly admit it, over the nearly 40 years I have been...
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May 11, 2023
An over reliance on job leads
Part of the lecture I deliver to new members who call me is that The FENG is a...
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May 7, 2023
Are you over qualified?
I’m sure tonight’s topic will generate a lot of comments. Those of you who...
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May 4, 2023
A cut in pay
Probably one of the most upsetting and disappointing aspects of searching for a...
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Apr 25, 2023
Sharing our knowledge
From time to time, I write an editorial that generates very thoughtful...
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Apr 24, 2023
There are evil doers
The executive search business isn’t what it used to be, but then what is?
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Mar 30, 2023
Miles of bad advice
If there is any one thing that is consistent among senior executives who are in...
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Mar 27, 2023
Goals and objectives
My wife and I go cruising on our sailboat every summer for about two weeks....
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Mar 22, 2023
The captain can show no fear
With just about everyone in the ENTIRE world running around like their hair was...
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Mar 14, 2023
The sound of one hand clapping
Some time ago a member wrote to me lamenting that although he was responding to...
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Mar 8, 2023
Just call me Superman
Job descriptions, especially the ones that go on for pages and pages, have to...
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Mar 7, 2023
The race to the finish line
Stop me if I am wrong, but I guess many folks find job search a painful...
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Jan 29, 2023
Urban legends of job search
In the 25+ years that I have been Chairman of The FENG, I have heard more...
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Jan 18, 2023
The competition is fierce
What everyone should be clear about is that although I believe that “been there...
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Nov 9, 2022
The quest for eternal truths
“Must have industry experience” often appears on position descriptions in this...
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Sep 20, 2022
The out-of-town job offer
It sure is romantic to think about a job offer out of town with a full...
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Nov 10, 2020
Never let a volunteer get away
At the beginning of time itself in 1995, there was only a Westport Chapter of...
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Nov 9, 2020
What is a “Tip Talk?”
I’m sure I don’t need to go into the details, but it goes without saying that...
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Nov 8, 2020
Enabling technology
When I became Chairman of The FENG in 1996, there was at the time an emerging...
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Apr 30, 2020
Doing what you CAN do
There isn’t much I personally can do about the job market. I caught a few...
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Apr 26, 2020
Chat with Matt
As all of you know, The FENG is going “all in” on Zoom. To prove my commitment...
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Apr 22, 2020
Learning new things
I spent almost the entire day today learning how to host meetings on Zoom.
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Apr 16, 2020
Just keep going
As we head into yet another week of lockdown, I hope that tonight’s editorial...
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Apr 14, 2020
Necessity-the mother of invention
With each passing day, it has become clearer that face to face meetings of The...
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Apr 12, 2020
Humpty Dumpty and other matters
As we begin another week with a significant percentage of the US economy shut...
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Apr 7, 2020
Capitalizing on opportunities
During this period of time when all there is going to be over the next few...
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