Slayton Search Partners – Q2 2012

3 Highly Desirable Traits for Today’s Chief Human Resources Officer

by John Nimesheim and John P. Doyle
CEOs and board members task the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) with attracting, recruiting and retaining talent – arguably some of the most important functions within the organization. As executive search consultants, we witness the difficulties that companies face in attracting the right person for the top HR role. Many companies are finding that their own HR talent pools are thin and not well prepared for the demands of the role, making it difficult to put ‘their own’ in the CHRO seat.   +Read More

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Jay D’Aprile
Senior Vice President
Jay D’Aprile is a Senior Vice President with Slayton Search Partners. With 15 years of retained executive search experience, Jay focuses his search practice on senior-level executive management positions for the life, health and property-casualty insurance industry as well as integrated health care systems, hospitals and academic medical centers. +Meet Jay

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Rick Slayton, CEO Now that we are well into 2012, the macro economic situation is seemingly on par to that of 2011. Europe may well be the more worrisome news with more bailouts on the horizon, and no real end in sight to countries plagued by toxic debt and fiscal austerity. With Greece recently bailed out, Italy and Spain are teetering on their own fiscal crises. The US economy is sputtering along at a growth rate of 1.5%, mainly due to a drawback in consumer spending…Read More…

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