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Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC) April 16-30, 2007
In This Issue Due to technical difficulties we make apologize for missing the
• Job Market Intel previous edition deadline. Hopefully, we’ll now stay on track…
• Career Events
• Networking Events “JMC Live”: features current local job market info each
• JMC Job Search Tips month in a lively interactive forum. Stay tuned to the
office calendar and this space for the May event which is
Also Included scheduled for May 9 at 10:30AM…
• Useful Web Sites
• Media Resources
Job Market Intel
• Blue Steps
• Network of Experts Economists Turn the Page
The housing market has been keeping economists up at night for a long time now,
• Job Lead Sampler
but insomniac dismal scientists are wearing out the floorboards over a new worry
these days: weak business spending. According to a survey by WSJ.com, more
Get Your Copy than half of respondents ranked business outlays as their biggest or second-
NYC Job Market Update biggest concern about the outlook. Housing was cited by 11 economists, while
available online at: eight are piled in the same boat as the Federal Reserve -- that is, worried about
http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJM
C Access the latest and
inflation. With that backdrop, the economists wrenched down their estimates for
back editions. Copies are growth in each quarter of this year. On average, they now expect 2% growth for the
also available in the first quarter and 2.2% during the second quarter, down from 2.3% and 2.4%,
common areas and from respectively, in a survey conducted in March. The group also cut their forecasts for
your consultants… If you home prices, and raised inflation views.
have information to
submit, contact Rod
Williams at
rod.williams@lhh.com or
212.455.8583. Thanks in
advance!
From Execunet:
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Executive Candidates
Check out the approximately Leadership skills, functional or technical expertise, and industry-specific experience have again
150,000 jobs on LeadLink topped ExecuNet's annual survey of corporate employers about the most critical characteristics and
and don’t forget to keep your skills they're seeking in prospective senior-management hires. ExecuNet's 15th annual Executive
Job Market Intelligence Report has tracked corporate responses to that question, and this year's
resume updated on Resume research again confirms that the most important candidate qualifiers have changed little in the
Reserve. New employers history of the survey. Leadership, the top response, is really in the eye of the beholder; but the
and recruiters are added and most common corporate descriptors of leadership include the words, "vision," "communication,"
are searching daily. "strategic" and "results."
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www.lhhcrn.com.
According to a recent survey of 257 executive recruiters conducted by ExecuNet, 71% say the war
for talent is more intense today than just one year ago, and 67% believe there is currently a
Blue Steps shortage of qualified executive talent in the market. Amid this growth in executive-level
employment opportunities, compensation packages are becoming larger.
We have negotiated a 20%
Compensation Data for Executive Hires
discounted rate for LHH clients 2006 Compared to 2007
with Blue Steps the executive Percent of Packages
Percent of Packages
search web site owned and Element Percent Change
2006
operated by the AESC 2007
(Association of Executive Non-Compete Agreement/Contract 32% 48% -50%
Search Consultants) which is Guaranteed Severance 26% 37% -42%
their professional organization Stock Options/Equity 36% 47% 47%
made up of over 200 of the top Performance Review Within First Six Months 35% 44% -26%
executive search firms. See Sign-on Bonus 31% 37% -19%
your consultant for details. Performance Bonus 73% 79% -8%
AESC has around 200 Necessity is the mother of most compensation incentives. While executive compensation has come
under increased scrutiny, companies competing for talent in this marketplace are left with two
member search firms, with
choices: offer bigger paychecks or risk losing their best candidates to competitors.
around 4000 consultants
around the world. A separate, simultaneous survey of 548 corporate presidents and CEOs conducted by ExecuNet
reveals high compensation expectations for those in the executive suite. While 73% believe they
are equitably compensated, CEOs and presidents would expect to receive an 18% increase in total
compensation if they were to make a job change in 2007.
The feedback from CEOs in the ExecuNet network suggests they are fielding multiple offers before
deciding to make a move. In light of this increasing competition, there's no question that making a
job change will prove very profitable for executives in the year ahead.
Networking Events (free / low cost events that may interest you)
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286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”
http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
http://www.dogpile.com great search site that uses Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, About, Look Smart,
Overture, and FindWhat (talk about powerful!)
http://www.allretailjobs.com/ the name says it all
Entrepreneurial Sites:
http://www.startupzone.com employment
http://www.topstartups.com employment
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http://www.garage.com lists tech ventures and employment
http://www.fastcompany.com online version of magazine
http://www.vfinance.com funding for entrepreneurs
http://www.vcbuzz.com venture capital info
Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits
Media Resources
Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to jay.colan@LHH.com news and
trends:
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides, educational
aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
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http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising (cont’d)
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com
associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
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http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.
www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)
theory and scholarship:
http://www.ctheory.com/– CTheory: current scholarship on cultural, media, and critical theory
http://www.theory.org.uk/– media and social/cultural theory focusing on pop culture
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/j363/keywords.html– quick resources to major
leaders in mass communication studies
www.release1.0.com – Esther Dyson publication on v.c. and new technologies
Edventures – same on Ester Dyson
other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers
One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people
Provided by Ben Baumes, Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people who participated in the NY Media and
Entertainment networking group in January and February of 2007.
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