Posted by Jim Miles, Director – Engineering and Research The Business Cycle – cycle – cycle Based upon the most recent Business Roundtable survey of CEOs, it looks like a self-fulfilling prophecy is going to take hold. Worries about the global economy have infected US business execs to a point that, despite strong order books and…

Miles’ Letter Q-1 2019 Posted by Jim Miles, Director – Engineering and Research 2019 is off with a thud. I must admit, I could not have imagined that in six weeks the general business sentiment could have gone from one of guarded optimism, with virtually all segments banging away robustly, to the current environment of uncertainty and skepticism. It…

From the desk of the Energy team: Lynda Cooney – Practice Leader, Michelle Metzger – Recruiter, Alicia Coles – Administrative Assistant, Stephanie Krupp – Senior Strategy Director Diversity Candidates and Diversity Spend So, your organization is pushing through cost-cutting measures right when you really need a specialist recruiter for your in-house energy legal role… Here…

Posted by Jim Miles, Director – Engineering and Research   Miles’ Letter Q-4 2018 Out With a Bang I have just wrapped up a quick environmental scan of the major market verticals.  I want to thank the roughly 150 technical and business leaders that took time to speak with me to provide this overview.  To summarize the…

The Questions I Ask – And Why I Ask Them So, you set up a phone call with me, you’re a law firm associate and I’m the external recruiter. I either contacted you or you actively applied to a position I am working on. We have thirty minutes. Here is what will happen – I…

Posted by Jim Miles, Director – Engineering and Research   Miles’ Letter Q3 – 2018 We are reminded of what is reported to be an ancient Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times” (first reported to the British Parliament in 1836 by diplomats returning from China). With the current administration seeming to be intent on…

What not to do on interviews: Episode 001. Can I work remotely?  No, you can’t. If you could do the job remotely, we would’ve told you that and skipped the detailed discussion about relocation. This is not a question to ask the HR person on the initial phone screen – or to ask later in…

        2017 Postings Analysis: Energy Industry Legal Roles As the only search group in the country devoted exclusively to in-house legal positions in the energy industry, we’re in a unique position to share insight from the expertise we’ve gained and cultivated over the last 15 years. One area where we can offer…