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…

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…

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…

        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…

Staffing Cents is a quarterly newsletter that provides insights into the current candidate market and provides tip and tricks for employers to successfully navigate that environment. What do networking and banking have in common? Networking is a trendy topic. In fact, a simple google search for “networking best practices” yielded 7.5 million results for the…

As boutique recruiters with a unique and specialized niche, in-house legal positions in the energy industry, we have insight from many perspectives. One of the things we track is hiring trends for legal roles in our industry. We diligently track postings by practice area and level. To download a printable version of this post, please…