Posts by Aleksander Sokler

We are happy to announce the further growth of our Swiss based CFR Global Executive Search partner, Meister Executive Search with the acquisition of Leaders Solution at the beginning of January 2022. Leaders Solutions has been founded in 2005 by Anna Katharina Laederach and has been successful in supporting clients with HR services such as…

I’m not sure that any of us knows what exactly lies ahead for the future of work but one thing is for sure the employment market has changed and is changing faster than ever before. Many of the changes have not been unexpected but have certainly speeded up with the advent of COVID-19 and its…

Most of the population are tired of “covid” and its implications to everybody´s private and professional life. Every day new and highest “covid infection scores” – even in Germany, the European country with supposedly one of the most stable healthcare systems across Europe. Every day overflooding online-covid & media-cascades 24/7 – with ever-highest covid numbers…

It has to be the scariest thing to lose your job having entered the 6th decade of your life. With more than 10 years to retirement on one hand and the recent business trend for delayaring or downgrading on the other, the future seems really grim. Here are some practical tips that we in CFR…

2020, you probably recognize it! The Covid19 scare was serious and led to a ‘cramp’ of unprecedented magnitude. The pendulum movement of our economic clock suddenly came to a halt. The focus in many organizations shifted to keeping the business afloat and planned investments and expansions were put on hold. And now the economy is…

In fact – I feel privileged to be a CEO/owner of a well-established German recruitment company for many years. With covid appearing, tons of new challenges emerged on top of the typical day-to-day priorities – as was the case for any company leader in many other countries. Nothing felt as it was before – as…

All our clients want us to help them find the “ideal” candidate for their organization but understanding what is ideal or what perfect “fit” really means is easier said than done.  Over the years, as a way to ensure we isolate what fit means for a particular role, we’ve developed a proprietary selection model that…

I’m privileged, working in recruitment specifically and consulting more broadly it is a tremendously rewarding career. Don’t get me wrong there are lots of challenges – right now I have a few great assignments to work on, however the need to identify new revenue opportunities is calling and sales isn’t my strong suit! The sales…

The lack of talent and especially top talent in various fields is a reality in all markets. Therefore, my job is to help detect and attract top talent for progressively minded top companies. I love to participate as “the bridge”.  I found my very own “Simon Sinek’s WHY” decades ago when I started out in…