See how Célia Konrad, Director, and Steve Feuchter, President of ARC Manufacturing, were able to fill a pivotal role and advance their multi-generational company, with the help of Jim Geier and HCC Partners.

Steve explains, “Knowing how difficult it would be to replace myself after 20 years as President, I started the process almost two years prior. Since I am the last family member to be running the business, this transition signifies a new chapter for ARC. We initially reached out to DVIRC who made an introduction to Jim Geier of Human Capital Consulting Partners—he was already a well-known resource to other DVIRC businesses and had an excellent reputation and expertise in manufacturing. With Jim’s personal style and years of experience, it was frankly an easy choice; he understood our mindset perfectly.”

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You may be wondering, “How’s the recruiting/executive search business holding up during COVID-19? It must be extremely difficult.” These times are more challenging than most—with candidates unable to decide if they want to be considered for a new job during a pandemic. Childcare issues, unwillingness to give up unemployment compensation, fear of infection if they must work on-site and the financial stability of the new company have been getting in the way of recruiting talent in 2020. These issues have caused some candidates to hide behind their emails and LinkedIn profiles, even though employers are trying to fill positions quickly, for both short-term and long-term needs.

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HCC Partners’ Founder and CEO, Jim Geier, is receiving many questions from clients during this unprecedented time. They are asking whether or not it makes sense for them to keep recruiting staff, especially with so much uncertainty during COVID-19.

Read Jim’s advice for recruiting talent during Covid-19 in the article below.

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HCC Partners’ Founder and CEO, Jim Geier, has attended a couple of recent sessions on 2020 Economic Forecasts as well as a session on M&A activity in the tri-state area. The key message from all of these sessions, was “the need for talent at all levels is a key priority for all businesses”. Read Jim’s advice for hiring and retaining talent in the article below.

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If finding the right candidate for your CEO, Director of Operations, or Lead Engineer has been stressing you to the max, attend this webinar. On Tuesday, February 25 at 11AM EST, Jim Geier will present ‘How to Recruit Talent For Your Key Positions’. You can register at the link below.

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“Jim was recommended by two colleagues—a CFO and one of my contacts at DVIRC. While we had never used an Executive Search firm for a sales position, Jim did not disappoint. Not only did Jim set us on the correct path for a good fit, he also found more than one great candidate from which we could choose.”

See how Fred Rodgers, President of Jowitt and Rodgers Co., was able to focus back on the business and fill a key sales role pivotal to the future of the company.

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Typically, the owner’s primary desire is to take a step back from the day-to-day management of the business in order to: focus on their longer term business strategy; spend less time worrying about how to make payroll; and have more free time. Unfortunately, they don’t feel comfortable making this change because their business is their ‘baby’ and they have no one on staff to take the reins.

If this situation sounds familiar, read HCC Partners recommendations on how to address both your transition/succession planning and your human capital needs at the link below.

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Simply stated, compensation, both pay and benefits, is one of the tools that organizations use to attract, retain and reward their employees. The compensation system that a company decides to implement should be strategic, competitive, affordable, and give you an advantage in the marketplace. Compensation can also be used as a powerful, strategic tool (in your business toolbox) to increase employee engagement and commitment.

Read HCC Partners’ six tips for bringing your compensation strategy to a whole new level.

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Art was introduced to Jim Geier, President & Founder of HCC Partners, through DVIRC, an economic development organization that focuses exclusively on the Philadelphia region’s manufacturing community. DVIRC grows business value by providing a number of services, including executive search. As a strategic partner of DVIRC and expert in filling key roles at small and mid-sized manufacturing companies, HCC Partners was invited to participate in an initial executive search engagement to find an Operations/General Manager for C&L Rivet.

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Today the job market belongs to the ‘candidate’. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in or the type of job you are recruiting for; finding, attracting and retaining top talent is a real issue for everyone. At HCC Partners, they believe that with the strength of the economy, low unemployment rate, and number of available job openings, the challenge of recruiting top talent will continue to be top of mind through the remainder of 2019.

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