At Townsend Search Group, our team has experienced a marked uptick in searches for human resources (HR) executives this year. We are not alone. Research indicates that HR roles rank among the most sought-after positions in the country. A recent analysis of LinkedIn data found that five of the 25 …
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Townsend Managing Director Bo Pennell shared key insights on the continued demand for specialized roles at middle-market private equity firms in the Middle Market Growth Fall 2023 issue. “It’s more competitive and harder to find the true impact-makers and game-changers— they’re in more demand than ever, and their compensation is …
While Aristotle famously considered the whole to be greater than the sum of its parts, the private equity model of the 1980s may have disagreed. At the time, the space was heavily focused on leveraged buyouts and distressed investments. Firms purchased companies to break them up and sell them off …
Misperceptions of Private Equity: What Candidates Should KnowRead More »
Bo Pennell, managing director at Townsend Search Group in Birmingham, said the job market has gotten more competitive with the removal of geographical confines in the hiring process. Pennell said recruiting has now become cultivating a group of professionals and “truly listening to them in terms of what is it …
Michigan college grads have their pick of jobs in a tight labor marketRead More »
