by Gianna Aguirre | May 13, 2026 | Industry Insights
By Gianna Aguirre, Search Consultant The Marketing Job Market Is Active, But Candidates Are Frustrated The marketing job market is active, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it feels easy for candidates navigating it. Over the past several months, I’ve spoken...
by Matt Levin | May 7, 2026 | Industry Insights
By Matt Levin, Assistant Director As companies navigate growth, leadership transitions, and increasingly competitive hiring markets, selecting the right search firm has become more important than ever. The best recruiting partners do more than source resumes. They act...
by Kristin (Sudina) Freitag | Apr 9, 2026 | Industry Insights
By Kristin (Sudina) Freitag, Senior Search Consultant at Chesapeake Search Partners “Landing a white-collar job is getting so tough that candidates, not companies, are paying recruiters to match them with positions.” — Wall Street Journal That line resonates with what...
by Rachel Talbot | Dec 22, 2025 | Industry Insights
By Rachel Talbot & Gianna Aguirre, Search Consultants at Chesapeake Search Partners Throughout 2025, we spent many days in conversations with candidates and hiring leaders across industries. Those conversations gave us a front-row seat to what people were really...
by Rick Fribush | Nov 5, 2025 | Industry Insights
By Rick Fribush, Partner, Director When I began working in executive search in the 90s, the hiring process looked very different from what we see today. There was no email, no applicant tracking systems, and little in the way of formal metrics. Yet, the process moved...
by Kate Strzelczyk | Sep 16, 2025 | Industry Insights
Lately, it feels like AI is everywhere in the hiring conversation. From screening tools to résumé builders, technology has made its way into nearly every step of the process. And while AI can certainly create efficiencies, both candidates and hiring teams are starting...
