Success Strategies for Senior Executives Career Net International

HDA, with over 25 years' human capital and career consultancy experience throughout the UK and internationally, is a founder member of CareerNet International (CNI).

CareerNet International (CNI) is a network comprising leading outplacement and career management consultancies throughout Europe, the United States, South America, Asia and Australasia.

CNI meets every 4 months at a partner location to develop its international marketing strategy, and to agree quality expectations in respect of planned projects. In October 2007, HDA hosted the CNI Conference in London.

At the London Conference, some CNI members provided their recommendations on the most important success strategies for senior executives in their countries who wish to be successful in their next role:

Uwe Kern: CEO-SKP (Germany)
ï To show what they are really standing for - what is their offer to the job market?
ï To show that they understand the needs of their potential next employer
ï To be able to explain what they are likely to bring to the new organisation

Bert Langerweij: Director-Van Ede (Netherlands)
ï Demonstrating self confidence
ï Demonstrating listening, responsiveness, inspiration
ï Demonstrating a non hierarchical approach

Gerry Sargent: SVP-Challenger (US)
ï Demonstrating gained-experience
ï Demonstrating vision of the future
ï Demonstrating willingness to listen and change behaviour

Rolf Erny: CEO-Trans-m-ag (Switzerland)
ï Build on personal strengths
ï Reflect truly the reason for the separation from previous roles and make the right conclusions
ï Have a vision

Vivenka Leppanen: Senior Consultant-PIB Personnel (Finland)
ï Conscious self awareness
ï Concentrate on temperament and work role fit
ï Concentrate on temperament and work culture fit

Federico Maracci: Senior Consultant-CB&A (Italy)
ï To maintain and further develop learned networking know-how as a permanent career strategy
ï To better analyse their new company ësceneryí

Clayton Glen: Director-HDA (UK)
ï Determine what impact I want to make in my next role
ï Determine whether I have the required talent to achieve this impact
ï Position myself clearly and develop a consistent set of behaviours (ëpersonal brandí?)
ï Focus on blending day-to-day delivery excellence with conscious effective networking

Via its CNI partners, HDA is able to seamlessly deliver large-scale global career transition and related projects, with HDA providing the central project management, client reporting and quality assurance relationship, whilst our international partners deliver career consultancy and related services, applying their knowledge of local markets.

In this regard, over the past 36 months, HDA has settled clients in a range of international locations, including the USA, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Turkey, Israel and South Africa.

For more information on HDAs International Partners and/or this article, please contact Sweta Patel at sxp@hda.co.uk / 020 7484 5065