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Notes for owners and hiring leaders.

Practical thinking on hiring in Industrial Automation, Packaging and Processing, and Material Handling. Written for the people who own and run these companies.

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Hiring a sales leader for an industrial equipment company.

Sales roles in these industries are different from most. Here is what to settle before you search, where strong candidates tend to come from, and how to tell who will actually sell.

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Exclusive search or contingency recruiting? A plain comparison for owners.

Both models have a place. The right choice depends on how consequential the role is, how hard it is to fill, and what you want from the process.

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Why family-owned companies are often underrated employers, and what to do about it.

Many family companies are better places to work than their public profile suggests. Closing that gap is one of the most useful things you can do in hiring.

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Five questions to answer before you open a search.

A clear brief is the cheapest way to improve a hire. These five questions take an hour and can save months.

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