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Forbes has partnered with market research firm Statista to rank America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms (below), America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms, and America’s Best Temporary Staffing Firms.

As private equity increasingly prioritizes talent for value creation, firms are scaling their talent functions by relying on operating partners, investing in AI, and relying on information gathered by internal talent teams.

As leaders increasingly perceive culture as a critical component of organizational success, movements to build sustaining cultural change for employee engagement, performance, and growth are now a core tenet of business strategy.

Hudson Gate Partners recently recruited Brad Shapcott as the first chief technology officer of Mogo, a NASDAQ-traded digital payments and financial technology company in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ryan Kellner, Hudson Gate’s head of technology recruiting, was retained to lead the search.

Overall, artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can be a valuable tool for recruiters looking to streamline their recruitment process, find the best candidates for their job openings, and increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Yet it still has its shortcomings.

U.S. employment rose by 263,000 in September, with the jobless rate dipping to 3.5%. Gains were led by leisure, hospitality, and healthcare. Hurricane Ian had no clear impact. Unemployment fell to 5.8 million.

The 2022 HRDEI ESR Special Issue from Hudson Gate Partners highlights industry efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership through more inclusive executive search strategies.

A new report from The Conference Board urges leaders to rethink talent strategies, challenging assumptions about who does the work, how it’s done, and how talent is sourced and managed in today’s tight labor market.

New revenue streams are emerging through analytic leaders who embrace AI/ML. Commercially minded data leaders are in high demand, as banks have traditionally kept them buried in IT. The need for executives driving growth and expansion remains strong.

Hudson Gate Partners recently recruited Joel McAndrew as head of business development and Brandon Johnson as general counsel and chief compliance officer for Teza Technologies, a science and technology-driven global quantitative investment firm.

For the second year in a row, Hudson Gate Partners was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms. Selected from over 22,000 nominations, the honor reflects outstanding feedback from clients and peers.

As we enter the new year, the practice of finding, attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent in technology has continued to be a challenge, and the trends that we started to see due to the necessity of a widespread virtual workforce has become a Pandora’s Box that will likely stay forever open.

CEOs increasingly see HR as key to strategic growth, M&A, and governance. Executive recruiters are focused on leaders who align hiring, development, and succession planning with purpose-driven values.

Remote and hybrid work are reshaping HR roles, says Mr. Berger, though many can still be done effectively off-site. The real challenge lies in industries like manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality that require in-person work. While most have adapted to this “new normal,” the long-term effects on culture, loyalty, and tenure remain uncertain.