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Talent Acquisition Strategy: Build, Buy, or Borrow the Right Talent
Not long ago, business leaders could rely on a predictable pipeline of talent. You identified a need, posted a role, and interviewed candidates with backgrounds that mirrored the position. But that comfort is fading fast. Today’s talent market is tighter, more...
The Hiring Mistake That Could Quietly Cost You Millions
On paper, the candidate looks perfect. Their résumé is polished. They’ve held the right titles, led teams in your sector, and speak the language of your industry. You bring them on board with high expectations. But after a few months, something’s off. Performance is...
Rethinking Career Paths: What It Means for Executive Hiring
There was a time when a successful executive career followed a predictable rhythm: steady promotions within one company or industry, culminating in a C-suite position and a long tenure. That path still exists—but it’s no longer the rule. More often, we’re seeing...
How to Recover, Reposition, and Win After a Challenging Executive Interview
We've all had moments in our careers where an interview didn’t go as planned. Maybe a question caught you off guard, or perhaps the conversation didn’t flow the way you expected. At the executive level, the stakes are high, and the right opportunity can reshape your...
The Talent Battle: How to Recruit and Retain Top Executive Talent in 2025
A few months ago, our client, a multinational manufacturing firm, faced a significant challenge: filling the Chief Operations Officer position for their North American division. Despite offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, they consistently lost...
The War for Executive Talent in Mexico: How Companies Can Win in 2025
The Growing Demand for Executive Talent Finding top executives in Mexico is becoming more challenging than ever. Companies across industries are struggling to secure leaders with the skills and experience to navigate rapid changes in business. Manufacturing companies...
Your Career Elevator Pitch: Making a Real Connection in 30 Seconds
Ever imagined stepping into an elevator and finding yourself face-to-face with the CEO of your dream company? The doors close, and suddenly, you have just 30 seconds to make a lasting impression. That’s the power of a well-crafted “elevator pitch”—a concise,...
Feeling Stuck? How to Rekindle Passion and Move Forward
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You're cruising along on your career path without as much as a speed bump in sight, when you suddenly feel like you've hit an invisible wall. Everything becomes routine. The excitement of new challenges is replaced by the monotonous...
Hiring Right the First Time: Busting Myths to Avoid Future Firings
Hiring the right person from the start assures that you won't have to begin the process all over again in a few months. Be wary of the following myths and adhere to my recommendations to get it right the first time and avoid the common traps that lead to future...
Leadership Lessons from Tom Brady: Adapting, Recruiting, and Playing the Part
Whether you admire him or not, Tom Brady’s legacy extends far beyond football, marked by seven Super Bowl victories and numerous NFL records. Despite no longer playing the sport, Brady continues to captivate people outside of football who seek insights into leadership...
From Boss to Coach: Boosting Engagement Through Better Leadership
Remember when your parents would tell you to do something, and if you asked them why, their answer would simply be, “Because I said so”? For years, business organizations have run in a similar way. Management calls the shots, and employees do what their managers say...
Why Successful Entrepreneurs Say No
Why The Most Successful Entrepreneurs Say No I’ve been a career coach for nearly 25 years and run my business for 20 years now. My goal remains the same: help my clients create huge shifts in their personal and professional lives. I’ve since learned that the...
Five Keys to High-Impact Talent Management
All managers, no matter what their titles are, are in essence human resource managers. Okay, “HR Manager” might not be their job title or description in the strictest sense of the words, but all management is HR management at its core, in that a company’s human...
Now is the Time to Romance Your Employees Again
No doubt about it—the last couple of years have been weird for all of us. Among corporate America’s “weird” moments we can count a global pandemic, a mass enterprise shutdown, a wave of remote work that was more like a tsunami, the Great Resignation, and near...
A Post-Pandemic Resignation Boom has Arrived: What to Do?
A Post-Pandemic Resignation Boom Has Arrived: What to Do? As the market heats up and talent demand skyrockets, many people feel empowered — and in some cases, they feel empowered to quit their jobs. Associate professor of management Anthony Klotz of Texas A&M...
Talent Acquisition Strategies in Post-Pandemic Times
New Talent Acquisition Strategies to Hire Top Talent for the Post-Pandemic Times The pandemic left very few industries unphased. Its impact is still powerful and likely to be felt in the months and possibly years to come for the workforce. When the lockdowns...
Barbachano International Earns Top 30 Ranking
Barbachano International Earns Top 30 Ranking in Prestigious Forbes’ list for Recruiting Excellence Forbes selected Barbachano International as America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2021 for 5th year in a row, ranking #27 in America and #3 on the West Coast...
How to Apply for a Position and Get the Job after retirement
Working After Retirement: How to Apply for a Position and Get the Job A famous American medical researcher, Jonas Salk, said, “The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” As somebody who continued his life’s work until almost the time of his death,...
Attracting “Older” Professionals Will Be Key. Here’s Why.
Attracting “Older” Professionals to Your Company Will Be Key This Year. Here’s Why. In a culture where youth is so esteemed for its energy, creativity, and tech know-how, it’s important to keep sight of the value that older, more experienced professionals bring to the...
Octavio Lepe Appointed to the Board at Global Women Fresh
Octavio Lepe of Barbachano International Appointed to the Board at Global Women Fresh SAN DIEGO, CA, February 1, 2020 – Octavio Lepe-Camarena of Barbachano International, the premier executive search and leadership advisory firm in the Americas, has been appointed to...
Tips to Get Selected by the Resume-Reading Robots
Use the Following Tips and Get Selected by the Resume-Reading Robots Regardless of the industry in which they operate, 99% of Fortune 500 companies and a growing number (50% and counting) of large and mid-sized businesses have one thing in common: they rely on ATS...
Beyond Times of Crisis: Defining Your Hiring Strategy
Beyond Times of Crisis: Defining Your Hiring Strategy Hiring during times of crisis may seem like an oxymoron. During a crisis, most people hunker down and try to maintain the status quo. C-suite executives become ultra-conservative, freezing budgets and hiring alike....
What to Look for in a Turnaround Leader
What to Look for in a Turnaround Leader In today's rapidly changing and competitive business landscape, companies constantly face challenges that can impact their profitability and long-term sustainability. Whether it's increased competition, changing market...
Traditional vs. Emerging Leadership
Traditional vs. Emerging Leadership: Sustainability in the Ever-Changing World With the rapid and ever-evolving rate at which business is shifting, leaders must adapt their leadership styles to ensure they aren’t left behind. Traditional leadership strategies are...
Working from Home in Mexico
Working From Home in Mexico: Is It Really The New Normal? The Coronavirus has undoubtedly reshaped the way we work around the globe, in some cases finally driving forth or consolidating the long-awaited paradigm shift of doing so remotely. Mexico is portraying itself...
Improve Retention and Executive Talent
Improve Retention and Executive Talent Quality with this Advanced Hiring Process According to Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at the Wharton School, “Businesses have never done as much hiring as they do today. And they’ve never done a worse job of it.” You...
5 Expert Recommendations to Get on a Headhunters’ Radar
5 Expert Recommendations to Get on a Headhunters’ Radar Headhunters, recruiters, and human resource managers can help you land a job that suits your career goals and, ideally, your salary expectations. Whether or not you are satisfied with your current position, it's...
COVID and the Workplace: Are You Indispensable?
COVID and the Workplace: Are You Indispensable? This time of COVID-19 pandemic is also, for many, a time of unemployment and economic turmoil. You may likely know someone who's been placed on leave or worse--let go. If you have a job, you're probably very keen to...
Unconscious Bias When Hiring
Here's What You Should Do To Remove (Un)conscious Bias When Hiring Companies aren't just clamoring to prioritize diversity and inclusivity when building their workforce because it's the right thing to do. Studies have shown, as reported by outlets like Forbes, that...
Reskill and Upskill Workforce For the Post-Covid Era
How Leaders Can Reskill and Upskill Workforce For The Post-COVID Era As employees return to the “new normal”, employers face tough choices regarding shortcomings in skills and knowledge that were laid bare by the forced telecommuting following the pandemic shutdown. A...
Creating Your Blueprint for Virtual Onboarding
Creating Your Blueprint for Virtual Onboarding It has become increasingly clear to companies that the COVID-19 pandemic isn't going to interrupt business as usual for merely a few months. As cases once again increase in many areas of the country, the necessity to take...
Talent Acquisition Strategy: Build, Buy, or Borrow the Right Talent
Not long ago, business leaders could rely on a predictable pipeline of talent. You identified a need, posted a role, and interviewed candidates with backgrounds that mirrored the position. But that comfort is fading fast. Today’s talent market is tighter, more...
The Hiring Mistake That Could Quietly Cost You Millions
On paper, the candidate looks perfect. Their résumé is polished. They’ve held the right titles, led teams in your sector, and speak the language of your industry. You bring them on board with high expectations. But after a few months, something’s off. Performance is...
Rethinking Career Paths: What It Means for Executive Hiring
There was a time when a successful executive career followed a predictable rhythm: steady promotions within one company or industry, culminating in a C-suite position and a long tenure. That path still exists—but it’s no longer the rule. More often, we’re seeing...
How to Recover, Reposition, and Win After a Challenging Executive Interview
We've all had moments in our careers where an interview didn’t go as planned. Maybe a question caught you off guard, or perhaps the conversation didn’t flow the way you expected. At the executive level, the stakes are high, and the right opportunity can reshape your...
The Talent Battle: How to Recruit and Retain Top Executive Talent in 2025
A few months ago, our client, a multinational manufacturing firm, faced a significant challenge: filling the Chief Operations Officer position for their North American division. Despite offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, they consistently lost...
The War for Executive Talent in Mexico: How Companies Can Win in 2025
The Growing Demand for Executive Talent Finding top executives in Mexico is becoming more challenging than ever. Companies across industries are struggling to secure leaders with the skills and experience to navigate rapid changes in business. Manufacturing companies...
Your Career Elevator Pitch: Making a Real Connection in 30 Seconds
Ever imagined stepping into an elevator and finding yourself face-to-face with the CEO of your dream company? The doors close, and suddenly, you have just 30 seconds to make a lasting impression. That’s the power of a well-crafted “elevator pitch”—a concise,...
Feeling Stuck? How to Rekindle Passion and Move Forward
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You're cruising along on your career path without as much as a speed bump in sight, when you suddenly feel like you've hit an invisible wall. Everything becomes routine. The excitement of new challenges is replaced by the monotonous...
Hiring Right the First Time: Busting Myths to Avoid Future Firings
Hiring the right person from the start assures that you won't have to begin the process all over again in a few months. Be wary of the following myths and adhere to my recommendations to get it right the first time and avoid the common traps that lead to future...