Workforce Management published today a revealing article on the strategies that USA businesses are deploying in using temporary executives “to make difficult decisions” in today’s challenging economy. According to Workforce Management’s New York bureau chief Jessica Marquez, experts are citing a growing trend where, in hard times, firms want executives “who can make difficult decisions and [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Temp Execs Gaining Favor in a Troubled Economy
Posted in Trends, tagged Charlotte accounting jobs, Charlotte finance jobs, Charlotte jobs, Darton, Darton Group, Executive Consulting, Interim CFO, Temp Execs, Temporary Executives, Workforce Management on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Financial Consulting Trends and Best Practices
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alix Stuart, CFO magazine, CFO Magazine Consulting, Consulting Services Growth, Consulting Services Trends, Darton, Darton Group, Derek Smith, financial consulting, Kennedy Consulting Research and Advisory, www.dartongroup.com on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The June 2009 issue of CFO magazine hit the DARTON offices last Friday and we were especially curious to read one of the featured cover stories. The subject? Financial consulting firms and how they regard the finance department as a “still-warm, if not hot, target for their services, thanks to the slimming down most departments have endured”. [...]
Next Meeting of CBP is June 30th
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andrew Blair's, CBP, Charlotte Business Professionals, Charlotte networking, Darton, Darton Group, www.dartongroup.com on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A friendly reminder from team DARTON… The next monthly meeting of Charlotte Business Professionals is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th at Andrew Blair’s Restaurant (located at 1600 Montford Drive just around the corner from the DARTON office). The face-to-face meetings of Charlotte Business Professionals offer a great opportunity for DARTON consultants to expand their existing networks [...]
How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live
Posted in In the News, Networking, Technology, Trends, Workplace Trends, tagged Darton, Darton Group, DARTON Twitter, Time Magazine Twitter, Twitter, Twitter Cover Story, www.dartongroup.com on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you may know, team DARTON joined the Twitter universe in early 2009 and we see some unique opportunities to put this innovative communication tool to work to serve our employees and clients. Did you happen to catch Time magazine’s recent cover story on Twitter entitled “How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live”? Read [...]
Hiring Comes Alive Again in Finance
Posted in Research + Statistics, Trends, tagged Bank of America, Darton, Darton Group, Finance Jobs in Charlotte, Finance Jobs Trends, Jobs in Banking, Sarah Needleman, The Wall Street Journal, TIAA-CREF, Wells Fargo, www.dartongroup.com on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Needleman, a reporter for CareerJournal.com, reported yesterday on recent signs of hiring in finance. Her article, entitled “In Finance, Recent Signs of Hiring”, references well known companies with a big presence in Charlotte including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and TIAA-CREF. Her take? “Large and midsize financial-services institutions are hiring again, albeit modestly.” And [...]
Charlotte Chamber Launches Career Center
Posted in Charlotte Region, Job Search Strategies, tagged Accounting Jobs in Charlotte, Career Center, Charlotte Chamber, Charlotte Chamber Career Center, Darton, Darton Group, Finance Jobs in Charlotte, jobs in Charlotte, www.dartongroup.com on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Charlotte Chamber has created a Career Center to connect job hunters with member employers and recruiters. Check it out at http://www.charlottechamber.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Resume_Bank.
Charlotte Business Professionals Launches Website
Posted in Networking, tagged Charlotte Business Professionals, Darton, Darton Group, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Groups, www.dartongroup.com on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Charlotte Business Professionals, the LinkedIn group, boasts 3,500+ members and ranks among the top percentage of all LinkedIn groups. This successful group is well known in metro Charlotte – – not only for the group’s sheer size, but for its success in launching face-to-face networking meetings to build on the group’s web presence. And the [...]


