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Paul Herrerias

Paul Herrerias is managing director for Stanton Chase International in San Francisco, a retained executive search firm. The 450-member organization conducts local, regional, and international executive search campaigns for many top companies worldwide. Stanton Chase currently has 69 offices in 41 countries. There are 12 offices in North America. For more information, visit www.stantonchase.com.

Articles by Paul Herrerias

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The Breakfast Club: How to Start a Face-to-Face Networking Group

by on May 5, 2009


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So much attention has been placed on social networking lately.

Everyone seems to be using sites like LinkedIn and Twitter to network. And while social networking provides some excellent opportunities to build your network, look for a job, and stay current with industry trends, let’s not forget the importance of traditional, face-to-face networking.

A Breakfast Club is Born

It was 2002, right at the boom of the dot-com era.

My desk was inundated with resumes, and I felt terrible because there was no way I could refer all these highly qualified CEO candidates to new CEO jobs.

That’s when it hit me that maybe these people could help each other. I emailed all of the CEO candidates and invited them to meet for breakfast. They all had different backgrounds yet shared a common bond — looking for that next big CEO gig.

Little did I know back then that I was on to something big.

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Building a Strong Talent Pool When Time is of the Essence

by on Sep. 16, 2008


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This is the true story of how one executive search firm helped the St. Francis Yacht Club of San Francisco hire a new controller and chief financial officer.

The St. Francis Yacht Club, one of San Francisco’s oldest and most prestigious private clubs, has a membership base of more than 2,300 and roots dating back more than 80 years. Finding the right candidate for this fast-growing, progressive club presented an unusual challenge.

The average search takes 60 to 120 days to complete, but the yacht club needed to fill the position within a month so the incumbent could train the new controller before she left.

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