Recruitment Strategies & Perspectives from Duffy Group
Recruitment Strategies &
Perspectives from Duffy Group
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Retention, Speed & Continuity: How Informed Search Delivers What Other Government Recruitment Agencies Miss
For a sector defined by stability, public sector recruitment can feel anything but.
Retention is becoming harder to secure. Hiring timelines continue to stretch. Institutional knowledge is walking out the door faster than it can be replaced.
A retirement wave that has yet to fully crest is accelerating that loss. According to a 2025 Public Sector HR […]
Phoenix Business Journal Spotlights CEO Kathleen Duffy’s 35-Year Pursuit of Exceptional Leadership
Few leaders have shaped Arizona’s executive recruitment landscape like Kathleen Duffy.
In a recent Phoenix Business Journal profile, she reflects on the path that led her from discovering an instinct for recruiting while attending Arizona State University to founding Duffy Group in 1991, a national firm that now operates with team members across 14 states […]
Colleen Neese Unpacks Arizona’s Labor Market & the Skills Gap Shaping 2026 Hiring on the AZ Big Podcast
As Arizona’s economy accelerates and shifts toward high-growth sectors such as manufacturing, semiconductors and data centers, employers across the state are facing mounting pressure to find talent with the skills, judgment and leadership capacity to keep pace.
In a recent episode of the AZ Big Podcast, Practice Director Colleen Neese joined AZ Big Media Editor in Chief Michael Gossie and […]
It’s Not You, It’s Your Executive Recruiting Strategies: How Speed-Dating Hiring Is Hurting the Candidate Experience
Dating and recruiting aren’t so different. Both involve filtering through profiles (resumes), testing compatibility through conversation (interviews) and hoping the momentum doesn’t disappear without explanation. The goal, in either case, is the same: a perfect match.
But like modern courtship, today’s hiring process is starting to raise familiar red flags. Candidates find themselves benched as interviews […]
CEO Kathleen Duffy Explores Pay Transparency & Recruiting Top Talent for Forbes Human Resources Council
Pay transparency is no longer an abstract policy conversation. As select states adopt disclosure requirements, it is beginning to reshape real hiring decisions, and many organizations are learning that publishing a salary range is only the starting point. Transparency can build trust, but without strategy behind it, it can also skew expectations, speed candidates toward […]
Board Recruitment: How to Find Skills-Based Talent Beyond Networks
For years, board recruitment has relied on a familiar playbook built around introductions made within the same tight circles of peers, advisors and executives. That approach still dominates many company boards, but more are beginning to recognize a shared challenge.
Boards today are operating in an environment shaped by rapid technological change, heightened risk exposure and evolving expectations around […]
Why Leading Manufacturing Executive Recruiters Are Thinking in Pipelines, Not Placements
Manufacturing is under intense pressure. Growth is accelerating, skill demands are evolving and talent pools continue to shrink, making hiring a leading business concern for nearly half of manufacturers, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Yet many search models remain reactive, treating each vacancy as a one-off event. That’s why more and more manufacturing executive recruiters are moving […]
Practice Leader Sharon Grace Examines the Leadership Skills Gap in HR Daily Advisor
As organizations contend with rapid technological change and workforce pressures, many are uncovering a gap between what leadership roles demand and the skills leaders bring to the job. Strategic thinking, adaptability and business acumen are in high demand, yet difficult to find.
In an article for HR Daily Advisor, Sharon Grace explores the forces contributing […]
Kathleen Duffy Continues Six-Year Streak in AzBusiness Leaders, Honored Among Top Executive Recruiting Professionals
From redefining search models to reshaping how organizations approach leadership hiring, CEO Kathleen Duffy has built a career on doing things differently. That work has once again been recognized in AzBusiness Leaders’ 2026 edition, where she was named one of just four executive recruiting professionals statewide.
For more than three decades, Kathleen […]
Is It Time to Bring in Non-Clinical Healthcare Recruiters? 5 Questions to Audit Your Hiring Strategy
Non-clinical talent may work behind the scenes, but it’s fast becoming one of healthcare’s toughest battles. Human resources, finance and operations roles are in high demand — with medical and health services manager positions alone projected to grow 23% by 2034, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That demand runs headfirst into […]
