Outplacement / Career Transition in Mexico and The Pinnacle Society?

2009-02-03T16:11:00.000-08:00

What does Mexico’s only member of North America’s most high performance group of recruiters have to do with outplacement / career transition in Mexico?

Everything! Qualifind CT’s Senior Managing Partner and co-owner – Fernando Espinosa knows the Mexico job market so well, it led him to being inducted intoThe Pinnacle Society in 2007. The Pinnacle Society with offices in New York City is made up of 75 of the highest volume recruiters from boutique executive search firms in North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico). Membership is by invitation-only, is limited to 75 members and is subject to an exhaustive review process by its Board of Directors. Fernando is the first and only member of The Pinnacle Society from Mexico with the other 74 members coming the U.S. and Canada.

The Pinnacle Society was formed as an organization in order to provide a venue for leading recruiters and owners of search firms to collaborate and share industry best-practices. Fernando’s experience garnered from recruiting bilingual and bicultural managerial and executive-level talent in the U.S. and Mexico has been an asset to The Pinnacle Society’s prestige as a leading source of best practices in talent sourcing and acquisition.

As a leading recruitment professional in Mexico, Fernando’s years of experience translates into tools for successful career transition for Qualifind CT outplacement participants. He has recruited on behalf of corporate clients from Europe, the U.S., Latin America, and Asia in every metropolitan and industrial city within Mexico during numerous industry peaks and downturns. Weathering so many economic conditions has given him a wealth of knowledge about various corporate cultures, industry trends, and job search best practices. During current and previous economic downturns, Fernando has travelled to client sites throughout Mexico and served as a key component of the instructional portion of Qualifind CT’s outplacement curriculum.

Qualifind CT also provides an ongoing outplacement workshop program at it’s 1,150 square foot Learning Center in Chula Vista, CA. Fernando facilitates various elements of this program to participants that are registered by their employers into this program. Given the Learning Center’s next door location to Qualifind’s executive search practice, participants are given the opportunity to meet and interface with numerous Qualifind search consultants with varied industry specializations. Although just one of many elements to Qualifind CT’s career transition program, it has proven to be invaluable to the hundreds of participants that have participated since Qualifind CT began providing services in Mexico in 1999.

Fernando has witnessed and facilitated countless career transitions during his 18 year executive search career in Mexico. He has seen candidates unknowingly make poor choices in their career / job search and he’s seen the consequences. He has coached professionals through every aspect of the job search process from the elements of networking, working with executive search firms, utilizing Internet resources, compensation benchmarking, and offer negotiation. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience that he has learned from the mistakes of others which become nuggets of wisdom and tools for professionals impacted by downsizing.

Fernando and his partner, Warren Carter have also grew Qualifind scope and focus on the Mexico talent market to the point that Qualifind was invited to become IRC Recruitment’s exclusive search representative for Mexico. IRC Recruitment (www.irc-recruitment.com) is a respected network of retained executive search firms from all industrialized nations around the globe. How does this relationship impact outplacement programs in Mexico? One of the first career opportunities being made available to multiple locations in Mexico in the first days of 2009 by Qualifind came through the relationship with IRC Recruitment and a European-based client. Qualifind’s relationship with the foreign member firms of IRC Recruitment has led to more career opportunities being managed by Qualifind on behalf of foreign investors. More available career opportunities lead to faster and more successful career transitions.

Warren and Fernando’s partnership in Qualifind is an example of the power of diversity implemented in one of the world’s most diverse working populations – the United States and Mexico. Fernando is fluent in the English, Spanish, Japanese and French languages and has studied in Mexico, Japan and the U.S.. Warren has managed career transition programs for the U.S. military and corporate clients in the U.S. and Mexico and is a seasoned international traveler. Qualifind’s focus on bringing diversity opportunities to Qualifind CT client participants is also evidenced by both Warren and Fernando having attained certification as Diversity Recruiters.

For further information on Qualifind CT’s career transition / outplacement programs, contact Warren Carter at (619) 921-1795 or wcarter@quali-find.com

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Outplacement / Career Transition in Mexico and The Pinnacle Society?