New York City Job Market Update
Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC)
In This Issue
• Job Market Intel
• Career Events
• Networking Events
• JMC Job Search Tips
Also Included
• Useful Web Sites
• Media Resources
• Blue Steps
• Network of Experts
• Job Lead Sampler
• Just Thinking…
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August 6, 2008
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Job Market Intel
Directors Wanted
Source: ALPHA / INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
Frances Denmark
Hedge fund directors are in heavy demand.
Steven Whittaker gets lots of calls from hedge fund managers in search of people willing to sit on
their boards of directors. “The pool is actually quite finite and small,” says Whittaker, a lawyer at
London-based Simmons & Simmons and author of a how-to-be-a-director guide for the London-
based Alternative Investment Management Association. He says he keeps a folder with about 45
names of willing directors, most of whom serve on more than one board and many of whom do so for
a living. As the hedge fund industry booms, the law of supply and demand drives up directors’ fees.
In recent years they have typically been paid about $5,000 a year. Now some command up to
$25,000. “You can’t do the job for $5,000,” says Paul Roth of New York law firm Schulte Roth &
Zabel, explaining that a board position can be very demanding.
The role is tougher than it used to be, given that the industry is under more scrutiny, especially from
institutional investors. “Clients are demanding a high caliber of director,” says Mark Lewis, an
attorney at law firm Walkers Group in the Cayman Islands and deputy chairman of the AIMA. Duties
include attending three or four meetings a year and deciding when to put up withdrawal gates or
close a fund.
“Historically, they’ve been directors for hire,” says Matt Auriemma, head of operational due diligence
for Barclays Global Investors’ fund of hedge funds in New York. Auriemma says only 20 percent of
hedge fund firms meet Barclays’s standards for a well-structured board. He recommends that
investors include in their due diligence finding out whether directors are any good.
In the meantime, in at least two offshore locales — the Cayman Islands and Dublin — hedge fund
directorships have become a cottage industry. In the Caymans, Don Seymour — who runs a firm
called dms Management that has more than 30 staff members who review fund documents — says
there can be unexpected duties.
“I’ve actually been in situations as an independent director where I had to sit for several days on the
trading floor making trading decisions because of the catastrophic failure of an investment manager,”
says Seymour, who has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas, Austin, and
is a certified public accountant in Illinois.
Neither dms nor Dublin-based Carne Global Financial Services, two of the biggest contract providers
of directors, would divulge how many hedge funds a typical director is assigned. But Lewis says he
knows of 26 directors who sit on more than 100 Cayman-registered hedge funds each.
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Other Job Market
Connection Highlights…
Job Fairs
Employer of the Day
“JMC Live”
Entertainment & Media
Networking Group
Recruiter Panels
Special Topic Speakers
Additionally we serve as
the venue for several
external professional
networking groups
including TENG (Tech
Exec. Networking
Group), MENG
(Marketing Exec.
Networking Group), and
FENG (Financial Exec.
Networking Group)
Blue Steps
We have negotiated a 20%
discounted rate for LHH clients
with Blue Steps the executive
search web site owned and
operated by the AESC
(Association of Executive
Search Consultants) which is
their professional organization
made up of over 200 of the top
executive search firms. See
your consultant for details.
AESC has around 200
member search firms, with
around 4000 consultants
around the world.
From Execunet:
Databases, Referrals Drive Executive Talent Sourcing For Recruiters
When it comes to sourcing passive executive-level job candidates, executive recruiters put their
stock in their own firms' databases as well as the relationships they've built within social and
business networks.
ExecuNet research reveals that 35.5 percent of executive recruiters believe their own database is
their best source of desirable passive management candidates, with 24.6 percent indicating that
referrals from trusted business and social network contacts is most effective.
Broad social networks such as LinkedIn, MySpace and FaceBook were cited by 14.5 percent
of responding recruiters, while 10.9 percent stated that business directors and subscription
services such as Hoovers produced the best quality candidates.
Nearly 9 percent of respondents indicated that specialty networks were best as surfacing top-flight
executive talent.
Business and industry periodicals and industry events each were cited by less than one percent of
recruiters as mediums for sourcing the very best senior-management job candidates.
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JMC Job Search Tips (Simple Things pt 81…)

Video Interviewing…
In better economic times, the interview was still important but in today’s more challenging
employment marketplace, it’s critical to nail it from every perspective. Stiff competition increases in
number every day and employers are well aware of the diversity and quality of talent available. One
of the most important and frequently overlooked aspects of the interview is non-verbal
communication or body language. While nearly all of us understand the need to sit up straight and
connect visually with the interviewer (mirroring), far too frequently we can be unaware of our
unconscious habits or movements. Sometimes these can be simple nervous tics but other times, it
can be a tendency to frown or scowl when concentrating or allowing a puzzled or perplexed look to
show that we’re unsure or confused (deer in the headlights, anyone?). The best way to prepare for
these possible trip-ups is to participate in a video interview and then unflinchingly critique your
performance from all angles. You’ll be glad you did…

Just Thinking…
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It is never too late to be what you might have been.
-- George Eliot

Media Resources
Provided by Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people participating in the NY Media and Entertainment
networking group. Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to rod.williams@lhh.com &
jay.colan@lhh.com
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides, educational
aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
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 British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com

associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.
www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)

theory and scholarship:

http://www.ctheory.com/– CTheory: current scholarship on cultural, media, and critical theory
http://www.theory.org.uk/– media and social/cultural theory focusing on pop culture
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/j363/keywords.html– quick resources to major
leaders in mass communication studies
www.release1.0.com – Esther Dyson publication on v.c. and new technologies
Edventures – same on Ester Dyson

other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers
One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people

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Useful Web Sites
These could prove helpful (forward others to me at rod.williams@lhh.com)
***New business networking alternatives and competition to LinkedIn:
Naymz http://www.naymz.com/ Maximize your professional opportunities by promoting your good
name in our Reputation Community.

Plaxo Pulse http://www.plaxo.com/ The easiest way to stay connected is now also the easiest way
to share just about anything. Pulse now brings you "people feeds" from all over the web:

www.worldwit.org. It's a new design, new navigation and a ton of new content. But most excitingly for
us, our site now includes something that so many of our members have asked for: a careers site!
Our careers area, WorldWIT's Hire Ground, is the first online recruiting site that reaches women 'at
the intersection of work and life' with job alerts in the daily WorldWIT email digests. Jobs are also
posted on the searchable WorldWIT's Hire Ground website
http://newyorkcity.employmentguide.com/ bills itself as a portal for entry-level or a mid-management
positions. EmploymentGuide.com has got you covered. With our FastAPP feature we have made
searching for jobs faster and easier than ever. Simply complete an application and we’ll send it to
matching employers in your area.
http://www.janplace.com/ a site for those seeking opportunities in publishing, licensing, children’s &
family media, entertainment, interactive media, and related areas
http://www.gadball.com an excellent site that provides Free Job Search - over 100,000 Active Jobs!
Free Resume Distribution, Free GadBall Discussion Forums, Free Career Email Address, Free
Personal Email Address features links to For Sale Listings and many other types of information
portals from television/movie listings to the weather. It also has an online calendaring tool, news,
games, and entertainment links.
http://www.JobsOnWallStreet.com bills itself as the leading financial services online job board
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ bank jobs, finance jobs, recruitment in the financial markets,
accounting and investment banking

Free web sites continued…

http://newyork.craigslist.org/ another site that’s pretty cool. It bills itself as the following: craigslist is
about: giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff. restoring the
human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment. keeping things simple,
common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real. providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media
sites. being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ... being a collection of
communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
http://www.worklife.com/ Worklife.com provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of
information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information,
search jobs and build your portfolio.
www.ComputerJobs.com Recruiting Trends reports that ComputerJobs.com, an employment website
for Information Technology (IT) professionals and those who employ them, has launched a new web
site where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events, and more. The new
community called "The ComputerJobs.com Community," also offers employers resume keyword
searches, and job seekers the ability to search for high tech jobs on www.ComputerJobs.com.
http://www.teamworkonline.com/ a listing site that focuses on jobs in professional sports with teams,
offices, and connected entities (sports management, sporting goods, etc.). Here’s what they say
about themselves: 71% of the jobs posted here were filled by online candidates!
www.WomenSportsJobs.com currently has over 1,000 jobs posted in the following fields: Sports
Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotions, Public Relations, Sports Media, Broadcasting, Facilities,
Sports Events & Operations, Recreation, Health & Fitness, Website, Technology & Computers
http://www.job-hunt.org/ a terrific informational resource for job seekers
http://www.hightechny.com/ NY Labor Bureau site for IT employment (thanks Jay Colan)
http://www.ithotjobs.com/ bills itself as “ITHotJobs.com launched in 2001 to assist BIG 4, Top Tier,
Software 500, Fortune 1000 IT job seekers most impacted during the downturn has grown to
286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”

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http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
http://www.dogpile.com great search site that uses Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, About, Look Smart,
Overture, and FindWhat (talk about powerful!)
http://www.allretailjobs.com/ the name says it all.
http://www.nj.com/jobs/quicksearch/ links to job postings:11 NJ newspapers incl. the Star-Ledger
http://www.chiefmonster.com a Monster.com site for Senior Executives
http://www.6figurejobs.com lists executive Jobs
http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.bigfivetalent.com lists Big Five Jobs
http://www.employment911.com/asp/index.asp claims currently over 3,000,000 jobs posted by
companies that use them and searched from over 300 major career sites along with jobs including 1-
Jobs.com, Hotjobs.com, American Jobs, Infoworks USA, America's Employers, JobBank USA,
America's Job Bank, Job Pilot USA, Bakos Group, MarketingJobs.com, Career Avenue,
Monster.com, Best Jobs USA, NationJob Network, Career Builder, Net-Temps.com, Career Mosaic,
Perot Systems, Career.com, Prohire.com, Career Magazine, Recruiters Online Network, Career
Web, Select Jobs.com, Computerjobs.com, Softwarejobs.com, Computerwork.com, The Job
Resource, Crosswalk.com, Top Echelon, Dice.com, TopStartups.com, Employment 911, US Careers
Resource Center, Headhunter.net, Westech Virtual Job Fair. (Pay services not necessary).
http://seeker.dice.com/profman/searchEngineMarketing.jsp?rel_code=100 more tech jobs
http://www.guru.com/pro/professionals.cfm?tc=20010&kw=job%20search%20web%20 site helps you
find IT, creative, business and office/admin projects all on one website!
http://www.e-careercenter.com/ &
http://www.job.com/index.cfm?us=164&AID=6944408&PID=1225587 2 sites for posting resumes and
searching jobs
Fee Based Sites:
http://www.bluesteps.com Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) resume database.
LHH has a discounted rate (See your consultant)
www.theladders.com Based in New York City, TheLadders.com, Inc. is a privately held company
offering premier online job search destinations and content for the $100k+ sector of the employment
market. The company operates its primary consumer destination at www.theladders.com as well as
specialized job search Web sites for Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Law,
Technology, Operations and all other $100k+ fields. For corporate and executive recruiters,
TheLadders.com operates TheLadders for Recruiters, enabling them to easily post and manage job
openings.
http://www.executivesonly.com lists executive jobs
http://www.netshare.com lists executive jobs
http://www.execunet.com lists executive jobs
http://www.executive.computerjobs.com lists executive technical jobs
http://www.vicepresidentjobs.com a resume posting site

Entrepreneurial Sites:
http://www.startupzone.com employment
http://www.topstartups.com employment
http://www.garage.com lists tech ventures and employment
http://www.fastcompany.com online version of magazine
http://www.vfinance.com funding for entrepreneurs
http://www.vcbuzz.com venture capital info

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Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits

Executive Job Listings in the Not-for-Profit Sector Advertised openings:

http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
www.fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs
www.idealist.org

Search firm listed openings:

www.howe-lewis.com
www.drgnyc.com
www.pogsearch.com
www.imsearch.com
www.auerbach-assc.com
www.slesingermanagement.com
www.explorecompany.com

Job Lead Sampler (For many more check LeadLink)

Sr. Manager-Director of HR, Northern NJ, Healthcare Company,
$55 - $65K
Software Architect, National Financial Partners
Operations Specialist, Dewey & LeBouef, $70K Director of
Research, Newark, NJ, Research & Applications Grp, McCooe &
Assoc.
Director, Asphalt Technology Lab, Ennis,TX, McCooe & Assoc.
Associate Director, Biomedical Mktg & Licensing, New
Brunswick, NJ,Tech Transfer Ofc., McCooe & Assoc.
Manager GMP & Quality Training, Blood Processing Lab, McCooe
& Assoc.
Lead Counter Salesperson, Construction Materials Supply Co.,
McCooe & Assoc.
Ass't. Controller-External Reporting, Mylan
VP Sales & Marketing, Union, NJ, O.Berk Company
ETF Trader, Trading Co., $125. - $175K
Director of Marketing-Telecom, Stamford, CT, Frontier
Communications
Product Manager,Internet-Based Svcs, Stamford, CT, Frontier
Communications
Local Census Office Manager-NY, US Census Bureau, $30. -
$30.75/Hr
Ass't Manager Administration-NY, US Census Bureau, $22.25-
$23/Hr
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Ass't Manager Recruiting-NY, US Census Bureau, $22.25 - $23/Hr
Ass't Manager Field Operations-NY, US Census Bureau, $25.50 -
$26.25 /Hr
Ass't Manager Quality Assurance-NY, US Census Bureau, $22.25
- $23/ Hr
Ass't Manager Technology-NY, US Census Bureau, $22.25 - $23.
Per Hr
Clerk-NY, US Census Bureau, $29,663. - $38,568. Yr
Survey Statistician-NY, US Census Bureau, $38,378. - $$46,944.