What We’re Seeing, What We’re Building: Q4 Lowdown
Inside this edition of The High Country Lowdown: Q4 Six Speed Stats, Monte’s thoughts on business cycles, recent blog highlights, and an invite to Business & Brews. Click here to read more The...
View ArticleThe Cost of a “Unicorn” Search
Every search begins with good intentions. A leadership team sits down to define what they need in their next hire. The conversation is thoughtful and strategic. On paper, it makes sense. No one sets...
View ArticleThe Counteroffer Trap: What Really Happens After You Say Yes
Making the decision to resign is rarely impulsive. By the time you formally accept another offer, you have likely spent weeks evaluating your current role, reflecting on long-term trajectory, and...
View ArticleStick Around and See What Happens
Here’s a (hopefully) relevant story… This week alone, I’ve been involved in or overheard no less than a half dozen fairly gloomy conversations or news stories about “What is AI going to do to my job,...
View ArticleQ1 Lowdown: Big Moves, Hard Decisions, and What’s Ahead
Inside this edition of The High Country Lowdown: Q1 Six Speed Stats, hiring conversations on counteroffers and tough searches, exciting team updates, and a reminder to join us at Business & Brews....
View ArticleThe Most Overlooked Career Skills Aren’t Technical
When people think about career growth, they often focus on technical skills: certifications, software tools, AI courses, resumes. However, technical ability alone is rarely what derails someone’s...
View ArticleThe Middle Management Squeeze
Middle management has quietly become one of the most difficult positions in the workplace. Managers are expected to lead teams, hit goals, navigate constant change, support employees, solve problems,...
View ArticleWhat Makes a #1 Best Place to Work?
High Country Search Group was recently named the 2026 #1 Best Place to Work in Denver by the Denver Business Journal. Not that anyone is counting, but that’s the third time in the past five years...
View ArticleQ2 Lowdown: Workplace Insights, Team Highlights, & Q2 Stats
Catch up on the latest edition of The High Country Lowdown, featuring a message from Monte, articles on middle management and overlooked career skills, Q2 Six Speed Stats, new team members, community...
View ArticleYour Hiring Process is Part of Your Employer Brand
Companies spend a lot of time thinking about their employer brand. We develop our website aesthetic, highlight our benefits, post company outings on social media, talk about our culture, and put a lot...
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