Richelle Konian, our CEO, is quoted on Dice.com!
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http://news.dice.com/2014/06/30/candidates-find-leverage-job-negotiations/
A Message from Our CEO
June 2, 2014 by
Careers On The Move is celebrating fourteen years of business!
What a wonderful journey of entrepreneurship it has been!
Thank you to the stellar Careers On The Move Team, our loyal clients and all of our numerous supporters.
It been our pleasure to see so many careers launch, and watching businesses thrive with top talent. The Team at Careers On The Move strongly believes “Hiring the right people is the greatest return on investment a firm can make.”
With much wishes of continued success,
Richelle Konian, CEO, Careers On The Move
US unemployment rate drops to 6.3%, lowest in 5½ years.
May 2, 2014 by
Careers On The Move has seen a sharp increase in hiring mandates.
US gains 288K jobs, most in 2 years; rate 6.3 pct.
Reported by the Associated Press.
University Of Albany Business School Profile: Richelle Konian
April 30, 2014 by
Profile of an Entrepreneur: Richelle Konian
Richelle Konian ’95: CEO, Careers On The Move
When Richelle Konian was in second grade, she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: a stock analyst working on Wall Street.
When she got a little older, the University at Albany was Konian’s first choice because her great-grandmother attended the school when it was The New York State College for Teachers.As per her plan, Konian started her career on Wall Street as Account Manager of Executive Recruitment for Jordan & Jordan, where she developed a recruitment and sales division, and was instrumental in launching the Financial Information Forum. After five years, she co-founded Careers On The Move, a boutique executive search firm, where she now serves as CEO.
Konian recruits for financial services, public accounting, valuation, and information technology. One of her strengths is finding talent in industries her clients are not involved in, for instance finding an IT whiz for a finance firm. Since its creation her company has worked with over 60,000 applicants.
Konian said, “Being an entrepreneur worked out well. The growth path is so quick. Running my own business has allowed me to professionally and personally grow. You learn how to do everything. If your computer breaks, you figure it out. There is no IT department to call.”
Though Konian considers starting her own business her most exciting accomplishment, she deems her biggest challenge was that Careers On The Move survived and thrived in the events of the turbulent new millennium, through 9/11 and the financial crisis. She said, “For the last decade we learned to ride the waves, and we have had to work harder to provide value added.” The business grad found that working through those trials kept her business thriving. She said, “We care about people and care about their success. We helped a lot of people when they were down and they remembered us.”
Konian’s forward thinking approach puts her on solid footing with the firms she works with. She said, “They rely on us to recruit effectively. Bad hires cost them a lot of money. When people know that you understand the marketplace, your credibility grows. We showed companies that we can find talent they can’t.”
The University at Albany allowed Konian to indulge her two passions: business and acting. Besides majoring in business, she minored in theater. In high school and college, she spent summers acting in New York City. Konian has directed webinars and is a noted career expert, often interviewed for television and print stories on recruiting, has appeared on CBS Evening News, and has been quoted by CNBC, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.
Konian guides and supports the work of the School of Business by speaking to student groups and brainstorming with the Office of Career Services. For over ten years, Konian has been a member of the School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board. She was Master of Ceremonies for the School of Business Alumni Association Alumni event in 2010, an Honorary Committee Member at the Women’s Networking Event and has often served on the panel of Network NYC. (See photo of the 2014 event on page 3.)
The alumna maintains a strong connection with the university. She is a member of the University at Albany Alumni Association Board of Directors and volunteers with AlumNet, an organization that helps students connect with alumni. In 2008, Konian received the Young Alumni Award from the University at Albany Alumni Association. She has served several years on the alumni association awards committee, and in 2014 will serve as the Committee Chair of the Excellence Awards.
Konian lives with her husband Peter Azcue, an investment research professional, and her children, Ani, age six and Peter, age four, in Cranford, New Jersey. The family frequently takes day trips to the Jersey shore and travels regularly to Europe. Konian’s hobbies include theater, dancing, yoga, and Pilates.
Positive Indicators of Job Growth
March 10, 2014 by
This job economy report is very consistent with the positive indicators of job growth Careers On The Move has been reporting this last month. Careers On The Move expects this upward trajectory of job growth to continue based on our volume of hiring mandates, and expanding client base.
http://www.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-03072014
UAlbany Event in NYC
January 15, 2014 by
Richelle Konian, Careers On The Move, as a Panelist at Network NYC hosted by University at Albany Alumni Association.
University at Albany’s Network NYC
January 7, 2014 by
Richelle Konian, CEO, Careers On The Move will be a Panelist for University at Albany’s Network NYC this Wednesday, January 8, 2014
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION announces BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES. Careers On The Move, CEO, Richelle Konian, Committee Chair of the Excellence Awards 2014 announced.
September 25, 2013 by
Richelle Konian, member of the University at Albany Alumni Association Board of Directors and School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board, will serve as the Committee Chair of the Excellence Awards for 2014 after serving several years on the Awards Committee. Richelle also was a recipient of the Excellence Awards in 2008 and received the “Outstanding Young Alumni” award.
Learn more about the Excellence Awards and alumni accomplishments at http://www.albany.edu/alumni/excellence_awards.php
UAlbany NYC Networking Event
January 17, 2013 by
Richelle Konian was a panelist for a networking event hosted by University of Albany January 9th in New York City. Business students enjoyed the opportunity to network with NYC-area alumni over winter break.
What’s An Online MBA Degree Really Worth?
July 20, 2011 by
Published: Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 | 12:46 PM ET
By: Stephanie Landsman
Stephanie Landsman, Producer, “Squawk Box”
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Call it the Cadillac of online MBA degrees.
Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill began its first ever online MBA program this month. The $89,000 price tag for the new online degree has been causing sticker shock. But, the concept has been around for a while.
Indiana University Kelley School of Business launched its online MBA program before YouTube, Facebook and iTunes dominated the web. Indiana’s “Kelley Direct” degree began its course load in 1999.
According to the university, the online MBA degree from Kelley Direct costs $60,000 compared to $32,000 when the program began. The cost per credit hour has almost doubled in the past 12 years. It’s now $1,145 versus $625.
Despite the tuition increases, enrollment has been growing steadily over the past five years. In 2006 it had 1,150 students. Last year that number grew to 1,630. The school says Kelly Direct has been getting a record number of applications. They were up by 20 percent last year.
“If a student is making $60,000 a year before they come back to school, then they lose $120,000 in income,” said Indiana University Kelley School Of Business Dean Daniel Smith. “Then, you add tuition for the in-residence program and the uncertainty of the job market and it becomes very expensive. You see why online education at leading business schools just like Indiana, for example, has really taken off.”
As the popularity rises, the worthiness of an online MBA degree has become more controversial.
“One of the questions a lot of employers have is that is this as good as a degree as an in-residence program? We say ‘yes’ because we use the same exact faculty as in our full-time program,” said Dean Smith.
Dean Smith adds most Kelley Direct graduates earn 20 percent more when they complete the program—or just shy of a six-figure-a-year salary.
The Graduate Management Admission Council does not track how many online MBA graduates are out there or how they fare in the job market.
Even though an increasing number of students are racking up MBA credits online, it appears job market acceptance rates are lagging.
Careers On The Move CEO Richelle Konian recruits talent for Wall Street firms and Fortune 500 companies. She said it’s important to remember that an MBA does not guarantee you a job.
Konian said, “The rate of success at traditional MBA programs as to an online MBA clearly shows employers’ preferences with traditional MBAs from tier one schools.”
She acknowledges there is a market for online MBA degrees for those who have already gotten in the door. Konian added that if your only option to move up the corporate ladder is by taking online classes, then it could be worth the time and money.
