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    A Labor Day Weekend Perspective from Career Solutions As we head into Labor Day Weekend, it is an appropriate time to think about the people who build companies—and, particularly, the handful of leadership decisions that can fundamentally change where a company goes next. Yesterday, I received a call from the CEO of an industrial company that acquired an out-of-state competitor last year. The acquisition essentially tripled the company’s operating capacity and gross revenue. It also created an entirely new leadership challenge. Historically, the business has generated EBITDA margins exceeding 20%. Today, profitability is under pressure as the organization “digests” tremendous strategic growth. The CEO isn’t looking simply to fill a vacancy. He has a vision for a Lean Transformation of the combined organization, and he needs an executive capable of turning that vision into operating reality. The person must understand Lean theory and disciplines at a sophisticated level—but...

  For experienced Financial Advisors, CFPs, CFAs, and wealth management teams, changing firms is not simply a career move. It is a business transition involving clients, contracts, confidentiality, compensation, investment platform fit, and legal risk. Career Solutions Group and CSG Professional Services bring 31 years of experience, as of May 31, 2026, working confidentially with financial services professionals, executives, and advisory teams. Our role is to help advisors evaluate opportunities carefully, discreetly, and professionally — before names, client details, AUM, or book-of-business information are unnecessarily exposed. Why Confidential Representation Matters An advisor considering a move may face restrictive covenants, non-solicitation language, confidentiality obligations, client privacy rules, and potential litigation risk. The Broker Protocol can help reduce transition risk when both firms are signatories, but it is not a complete shield, and compliance details matt...

  Indiana Hiring Leaders Are Facing a Low-Unemployment, High-Selectivity Talent Market Indiana’s labor market remains tighter than the national market. The state’s March unemployment rate was 3.3%, compared with the national rate of 4.3%, and Indiana’s labor force participation rate was 63.3%, above the national rate of 61.9%. Indiana also added 5,400 private-sector jobs in March, including gains in manufacturing, financial activities, trade/transportation/utilities, and health/education services. As of late March, Indiana still had 98,050 open job postings statewide.   For Indiana middle-market employers, the message is straightforward: the labor market is not frozen, but the right people are still hard to recruit. Hiring leaders in manufacturing, fabrication, construction, banking, credit unions, and wealth management should assume that top performers are employed, selective, and increasingly attentive to leadership culture. Recent national executive-search research reinf...

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 In recent years, we have found that many manufacturers have a very difficult time finding and retaining good  Maintenance Manager & Maintenance Technicians.  From a recently completed project, the following not-selected candidates may still be available for hire.

On MLK Day 2025, my hometown online newspaper, The Addison Times , shared a brief mention on historical events in the City of Shelbyville that reminded me why I started Career Solutions Group, Inc. back in 1995.  May 31st 2025 will be the company’s 30th anniversary. The Addison Times featured significant events of “notable Black citizens of Shelbyville”, detailing 15 individuals’ stories including, “Doris B. Henry was the first Black R.N.    hired at W.S. Major Hospital.    She was employee of the year in 1984.” The Personnel Director at W.S. Major Hospital in 1984 was my father, Richard “Dick” Fero.    When I emailed the editor of The Addison Times about this, he replied with,  “    I know you hear this all the time, but your dad was such an amazing person. The old saying "They don't make them like that anymore" applied to him. Understated, intelligent, and thoughtful.”     Later, he was elected to multiple terms on City Counc...