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The 2013

BlueStepsGlobal Mid-Year ExecutiveOutlook Report

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The 2013BlueStepsGlobal ExecutiveMid-Year Outlook Report

Contents:

Page 4-5: Executive Summary

Page 6: About Our Study

Page 7-8: Survey Demographics

Page 9-11: 2013 Global Executive Outlook

Page 12-14: 2013 Global Executive Mobility

Page 15-16: 2013 Executive Compensation

Page 17-18: 2013 Executive Opportunities

Page 19: The Global War for Talent

4 Mid-2013 BlueSteps Global Executive Outlook Report

Mid-2013 Executive Job Market OutlookThe 2013 Mid-Year BlueSteps Executive Outlook shows that the majority of global senior executives share a neutral (42%) to positive (38%) outlook regarding the global executive job market for the remainder of 2013. 20% of executives surveyed harbor a negative view of the executive job market during the second half of 2013.

Even though the majority of senior executives had a neutral to positive outlook, many executives still see the outlook as negative for reasons including ageism, lack of gender diversity and the volatile economy, particularly in Europe.Specific comments included:

“I am shocked at how soft employment is for anyone over 55; it used to be that experience worked toyouradvantageandnowitisvirtuallyaliability,especiallywithP/Efirms.Ageismisareality!”

“Iamconcernedwithanon-goinggendergapinmycompanyforseniorleaders.Thereisashortage ofqualifiedexecutivewomen.”

“I personally think the global economic situation is quite bad and no company wants to make a decisiononhiring(evenreplacement)untiltheyseemorecertaintyintheirbusiness”

Mid-2013 Business Outlook45% of global executives share a positive impression of the general business climate for the second half of 2013—up ten percentage points over mid-year 2012.

Regional Confidence Level in the Executive Job MarketMost executives were neutral (39%) about their confidence level in the executive job market in their region compared to other regions for the remainder of 2013. More executives are very confident (7%) or confident (25%) about the executive job market in their region than extremely unconfident (9%) or unconfident (20%).Specific comments included:

“In high growth ventures, Silicon Valley has all the technical founders and New York City has all the marketingfounders.IliveinNewYorkCityandworkinmarketing,sothecompetitionishighhereamongthosewithmyskillset.”

Executive Summary

The 2013 Mid-Year BlueSteps Global Executive Outlook Survey was conducted in June 2013 and received 491 responses from BlueSteps member executives worldwide, including 48% from the Americas, 42% from EMEA and 10% from Asia Pacific.


“Thereisrequirementforexperiencedexecutives,butduetoeconomicslowdown,recruitersarenottakingtheriskofinvestinginmanpower.Indiaisabigmarketforinnovativeconsumerproductsforcomfort,energy...andhealth-relatedproducts.Thereisdefinitelyanexecutivejobmarketavailableinmyregion.”

Executive Mobility - Making a Career Move During the Second Half of 2013Despite an ongoing challenging forecast predicted by global senior executives, 64% of executives report being more willing to make a career move in the second half of 2013 compared to the first half of the year, while 82% plan to at least look for a new executive opportunity in the next 6 months.

When asked to choose the top two elements that might hinder them from making a career move in 2013, the majority (58%) cited “declines in compensation,” followed by “concerns about market instability and the state of the economy” (48%). When asked to report the top two benefits that would most entice them to consider a career move during the second half of 2013, 62% of executives reported “a move to a better role with increased responsibility,” followed by 49% who reported “an increase in total compensation” as a primary motive for making a career move. Consistent with data from earlier this year, 42% of executives expect it to take them on average 6-12 months to secure their next executive opportunity.

Executive Compensation in 2013Regarding executive pay, 45% of executives expected their compensation to increase in 2013, while 46% expected their compensation to stay the same during the last six months of 2013 as in the first half of 2013. Only 9% of global executives expected their total compensation to decrease during the last six months of 2013.

The Global War for TalentGlobal executives predict the greatest executive talent shortages to occur in the General Management/CEO/COO, Engineering, Business Development and IT/CIO/CTO functions.

6About Our Study

Participants

384 men48 women59 did not identify gender

Gender

Career Level

491491 executives from around the world participated in the study

Mid-2013 BlueSteps Global Executive Outlook Report

48%42%

10%

11%

89%

7.5%

18.1%

19.5%

26.5%

28.5%

Other (please specify)

VP

Chairman/CEO/COO/President

Other C-level/SVP/EVP/Partner

Director

7

Regions of the World Represented by Survey Participants

Survey Demographics


0.5%

0.9%

1.1%

1.1%

2.0%

2.5%

2.9%

3.4%

3.6%

3.6%

4.1%

4.3%

5.0%

27.8%

37.1%

Japan

China

Africa

Russia

Australia/New Zealand

Canada

India

ASEAN

Middle East

Latin America

UK

CEEC

Brazil

Continental Europe

US

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Industries Represented by Survey Participants

Survey Demographics


1.1%

2.3%

2.3%

2.9%

3.4%

5.4%

7.7%

8.2%

8.4%

13.4%

15.2%

19.0%

Private Equity/Venture Capital

Real Estate/Construction

Transportation/Tourism

Not-for-Profit/Public Sector/Education

Media/Entertainment

Energy/Natural Resources

Healthcare/Life Sciences

Professional Services

Consumer

Financial Services

Technology/Telecoms

Manufacturing

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Mid-2013 Outlook - Executive Job Market

Mid-2013 Outlook - General Business Climate

Executive Outlook

The majority of global senior executives share a neutral to positive outlook regarding the global executive job market in the second half of 2013, with 42% of executives feeling neutral and 38% feeling positive (up 12% from this time last year). 20% of global executives share a negative attitude about the global executive job market during the second half of 2013.

Executives feel slightly more positive about the current general business climate in comparison to this time last year. The majority of global senior executives share a positive to neutral outlook regarding the global business climate in the second half of 2013, with 45% of executives feeling positive (up 10% from this time last year) and 39% feeling neutral. 16% of global executives share a negative attitude about the global business climate for the remainder of 2013.


45%

16%

39% Positive - things will improve

Negative - things will get worse

Neutral - things will remain thesame as they are now

38%

20%

42%

Positive - there will be more jobopportunities

Negative - there will be fewerjob opportunities

Neutral - job opportunities willremain the same

10Executive Career-Related Concerns


1. Competition

2. Lack of opportunities

3. Job stability

4. Career stagnation

5. Economic factors

6. Lack of opportunities

7. Finding a new position

The majority of senior executives ranked “Competition for jobs” as their greatest career-related concern for the rest of 2013. “Lack of opportunities” and “Job stability” also ranked in the top three out of seven career-related concerns.


Executive Business-Related Concerns

The majority of senior executives ranked “Ability to find qualified candidates” as their greatest business-related concern for the rest of 2013. “Industry innovation” and “Political instability” also ranked in the top three out of seven business-related concerns.

Ability to find qualified candidates

Industry innovation

Political instability

Increased costs

Limited budget

Stagnant industry

Economic stability

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The Search for New Opportunities

Executive Mobility

Despite a challenging global economy, 82% of global executives plan to look for new opportunities in the next 6 months compared to the 18% of executives who do not plan to look for a new executive opportunity in the next 6 months.

2013 Global Executive Mobility

The greatest percentage (64%) of global executives are more willing to make a career move in the second half of 2013 than they were in the first. Only 9% of executives feel less willing to make a career move in the second half of 2013, while 27% of executives report they are as willing to make a career move in the second half of 2013 as they were in the first half.


64%9%

27%

I am more willing to make a careermove during the next 6 monthsthan I was earlier this year

I am less willing to make a careermove during the next 6 monthsthan I was earlier this year

I am as willing to make a careermove during the next 6 months asI was earlier in the year

82%

18%

Yes

No

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Making a Career Move in Mid-2013 - The Negatives

Making a Career Move in Mid-2013 - The Positives

Global executives report concerns about declines in compensation (58%), as well as the state of the economy (48%), as the top two concerns that would most hinder them from making a career move during the second half of 2013. At the start of 2013, the state of the economy was the primary reason followed by declines in compensation. Lack of opportunities and location were also strong factors mentioned as “Other” negative factors.

62% of global executives would be most enticed by a career move during the second half of 2013 if it meant a move to a better role and/or increased responsibility. 49% of executives report that increased total compensation would most entice them to make a career move during the second half of 2013.


7.9%

14.6%

16.6%

20.2%

47.8%

58.1%

I aim to keep my present job beyond 2013

General aversion to risk

Inability to relocate due to real estate market

Other

Concerns about state of economy

Declines in compensation offered

2.7%

4.7%

12.8%

25.7%

27.6%

49.0%

62.3%

Change to a more stable region

Other

Change to a more stable industry

More international opportunities

Better work environment

Increased total compensation

Better role/increased responsibility


In-Transition Executive Concerns

The majority of senior executives stated that finding the right position-fit was their greatest career-related concern for the rest of 2013. Executives who responded to the survey were very concerned about having to choose positions based on the need of a job rather than position and company-fit. Ageism and lack of opportunities were also mentioned often in answers to this open-response question: “What is your greatest concern as an in-transition executive?”

Finding the right position-fit

Ageism

Lack of opportunities

Financial challenges

Finding a job

Time between positions

Finding a position in a specific region

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2013 Expected Total Compensation Among Global Executives

Executive Compensation

46% of global executives expect their total compensation to stay the same for the second half of 2013, while 45% expect an increase in total compensation. Only 9% of global executives expect a decrease in their total compensation during the second semester of 2013.


45%

9%

46% Increase

Decrease

Stay the same

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2013 Expected Total Compensation - Increases

Executive Compensation

Of those global executives expecting an increase in their total compensation during the second half of 2013, the greatest percentage (22%) expect to see a 6-10% increase, which is higher than earlier this year when the majority of executives expected a 1-5% increase.

2013 Expected Total Compensation - DecreasesOf those global executives expecting a decrease in their total compensation during the second half of 2013, the greatest percentage (28%) expect to see a 6-10% decrease, which is the same as earlier this year.


13%

22%

17%19%

10%

8%

3%8%

+ 1-5%

+ 6-10%

+ 11-15%

+ 16-20%

+ 21-25%

+ 26-35%

+ 36-45%

+ 46% or higher

4%

24%

28%17%

17%

3%7%

- 1-5%

- 6-10%

- 11-15%

- 16-20%

- 21-25%

- 26-35%

- 36-45%

17

Finding a New Executive Opportunity

Executive Opportunities

The greatest percentage of global executives (52%) expect no change in the difficulty of finding a job in the second half of 2013 compared to the first. 29% of global executives expect it to be easier to find an executive opportunity during the second half of 2013 than it was in the first, while only 20% expect it to be more difficult than earlier this year to find a new executive position. This differs strongly from earlier this year when 42% expected it to be more difficult to find a new executive job.


20%

28%

52%

It will be more difficult to find anew job in the second half of 2013,compared to earlier this year

It will be easier to find a new job inthe second half of 2013, comparedto earlier this year

There will be no change in thesecond half of 2013, compared tothe first 6 months of this year

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Timeline for Finding a New Executive Opportunity in 2013

The greatest percentage of global executives (42%) expect the average timeline for finding a new executive opportunity during the second part of 2013 to be 6-12 months.

Global Executives on the 2013 Hiring Plans for Their Companies

The majority of global executives (37%) report that their companies will maintain the same number of employees for the rest of 2013. 31% of global executives report that their companies will increase staff in 2013, while 27% report that their companies will cut staff in 2013. 6% of global executives were uncertain about the hiring plans of their companies for the remainder of 2013.


0.6%

5.4%

7.7%

11.8%

32.3%

42.2%

More than 2 years

Less than 3 months

Not currently looking

1-2 years

3-6 months

6-12 months

30.2%

24.8%

40.3%

4.8%

We plan to increase thenumber of employees

We plan to decrease thenumber of employees

We plan to maintain thesame number of employees

I don't know

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Top Functions Expected to Experience a Talent Shortage in Mid-2013BasedonthepercentageofexecutivesreportingaspecificfunctionalroleasonethatwillexperienceatalentshortageinMid-2013

The Global War for Talent

Global senior executives rank the General Management/CEO/COO, followed by Engineering and Business Development as the top three functions that will experience a talent shortage during the second half of 2013.

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4.3%

4.6%

7.8%

8.4%

9.8%

11.0%

11.6%

16.4%

19.4%

19.4%

22.4%

26.9%

27.2%

30.6%

37.2%

Other (please specify)

Human Resources

Training and Education

Logistics

Legal/Risk/Compliance

Finance and Accounting/CFO

Manufacturing/Production

Sales and Marketing/PublicRelations

Board of Directors

Product Development

Research and Development

InformationTechnology/CIO/CTO

Business Development

Engineering

GeneralManagement/CEO/COO

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