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09/03/2026

Skills shortages in finance and accounting are delaying, and sometimes canceling, key projects like AI rollouts and ERP upgrades, according to Robert Half's 2026 outlook. Kendall & Davis helps growth-minded companies fill these hard-to-find finance and accounting leadership roles fast. Let's talk.

09/01/2026

Data engineering demand is up roughly 23% year over year, and companies are hiring for very specific expertise, not generalists, according to new research from Jobstrack. If your team needs a data engineering leader with the right specialized background, Kendall & Davis can help you find them.

08/25/2026

New research from Axial Search found that over a third of data engineering job postings come from companies with 10,000+ employees. That means smaller and mid-sized companies are competing head-to-head with the biggest names in the country for the same talent pool. Kendall & Davis helps Midwest companies win that competition through proactive sourcing, not job postings. Let's talk if your data engineering search needs an edge.

08/18/2026

GRC hiring has gotten harder, and it's not just you.

A new look at 2026 GRC trends from Redfox Cybersecurity confirms what we're seeing in the search process every day: the skill set for a strong Governance, Risk & Compliance leader has gotten wide: regulatory know-how, risk judgment, cybersecurity fluency, and the ability to explain it all to a board in plain language.

That combination is genuinely hard to find. It's exactly the kind of role we specialize in filling. 💼

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08/06/2026

Attention data engineers: you do not have to be actively searching to have a conversation.

The roles we are filling right now are for senior engineers with production experience in Snowflake, dbt, Spark, and cloud platforms. Most of the people we place were not looking. They were just open to the right opportunity.

If that is you, message us or visit kendalldavis.com. We work discreetly and we will not waste your time.

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07/28/2026

The latest IT Jobs Report from Dice, covered by CIO, puts a number on what hiring managers already feel: finding technology leaders with real AI fluency is getting harder. AI skill requirements now appear in 75% of U.S. tech job postings, up 178% year over year.

Kendall & Davis specializes in sourcing the technology and data engineering executives and leaders who have this depth across the Midwest. kendalldavis.com

Full report: https://www.cio.com/article/4201347/information-technology-jobs-report.html

Nearly twice as likely to be seeking AI fluency from IT candidates year over year, organizations are steadily increasing hiring efforts to accomplish AI implementation goals.

07/23/2026

Internal audit leadership is one of the most nuanced searches in financial services. The technical credentials matter, but the ability to maintain independence, deliver uncomfortable findings, and hold the audit committee's trust is what actually makes these leaders effective.

Deloitte's 2026 internal audit outlook notes that organizations are struggling to recruit talent as the role now demands digital fluency across AI, data analytics, and cyber resilience alongside traditional audit skills.

Kendall & Davis specializes in GRC and internal audit placement across the Midwest. Visit kendalldavis.com.

https://www.grcreport.com/post/deloitte-sees-internal-audit-moving-closer-to-the-center-of-enterprise-risk-in-2026

May 29, 2026 - Internal Audit & Controls - The audit profession has spent years talking about becoming more strategic. Deloitte’s latest outlook suggests that conversation is finally starting to turn into something operational.

07/14/2026

The data engineering roles hardest to fill right now: senior engineers with Azure and Python custom build depth, data architects who can own a Microsoft Fabric environment, analytics engineers with Dagster experience, and data platform leads who can manage both infrastructure and people.

The common thread: these roles require production-level experience, not just tool familiarity. That is a thin candidate pool.

Kendall & Davis specializes in sourcing these profiles across the Midwest. Visit kendalldavis.com.

07/10/2026

Only 6% of finance teams have the skills they need to complete critical projects, according to a February 2026 Robert Half survey cited in a new CFO Connect piece.

More than half of finance hiring managers say the skills gap is getting worse. The pipeline is not keeping up.

Kendall & Davis has placed senior finance and accounting leaders across the Midwest for over 30 years. kendalldavis.com.

https://www.cfoconnect.eu/resources/finance-insights/finance-talent-pipeline-cfo-hiring/

Finance talent pipelines are weakening as accounting graduates decline and AI reshapes finance hiring. Learn what CFOs should change before succession and hiring pressures worsen.

06/29/2026

A 2026 Cybersecurity Ventures report puts the number of full-time CISOs worldwide at approximately 35,000 serving roughly 359 million businesses.

TechTarget covered the report this month and the conclusion is clear: cybersecurity leadership is structurally undersupplied, especially at the senior level where board communication skills are just as critical as technical credentials.

Kendall & Davis specializes in exactly this search across the Midwest. Visit kendalldavis.com.

https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366642744/ciso-shortage-may-reflect-unrealistic-job-expectations

Discover why the CISO shortage may be more about unrealistic job expectations than a true lack of cybersecurity leaders.