Number 5, 6 and 7 of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates:
Here are the last three important habits in my series of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates. This blog is a celebration of Stephen Covey’s book on the subject…
No. 3 & 4 of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates
Last month you read about how to handle a self-assertive and ambitious headhunter who is calling you on the phone. And also a presentation of the greatest resume mistakes ever.…
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates, 1-2
Would you believe it? It's exactly 25 years since Stephen Covey made a name for himself by publishing his business and self-help book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.…
How do you measure candidate intelligence?
It has been widely reported that Google’s number one search criteria for hiring is now the candidate’s learning ability or what is also called cognitive ability. Google’s senior vice president…
20 unbelievable quotes from resumes
What better way to end a tough year than with some quotes from candidate resumes. On popular demand, these lines were picked from real resumes and cover letters: Marital status:…
Size does matter!
Who told you that size does not count? I would like to know why so many candidates still seem to believe that size doesn’t matter. If I told you that…
Are you using the same hiring strategy as ten years ago?
Passive candidates don’t look for a new job the same way active candidates do. The mistake made by many companies is they do not differentiate in their sourcing and hiring…
You only have 20 seconds
I am sorry to be the messenger… I know this may come as a shock to you. Here goes: Your resume will be read in about 20 seconds. That is…
How to best hire sales people
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If you find it challenging to find, assess and recruit sales people, ask…
LinkedIn kills the recruitment industry?
They say that Curiosity Killed the Cat; a reference to the dangers of unnecessary experimentation. Here in lies perhaps the answer to the question if LinkedIn is in the process…