New Year resolutions for those who will hire staff in 2015
Are you thinking of getting yourself a new job next year? Perhaps getting back to the gym and in shape again? Quit smoking? A visit to Bhutan? Proposing to your…
Which is better – retained search or contingency recruitment?
The short answer is: it depends! Let’s first look at why your company should consider outsourcing the search, the screening, the recruitment and the hiring process to an executive search…
Survey: 99 percent will consider a new job offer
Over a thousand people took part in our recent research survey – thank you for your time and consideration. Now it’s time to reveal the results. Let me tell you…
How to ace the interview; if you interview or are being interviewed
The job interview, for both candidates and clients, is usually a dreaded and stressful affair. Most of us don’t have many such encounters in a career lifetime, unless we work…
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…