What will your boss say about you?

  • Post published:14/11/2013
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Don’t worry; I will not be calling your boss. But just imagine I did. What would he or she tell us about your performance, your personality, your relationship to colleagues?…

Size does matter!

  • Post published:03/09/2013
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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?

  • Post published:18/07/2013
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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

  • Post published:25/06/2013
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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…

A demographic timebomb

  • Post published:03/05/2013
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If you think it’s increasingly difficult to find staff for your organization, I’m afraid you ain’t seen nothing yet. Let me just tell you that the “ain’t seen nothing yet”…

How to best hire sales people

  • Post published:10/04/2013
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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?

  • Post published:25/03/2013
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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…

The seven year itch in recruitment

  • Post published:07/02/2013
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It is said that 50% (or more) of marriages end in divorce. That’s a scary prospect which makes many think hard before proposing or walking down the isle. So why…

What is your New Year career resolution?

  • Post published:07/12/2012
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Being in Asia, there is little in the weather which tells you we are once again in the month of December. The festive holiday season is fast approaching and with…

Customer is always right? Not anymore!

  • Post published:13/11/2012
  • Reading time:7 mins read

If you prefer client to customer, because you are selling professional advice or services, no worries. Go ahead, it’s not going to change the principle of the matter. Customers and…