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…

How headhunters find top talent

  • Post published:22/05/2012
  • Reading time:4 mins read

If recruiting talented people is one of your top priorities (and it should be if you want to stay a top manager), then spending an hour of your time with…

Too many recruiters are buzzword-matching paper-pushers

  • Post published:17/01/2012
  • Reading time:6 mins read

Did you know that most people are not looking for a job? A recent survey made by the US company, The Adler Group conducted together with LinkedIn, revealed that 83%…

Silly quotes from real resumes

  • Post published:06/12/2011
  • Reading time:3 mins read

What better way to end a tough year than with some quotes from candidate resumes. I was inspired by a list that I recently saw in Thailand Construction News.  These…

What is your Employee Value Proposition

  • Post published:04/08/2010
  • Reading time:6 mins read

It’s the same the world over. Within the next 10 to 20 years there will be more people leaving the labour market than joining. From the forecast by United Nations,…

Recruitment is an expensive exercise

  • Post published:02/03/2010
  • Reading time:3 mins read

If you continuously hire people while losing talent internally your organisation will not survive. Focusing on the internal development of employees is important and it provides a continuous pipeline of…

Career in Executive Search?

  • Post published:01/10/2009
  • Reading time:2 mins read

I'm hiring Associate Consultants and Research Associates Career in Executive Search? To be successful you must have courage to cold-call people; the telephone must be your best friend;  attracting both…

Does your company use a licensed recruiter?

  • Post published:01/10/2009
  • Reading time:3 mins read

Have you ever checked if your preferred supplier of recruitment services is licensed by the Ministry of Labour? Or is operating a business which is illegal and not complying with…