Why headhunters don’t answer your emails or calls

  • Post published:13/07/2022
  • Reading time:5 mins read

My story starts like this: Once upon a time when I was a candidate myself. But there is nothing fairy or fabulous about this real-life experience of mine. The once-upon-a-time…

Is your company using an illegal recruitment firm?

  • Post published:29/06/2022
  • Reading time:5 mins read

Is your first-choice recruitment or executive search firm operating a business that is illegal and not complying with the law? Here is why this is important and why you should…

Are you a job hopper?

  • Post published:22/06/2022
  • Reading time:5 mins read

Job hoppers are laughing all the way to the bank. 20% on salary for every new job compared to just 5% per year staying at the same company. Who gets…

Do not ever put this in your resume

  • Post published:15/06/2022
  • Reading time:5 mins read

The Business Insider published a great article on what the modern resume looks like. More importantly, what you definitely must never include in your resume. For the full version of…

How a wrong handshake will eliminate you as a candidate

  • Post published:08/06/2022
  • Reading time:8 mins read

Screw it up and not getting your handshake correct could spell trouble ahead in a job interview setting. Or even your Thai wai or Japanese bow. Elbow and fist bumps…

Video interviewing is still a business meeting

  • Post published:01/06/2022
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Just because you are WFH does not give you a dress code freedom when interviewing with a potential new employer. You must dress the part - so dress up, please.…

Recruiters use 7.4 seconds to check your résumé

  • Post published:18/05/2022
  • Reading time:4 mins read

The résumé is a two-page sales pitch document. The purpose: To get you an interview. And no, the résumé is not to get you a job. A myth? Like anything else…