True candidate feedback that will shock you

  • Post published:11/11/2020
  • Reading time:5 mins read

I could not make this up. What you are about to read are three emails I have received from followers of my blog. I know it will shock you. And…

How many words should your resume be?

  • Post published:29/10/2020
  • Reading time:4 mins read

If your resume is already down to 2 pages you are off to a good start. You can tick the first box on Best Practice Resume Writing. However, if you…

When Situational Leadership goes wrong; totally!

  • Post published:22/10/2020
  • Reading time:6 mins read

Don’t blame your staff. When a leadership style does not appear to work and leaves the team or individuals dysfunctional, it’s not the time to point a finger at them.…

Personal branding for people 50+

  • Post published:07/10/2020
  • Reading time:6 mins read

Do not start your resume summary with this sentence: More than 40 years’ experience. You may ask why and what you could do instead? You don’t have to be a…

Clunky online applications – a career portal black hole

  • Post published:29/09/2020
  • Reading time:5 mins read

Where is the H in HR these days? There was a time where we talked about the Personnel Department when referring to who hired new staff, who provided training and who managed the payroll. Over the last two decades we have seen the introduction of HR as in Human Resources. One of the major differences between these two concepts is that Personnel was more reactive compared to the contemporary HR who is expected to be more proactive.

These 50 great companies have one thing in common

  • Post published:26/08/2020
  • Reading time:3 mins read

These companies are in all kinds of different industries and wanted help to find candidates in functions such as Accounting, Finance, HR, Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Production, C-Suite, Supply Chain, Projects,…

Candidates on blind dates

  • Post published:29/07/2020
  • Reading time:7 mins read

Blind dates are sometimes good, usually bad, and always weird at the beginning. So are many interviews between a candidate and a hiring company. If you have never been on…