Break these 6 rules when job searching

  • Post published:20/03/2024
  • Reading time:7 mins read

Break the first rule that says your resume must show every job you have ever had in your career. Your resume is a marketing document, not a legal one to…

Absurd and stupid interview questions never to use

  • Post published:06/03/2024
  • Reading time:9 mins read

If you were a doughnut, what kind would you be? Are you a nerd? Can you count to 50? I couldn’t stop laughing when I recently read the list of…

This claim by HR and hiring managers is bollocks

  • Post published:28/02/2024
  • Reading time:8 mins read

The claim that “I just know immediately when I meet the candidate” is bollocks. A load of nonsense. Don't fall for it. Experts call it lazy recruitment. It's incredibly naive…

How Valentine would select his HR Director

  • Post published:14/02/2024
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The overwhelming demand for HR talent clearly outstrips the supply. Thailand is simply not producing and graduating enough HR people. How would Saint Valentine, the reason for celebrating Valentine’s Day…

2 ways recruiters try to cheat you

  • Post published:31/01/2024
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Recruiters or criminals? Not sure what to call them. But whoever they are, it sure gives the recruitment profession a bad name. I know from experience that candidates, even top…

Are you looking for love on LinkedIn?

  • Post published:24/01/2024
  • Reading time:7 mins read

You may ask if looking for love on LinkedIn is different from flirting at the office or trying to pick up a date at the company’s annual outing. There may…

What my friends think I do – but what about you?

  • Post published:13/12/2023
  • Reading time:5 mins read

Not saying it was easy, but we kept busy throughout the year with great executive search assignments. 2023 has been a great year for Tom Sorensen Recruitment | NPAworldwide. See…

5 reasons why slow hiring process kills all deals

  • Post published:06/12/2023
  • Reading time:8 mins read

She told me she had pulled out of the hiring process for a CEO position with a multi-national company. She and other top candidates met the hiring manager six weeks…