Get through first 5 minutes of interview – or fail!

  • Post published:15/05/2024
  • Reading time:7 mins read

The candidate’s first 5 minutes of an interview establish the critical foundation, likability. Indisputable evidence provided by analytics. Likability is what all other discussions in the job interview will be…

Do you know about the biggest delusion in recruitment?

  • Post published:24/04/2024
  • Reading time:13 mins read

So let’s start by addressing the biggest delusion or myth in recruitment: that recruiters find jobs for people. True or false? I’m sorry to tell you, and to be blunt…

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…

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…

Stop being rude and silly when interviewing candidates

  • Post published:10/05/2023
  • Reading time:8 mins read

Examples of questions that in many countries cannot be used in a job interview: Are you married, do you want to have children, how old are you, are you disabled,…

Are you attractive to the headhunter?

  • Post published:19/04/2023
  • Reading time:8 mins read

Do you still not understand that presenting yourself to the recruiter and hiring company is 100% marketing? The only purpose is to get you an interview! And it’s the job…

9 reasons why I declined the job offer

  • Post published:05/04/2023
  • Reading time:8 mins read

The candidate decided to decline an attractive job offer from one of the big guns in the industry. The candidate told me the story. It all started when he one…