How to ace the interview; if you interview or are being interviewed
The job interview, for both candidates and clients, is usually a dreaded and stressful affair. Most of us don’t have many such encounters in a career lifetime, unless we work…
Number 5, 6 and 7 of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates:
Here are the last three important habits in my series of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates. This blog is a celebration of Stephen Covey’s book on the subject…
No. 3 & 4 of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates
Last month you read about how to handle a self-assertive and ambitious headhunter who is calling you on the phone. And also a presentation of the greatest resume mistakes ever.…
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Candidates, 1-2
Would you believe it? It's exactly 25 years since Stephen Covey made a name for himself by publishing his business and self-help book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.…
What will your boss say about you?
Don’t worry; I will not be calling your boss. But just imagine I did. What would he or she tell us about your performance, your personality, your relationship to colleagues?…
How to make the headhunter hate you
You have of course heard that executive search and recruitment firms find people for jobs, not jobs for people. If you can accept the argument that real clients are those…
How to prepare for an interview – both sides of the table!
Well, I suppose it depends on which side of the table you are sitting. Let me start by addressing what you need to do if you are the candidate. How…
Prepare before your job interview
Too many go for a job interview without having a plan and without any preparation at all. If this is how you do it, your odds of making a positive…