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Tom Sorensen has written his own content since 2009, drawing on more than 20 years of executive search experience across Asia, Europe, and Africa. His articles have appeared on his blog, in the Bangkok Post, and in business and Chamber of Commerce magazines.

Warning: The Great Resignation

  • Post published:04/08/2021
  • Reading time:5 mins read

More than a third of employees said they were looking to change roles in the next six to 12 months. We call it The Great Resignation and sleepwalking towards talent…

6 reasons why you should hire Job Hoppers. Seriously!

  • Post published:28/07/2021
  • Reading time:5 mins read

You cannot ignore that the staff you hire these days have other values than we have ever seen before. Not only because of Covid, but there are also other obvious…

Is high rejection rate in recruitment a badge of honour?

  • Post published:14/07/2021
  • Reading time:4 mins read

Guest blogger: AK Menon, Options Executive Search Pvt Ltd and NPAworldwide Are we increasingly seeing more broken recruitment processes? A recent post on LinkedIn about recruitment posted by Mike Conley went…

Delete your LinkedIn profile if you don’t use it

  • Post published:07/07/2021
  • Reading time:4 mins read

A LinkedIn profile that is not updated, with no personal photo or background image, with few connections, the list goes on… is so bad for your image and brand that…

Be careful when you submit your resume online

  • Post published:16/06/2021
  • Reading time:5 mins read

If your resume layout is not carefully optimized and scripted to the algorithms of the website registration form, well, you might as well not submit it in the first place.…

The State of Talent Optimization

  • Post published:09/06/2021
  • Reading time:3 mins read

500+ executives report that nearly all companies practising talent optimization were able to prevent major financial loss during a tumultuous COVID business year. In February of 2021, The Predictive Index…

I’m going to resign

  • Post published:02/06/2021
  • Reading time:6 mins read

Don't beat around the bush and start a small talk.  Delaying what you really want to say, that you are resigning, will only stress you out even more. Landing a…