Have you ever interviewed Dr. Jekyll and had Mr. Hyde show up on their first day of work? If you’ve hired more than 5 staff odds are this has happened to you at least once. Not only is this frustrating, it can be very costly. Bad hiring decisions inhibit you and your team’s ability to [...]
Viva La Revolution! The war for talent is over and talent has won. And the companies who don’t recognise this and significantly change the structures and processes they use to hire and retain staff will lose. Not only will they lose human capital. They are also in danger of losing everything from market share to [...]
I got it wrong. For 15 years I got it wrong. During that time as a recruiter I saw many candidates walk into my office with a common complaint. “I’m just not happy,” they would tell me. “I’ve lost my passion (assuming they ever had it) for what I’m doing and I need to find [...]
Using robust and multiple job search strategies will make all the difference in how long you look for a new job, especially if you are unemployed. The third step in the Critical Path to Career Management is “Mastering Your Skills”. These skills actually fall into 3 different categories; Career Management Skills (what the Critical Path [...]
During the last 16 years I’ve worked with thousands of companies. I’ve seen what great companies do to keep their staff and I’ve seen (and made a lot of money from as a recruiter) what companies do to drive staff away. I now back my own experience up with scientific research and advise companies on what [...]
I introduced the third step in the Critical Path to Career Management (which I am now calling The Critical Path to a Great Career!), “Mastering Your Skills”, in my last newsletter. As I mentioned, these skills actually fall into 3 different categories; Career Management Skills (what the Critical Path is all about), Job Search Skills [...]
What is a killer resume? I’ve included an example to download below. But first a few thoughts. A killer resume is a resume that gets you an interview. Period. It may not be the flashiest, fanciest, most unusual or best designed resume. But it has the best content because it concisely, articulately and succinctly demonstrates [...]
What is a killer resume? I can tell you what it’s not. It’s not the flashiest, fanciest, most unusual or best designed resume. A killer resume is a resume that gets you an interview. Period. What gets you that interview? The ability to concisely, articulately and succinctly demonstrate that you can solve the hiring manager’s [...]