First of all, they do not do it on purpose (I wish to hope..).
However, it happens regularly that candidates pass the interview process, sign a work contract and find out on day 1 that this is not what they has been discussed.
What are the reasons and what can you do to minimize the risks that this will happen to you? Read more
“My Job Thoughts | Career advice from a headhunter” will enter a new era: one posting every Monday (thanks to Stephanie, Mary Anna, Sandra, Bill, Timo, David and if YOU want to become a guest writer too, please contact me).
We kick off the week with number 1 of the new series “Career advice from A to Z” which will keep you interested and me busy until Christmas:
Applying can be a full-time job in itself. A structured approach and follow-up, the definition of a real application strategy can help you to be more efficient, better manage your efforts – and get that new job!
The job interview is over and all you can do now is sit and wait. Wrong!
There are quite a few things that you can do after the interview to increase your chances to get the job and to impress your potential new employer.
These 6 strategies have proven to be effective follow-up methods. Read more
Superior listening skills, a genuine interest in the other and the aura of a respected leader within our organization are the characteristics that describe you best.
YOU are the king/ the queen of hearts in your company! ……… Are you really sure?
Take the 3 minute quiz and find out if you are a true people person or not. Every right answer is 1 point, a wrong one scores 0.
“How to be a good headhunter” is one of the terms that directs most of the traffic to this blog. Here comes my posting about how to be successful in recruitment, based on more than 10 years experience in this industry and after having trained, coached or interviewed hundreds of recruiters from all over the world.
Markets may be slightly different from country to country yet the characteristics that make you a top performer in Las Vegas also work in London or in Singapore.
Here is my quintessential list on how to be a good headhunter in any market or economic cycle Read more
This is a crucial one. A bad decision can have a highly negative impact on your resume and career evolution.
After all, you seek more responsibility, more money and a better title, right?
Here are the 6 questions I recommend on how to choose your next job to minimize this risk of a false move. And I would only accept a job offer if all points are positive:
This is a tough one. HR Directors and (most) recruiters will tell you that age makes no difference, 50+ people who have lost their job will say the contrary.
What is the truth? Are you really professionally finished as a 50+ for a corporate career?
Competencies.
It is hard argue with the notion that every job is made up of a number of defined skills. Many companies use competency frameworks to help their employees understand how to improve their performance or prepare themselves for additional responsibilities.
But what happens when these collections of competencies include hard to define “soft skills” and are used for selection rather than development? Read more
Congratulations! After having screened dozens or hundreds of resumes and having conducted numerous interviews, you have found the right candidate for your job vacancy. Weeks or months of hard work come to an end.
Make sure you get it right at this critical point of time of the hiring process: one false move can result in a refusal and if you screw it up now, you have to start at zero again (unless you have a back-up – and even then, s/he will only be second choice…).
In my experience, 5-10% of job offers made are turned down.
Making it right is a very precise technique. Here are the 9 steps on how to make a winning job offer:
Your professional qualifications were flawless, but again you didn’t get the job. As a jobseeker, you keep asking yourself the question why this is happening over and over again, but you don’t know the answer. Also many workers reach their boundaries when it goes beyond pure professional demands in every day working life.
So why do people fail in their job search or are stuck at work even though they have always been the best student and worker and are in possession of a high IQ? Read more
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