Real Email Every Hiring Manager Should Read
Dear Reader The letter is from 2016 and something about it stayed with me. I think many hiring managers could and should learn from it. I try in my posts and articles to be honest and pull the curtain back […]
Why Is Your Search Failing?
Increasingly it is coming down to two letters. LinkedIN is not Search, it’s REsearch. If your business has a Social Media addiction masquerading as Executive Search it’s costing you a lot more than money. If you are serious about finding […]
Sometimes, Rejection Is The Best Filter
Ever not got feedback from a recruiter? Even to reject you? Well, this isn’t about that. This is about one very specific aspect of rejection and how it plays out in the recruitment process. The rejection I and other recruiters […]
Getting Away with Age Discrimination?
The two biggest articles on Linkedin this year were about being too old for the Tech Sector (my sector) and Gun Control. Surprised? I sure was – but not for the reasons you think. Gun Control is not daily political […]
How to Hack the Recruitment Industry (to shreds)!
Plenty of people have knifed the recruitment industry and Recruitment Consultants. So I figured I would upgrade to a machete. I’ll criticise but I’ll also help you get by on your own. The recruitment industry can be a horrible thing. Ruthless […]
How to win like the F1 World Champion – smile!
Our meeting was a funny tale of post GP revelry. The sort of drunken hedonism that is not at all appropriate for a professional website. Or is it? I have a couple of theories about wildly successful people. One of which was completely counter […]
Awesome! You have been offered stock – now what?
When your new employer or the person who is recruiting you offers you stock options, it sounds like a dream come true. You’re going to be the proud owner of stocks in this company. It’s not outside the boundaries of […]
Public Cloud. It’s coming and its bringing sunshine!
Cloud computing is nothing new. While the nomenclature may have changed, the actual service or system simply isn’t anything innovative or unique. Google, for example has been doing it for years. Despite the fact that the actual system isn’t new, […]
Blocks, chains and old bondage – the future of new money.
Blockchain – The Emergence of What Promises to be a Major Technological Financial Market Blockchain has gained an immense amount of popularity in recent months as the foundation of success for the digital currency, bitcoin. Each day, companies across the […]
Behavioral interviews – What you need to know and how to win!
These types of interviews are also known as targeted question interviews and are very popular with interviewers who are interested in how well employees will fit into a team. It measures and judges future actions within the company by asking […]