What do you think I’m doing?
I’m a headhunter. I help clients find candidates they can’t. I live in Bangkok and assist clients all over the world to find, convince, assess, and recruit candidates for management…
World Class online cloud assessment tools for HR and Hiring Managers now available in Thailand
The Predictive Index assessment tools help you select the best candidates and applicants. You can stop guessing; stop trusting your guts, and stop being an amateur hiring manager.
Even small and medium-sized companies can now use the same tools that the world’s largest multinational and conglomerates have done successfully for years and years. (more…)
Too many employers treat candidates like dirt
Bad hiring practises ruin your company’s image and brand. Full stop! Why do top executives let this happen?
Should I ever trust my gut feeling when interviewing candidates?
The short answer is no and never! Using your gut is similar to scratching the surface of something; to examine and discover only the superficial aspects of something or in this case a candidate. You would be better off flipping a coin; at least you have 50% chance of getting it right.
We call it the Four A Syndrome, because when you trust your gut, you are assessing a candidate’s presentation skills over business performance and substance. The four A’s are: (more…)
Top 6 articles I’ve published in 10 years of blogging
Can you remember what you were doing in July 2009 – 10 years ago? For sure, we were not yet talking about AI, IoT, SEO, Uber, Instagram, iPad and it was still very early days for Airbnb, Spotify, GPS on mobile, and even LinkedIn.
But it was in July 2009 that I created my web site and published my first ever story. Read it here. (more…)
AI data on availability of executive talent, global mobility, time to recruit, and remuneration
It is becoming harder to find quality talent, which is continuing to result in a more competitive marketplace and increased salaries in many industries; particularly those with niche skill sets such as technology.
Candidates think you are doing a miserable job when interviewing
This is what typically happens: the interviewer picks up the resume from the secretary or the HR department on the way to the interview.
The preparation is the time it takes to walk to the meeting room. Without having given any real thought on the questions to ask it does not take long before the interviewer runs out of questions and continues with a long and winding presentation about the company and the products. (more…)