How you hire the best-ever Sales Manager
Welcome to the Club. It’s a club of Hiring Managers and recruiters who are desperately looking to hire a new breed of Sales Managers. I attended a networking event yesterday…
Tom Sorensen joining NPA Worldwide
Tom Sorensen has joined NPAworldwide. It's a US based firm that has connected independent executive search and recruiting firms all over the world for over 50 years. NPAworldwide is the…
What if you had a crystal ball when hiring staff?
Well, what does this crystal ball say about the candidate you are about to hire? We all know that hiring people is a calculated risk. But how do you “calculate”…
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…
What happened to him, Tom Sorensen?
I have been looking forward to this day with great anticipation. The countdown has been on for quite some time.
If you by any chance have checked out my blog recently, you will have seen the live countdown, second by second.
After a wonderful and long time at Grant Thornton and the most recent years at Boyden, it was time to go on my own. Thank you to so many of you for the encouragement.
You will find me at Bhiraj Tower @ BITEC, Bangna in Bangkok. Map.
What do I do? Continue to do really. (more…)
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…)
Is there a future for executive search?
Leading executive search firms of the future will be the ones who adapt and fit around expanding technology. Firms who provide a personalised service to clients rather than a "one size fits all" approach which we are seeing with some majors where in the end, the client feels oversold.
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?
A busy September with three speaking events
Thank you AMCHAM, EGN and PMI for inviting me to address your members at three events this September. Subjects: Board of Governors' nominations; Personal Branding; and Headhunter Secrets.
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…)