The B.S. Interview
It's the irony of recruiting people. Whether you are a line manager, whether you work in HR or in a third party recruitment firm. You hire people you should not…
High impact resume; a How To
Your resume (not CV please) has only one purpose: To get you an interview... and the job interview: to get you the job. Don't ever mix up these two. Having…
Is it better working with 4 recruitment companies at the same time?
Do you believe you are increasing the likelihood of filling a vacant position by 300 to 400 percent if working with several recruitmen companies? You may think that the recruitment…
Resigning? How to handle a counter offer
Congratulations on your appointment and new job. You are of course excited about the new challenges, already thinking about what is waiting and what you will be doing. Don't worry,…
Recruitment Catch 22
Have you ever hired people that you should not have hired? Welcome to the club. You are not the first and you will not be the last. Believe me. But…
Recruitment is an expensive exercise
If you continuously hire people while losing talent internally your organisation will not survive. Focusing on the internal development of employees is important and it provides a continuous pipeline of…
All you need to know about Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 commonly called SOX is a United States federal law passed in response to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals including those affecting Enron,…
Do we call it Resume or CV?
Having a great resume is the single most important part of your job search. If you can’t get the interview, you will never get the job. The simple and logic…
How to become smarter on your resume
The resume only has one function: to get you an interview. It is not the place to tell the story of your life, and it is not the place to…
How to send me your updated resume
Use "self-service" to register You already know that real headhunters work for their clients and use all available time to find the candidates who have the required expertise. Though headhunters…