A resume by any definition is a documentation of skills, experience and achievements presented by persons with the prospect of securing employment. A recruiter will spend on average 5-7 seconds reviewing your resume (frightening I know). Everyone loves a gamble but when it comes to your career; is it really worth the risk? Unfortunately there […]
Panic is a word that many of my candidates use when they talk about how to address selection criteria. There is sometimes a fear attached to the very phrase selection criteria. Many reasons account for this nervousness, mostly however it is because candidates want to impress, they want to give a good impression of […]
One of the toughest things about job searching is when you don’t get a job. It’s always demoralising and disturbing when you don’t know the exact reason of why is it not working out for you. Despite the fact you have a great CV, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and on top of everything you […]
I just recently completed my bachelors degree from Sussex University business school in the United Kingdom majoring in Business Management, with the hopes of receiving a huge pay check in the future, as did the over 2000 people in my lectures. Like majority of university graduates I spent a lot of my time cramming for […]
After having 12 years of school and another 3 years of university I got really desperate of theoretical knowledge and wanted to do something practically. Since I always wanted to go to another country for a couple of months, I thought I could combine both of this. I registered with an organization, which helped me […]
I run workshops for groups of people who work in medium and large organisations — be they leaders, high potentials, or a team or division. And the question I most ask of my workshop participants is “what are the attributes of a peak performer?” I explain that by ‘peak performance’ I mean ‘peak’; not just […]
So Yes…It is October but I am still going to ask the dreaded question…What is your New Year’s Resolution? How many resolutions have you made that you have simply forgotten about? Well I would like to start a revolution. I would like to start the thought process right now. Make it your Halloween resolution then […]
Looking for a job is more than just finding the job you want and applying for it. With a world now obsessed with the internet and social media you, personally can be googled and searched within an inch of your privacy. Follow the step by step rules to making sure that what you are putting […]
If Algebra + Consulting = Recruitment, then Algebra = Recruitment – Consulting I remember my teacher saying; Algebra is great fun – you get to solve puzzles! Little did I know years later I would be practicing algebra (recruitment) on a daily basis and making a living from it. Now I was never great at […]
Recruitment is not less than RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. A few days ago I read something which mentions that “if you treat your candidates as resumes, well then the candidates will remember you as phone calls.” As per my understanding the thought highlighted the fact that it’s not just about how quick you are in sourcing profiles […]
