by John G. Self | Nov 21, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
What is the best career advice you have ever been given? That is one of the questions we ask in our in-depth interview with potential candidates. Some candidates, quickly assessing the risk-reward of an off-the-mark answer, try to guess what we want to hear. If you...
by John G. Self | Nov 17, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
Ask the Recruiter is a regular feature. We answer questions we receive from active candidates, those considering making a change or those in active transition. Send your questions to asktherecruiter@johngself.com. I have been in a senior leadership...
by John G. Self | Nov 10, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
This is a new feature of Self-Perspective. If you have questions regarding your resume, career branding, social media or career transition, send us an email. This first edition includes frequently asked questions we have received over the last year. I am a...
by John G. Self | Nov 5, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
Going big — hiring the biggest consultancy, the global or industry leader in this or that field — is a fact of life in business even though going big does not guarantee innovation, quality, value or success. It will guarantee a premium fee, higher costs. Some...
by John G. Self | Oct 27, 2014 | Recruiting
I love being a recruiter for many of the same reasons that I so enjoyed being a newspaper reporter in my earlier life. Sure, I like the research — preparing to begin an executive search engagement by doing a deep dive into the client’s organization,...
by John G. Self | Oct 17, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
Wow, that person has accomplished a lot! That is music to any recruiter’s ears. It is certainly so much better than, this candidate has a lot of experience. All else being equal, or nearly equal, I am going to focus on the candidate whose resume provides a great...
