by John G. Self | Jun 11, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is one of the most important things we know about engineering sustainable cultural change: it starts at the top. The CEO may have a reputation as “the invisible ghost” with the staff, but if he or she does not buy off on, and visibly support, the change, it...
by John G. Self | Jun 9, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is what we know: Great talent is critical to the success of business Great talent is hard to come by; most of our employees are not “A”s, the best, but “Bs” and “Cs” Hiring the wrong person is a very costly and very painful [Tweet “Most organizations do a...
by John G. Self | May 19, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
You are out of a job. An important question you need to ask yourself is what would you have had to do in order to avoid being out of work? What would you have done differently? Better performance? A more powerful “rabbi”, someone who would have protected you? ...
by John G. Self | May 2, 2014 | Recruiting
Recruiters and executives in transition have more in common than each group would care to admit. Consider this: executives who are looking for their next job cannot talk to enough people in order to land the next gig. Recruiters need to talk to a lot of people...
by John G. Self | Apr 2, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
It is amazing to me the number of candidates who submit resumes that reflect a life and a career with no apparent mistakes or disappointments. This is the result of an evolving body of career management advice that recognizes recruiters are expected to deliver the...
by John G. Self | Mar 19, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
I am not going to beat around the bush. Cover letters are, for most recruiters, DOA. If your resume doesn’t sell you, the cover letter won’t save you. With the need for pinpoint screening, and with more and more candidates competing for the top jobs, internal...
