by John G. Self | Feb 26, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
HOUSTON — When I entered the executive search industry nearly 20 years ago I steadfastly believed that it was not my job to coach a candidate on the quality of their resume, or how to manage their references. Their ability to submit a stellar resume, I reasoned, was...
by John G. Self | Feb 5, 2014 | Current Affairs, Healthcare, Recruiting
You always hear about the haves and the have nots in our society. In our current political discourse — a nice word for yelling at one another — we are beginning to hear more and more about two other economic categories: the have more and the have less...
by John G. Self | Jan 29, 2014 | Recruiting
My definition of the executive recruiting process is getting married after four or five dates. I share this because it speaks to the importance of the employment interview. There is an art to this interview and it is built around three principles: Share Gain Verify...
by John G. Self | Nov 25, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
When you have a job that you think is secure, building a network using social media or more traditional methods seems like a waste of time to a surprising number of managers and directors. Their response to the obvious question of, “Why not?” typically is either...
by John G. Self | Nov 6, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
Candidates say that the telephone interview is one of the toughest aspects of the recruitment process. It is difficult to build any sense of connectivity or engagement with the caller. Yet, this is part of the process that will never go away even with the use of...
by John G. Self | Nov 4, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
I am not a great golfer. In fact, if you know anything about the game, and then watched me play it, you could argue that my “I am not a great golfer” disclosure was a grand overstatement of the truth. I probably could do better if I used a golf launch...
