by John G. Self | Oct 18, 2017 | Interviewing Skills, Podcast, Recruiting
LISTEN ON iTUNES Today, our big idea: being prepared for the curveball interview question and why that could make the difference between winning or losing a coveted job. One of the more enjoyable baseball movies of recent years, Trouble With the Curve, tells the story...
by John G. Self | Jun 15, 2017 | Recruiting
To be prepared, or not. If you are a candidate I don’t see that as a relevant question. Yes, you should be prepared, really prepared. If you are conducting the interview, there is emerging debate about whether advance preparation is beneficial. Really? Barbara...
by John G. Self | May 31, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
In this podcast we remember high school extemporaneous speech contests and how most of us lack that skill in answering dicey questions in job interviews. We will finish with some observations on how our industry will survive another attempt at...
by John G. Self | May 24, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
Today we will unveil an emerging concept in executive recruiting that could help companies avoid costly executive mis-hires. I touched on this in yesterday’s blog post on johngself.com and LinkedIn, but today I want to take a deeper dive. For more...
by John G. Self | May 23, 2017 | Career Management, Recruiting
Many healthcare organizations today are facing significant challenges in identifying and selecting the right people. Their underlying problem is that they are using an outdated approach to evaluating and hiring job applicants. As we continue the volume-to-outcomes...
by John G. Self | May 11, 2017 | Career Management, Recruiting
As we begin to see an increase in the number of layoffs across the country, healthcare executives who have been set free are busily calling recruiters seeking help in finding their next job. While some recruiters in larger firms will ignore their requests for a call...
