by John G. Self | Dec 5, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
WASHINGTON,D.C. — Describe your ikigai? The candidate thought she was prepared but holy cow, what is this? Before I define it for you, ask yourself these four questions from Laura Oliver of the World Economic Forum. What do you love? What are you good at doing? What...
by John G. Self | Nov 30, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
If you want to move to top of the candidate interviewing pool you must be an effective communicator, a well prepared storyteller who can weave career experiences and important accomplishments with supporting metrics into interesting answers that the interviewer will...
by John G. Self | Oct 10, 2017 | Career Management
There is one thing job candidates do not like to think about – the odds. Of course there is a reason, the odds are usually so depressing that candidates block the thought from even passing consideration. In many executive searches there may be anywhere from 20...
by John G. Self | Aug 15, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” The person who uttered that wise phrase was not a grizzled newspaper editor, but he should have been. Instead, he chose a different career path — the rambunctious and romantic field of theoretical...
by John G. Self | Jul 13, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
Editor’s Note: This is an oldie, but goody. It’ was originally shared in 2012, yet continues to be one of the most often visited posts I’ve ever written. The use of academic credentials following a candidate’s name is a source of debate, spurred on...