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 2, 2017 | Career Management
Regrettably, I’m sorry, unfortunately or no. These are all words that take the wind from any job candidate’s sails. “I am so tired of hearing those words,” a hospital CEO recently said. “I have been in transition for almost a year. I...
by John G. Self | Feb 16, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills, Recruiting
To understand what it means to be a transformational candidate in a search, you first need to appreciate the difference between transformational recruiters versus the vast majority which are transactional. Transactional recruiters are those who are wedded to the...
by John G. Self | Jan 3, 2017 | Career Management, Recruiting, Stories
“All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck, who keeps right on going, is the man who is there when the good luck comes, and is ready to receive it.” – Robert Collier, an author of self-help books, 1885-1950 New...
by John G. Self | Dec 20, 2016 | Career Management, Resume
“When there is a change in the pace for change in so many realms at once, as we are now experiencing, it is very easy to be overwhelmed by it all.” ~ Thomas L. Friedman, Pulitzer prize columnist, author ~ The pace of change is accelerating across the global...