by John G. Self | Jul 28, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
I have interviewed hundreds of senior executives in my more than 20 years of executive recruiting, and I have come to understand that the part of the process that trips up many candidates is the first part of the face-to-face interview. It is what I call the get...
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 | 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 | Dec 9, 2013 | Career Management
I think most career counselors and recruiters have this recurring dream: they take the time to share helpful tips on brand management with job seekers but the vast majority are not listening, or, they are just lazy and hoping the extra effort with the resume will not...
by John G. Self | Dec 4, 2013 | Career Management
A key to success in the executive search process is business intelligence — how to get it and how to use it. That is certainly the case if you are a candidate and you want to have a perfect interview, or at least as nearly perfect as possible in today’s...
