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...
by John G. Self | Oct 16, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
If you ask late night talk show hosts like David Letterman or Jay Leno what frustrates them the most, it is the guest who comes on the set and sits there like a lump, answering questions but hardly working up a sweat; a mechanical interview of no insight or real...
by John G. Self | Sep 25, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
John Self is off this week. We hope you enjoy this blog from July 2010 on the top of telephone interviews. The telephone interview is a killer. More potentially good candidates are eliminated from consideration based on their performance at this stage of the...
by John G. Self | Sep 16, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
When someone tries to answer the interview question, what are your weaknesses, it is followed by stumbling, fumbling and mumbling to an answer which is totally devoid of authenticity. They might as well stand up and announce that they are simply not prepared for the...
by John G. Self | Aug 26, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
Not being adequately prepared for an interview is a common reason candidates are unsuccessful in an executive search process. To be perfectly blunt, I am increasingly baffled by the simple lack of readiness. Question: Which senior executives go into a board meeting...
