by John G. Self | Feb 1, 2016 | Career Management
This may surprise some candidates but executive recruiters are not indifferent to how you perform in the in-depth interview. They want you to hit the ball out of the ballpark, to provide good answers to key questions about your leadership style and experience. When...
by John G. Self | Jan 27, 2016 | Career Management
A frustrated resident of the District of Columbia, angry with city government’s inability to clear mountains of snow from residential streets on Tuesday, called out Mayor Muriel Bowser and her leadership team for their poor performance in dealing with the aftermath of...
by John G. Self | Jan 22, 2016 | Recruiting
Candidates for political office and candidates for a job have much in common. Job seekers are probably more offended by that comparison than politicians. In the interview, there is a dance of sorts between the person asking the questions and the candidates who...
by John G. Self | Jan 11, 2016 | Career Management
Today I’m going to talk to you about the daunting telephone screening interview. As I talk to candidates and clients across the country there’s a lot about finding a job not to like, but one thing everyone agrees on is that the telephone interview is a tough part of...
by John G. Self | Dec 9, 2015 | Career Management, Recruiting
Tell me your strengths. That is the question every candidate enjoys answering, more so than the typical tell me about yourself opening question that amazingly makes so many people uncomfortable. Well, I hate to the bearer of bad news, but this nice tell me about your...
