by John G. Self | May 13, 2015 | Career Management
For aging executives, here is the cardinal rule: do not make it easy for prospective employers (and they’re typically young recruiters) to discriminate against you.Sadly true, some recruiters and employers are age bigots. If you are older than their mind’s-eye...
by John G. Self | Apr 24, 2015 | Career Management
Q: During an interview with a recruiter I mentioned several people I had worked with in past jobs. I made reference to these colleagues in discussing my experience and accomplishments. As part of the search process, I provided the recruiter with three references he...
by John G. Self | Apr 8, 2015 | Career Management
One of the rarest of confessions in the in-depth executive job interview is, “I want this job.” Candidates think they are saying it but what we usually hear is a response with varying degrees of getting close but never uttering the words to close the deal. It is as if...
by John G. Self | Apr 3, 2015 | Leadership, Recruiting
CEO candidates DO NOT like serious game-changing surprises with new jobs, especially those that surface AFTER they have accepted the position and relocated their family. This happens far too often. One rhetorical question I frequently hear: “The recruiter didn’t know...
by John G. Self | Feb 20, 2015 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
One secret to conducting an interview is to be prepared with good questions. Here are a couple we use in our comprehensive Q&A encounters with candidates: Which of the following words will be the single most important determinant of success at the end of the...
