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 | Dec 9, 2010 | Career Management, Recruiting
An up and coming executive expressed angry frustration with the whole recruitment process. Called twice for attractive positions that apparently represented career advancement, each opportunity ended with the job being awarded to internal candidates who were less...
by John G. Self | Nov 30, 2010 | Career Management, Recruiting
"In life we can have results or reasons. If you are not getting the results you want, your reasons are the lies you keep telling yourself." ...
by John G. Self | Jul 22, 2010 | Career Management, Recruiting
David was a great candidate, at least on paper. He had the right credentials – more than was required for the position. He had degrees from good schools. Most importantly, he had solid experience. True, he had moved around a bit, something that...
by John G. Self | Jul 20, 2010 | Career Management
Reference management. This is a difficult issue for more executive candidates than most people realize. Candidates assemble a panel of references. They talk to their references once, maybe twice, and then push the autopilot button. Big mistake....