by John G. Self | Feb 1, 2018 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
Job candidates cannot show up to an interview, develop answers to questions on the fly, and expect to succeed, especially when it comes to the so-called softball questions they should be able to hit out of the ballpark. Preparation by candidates, which recruiters say...
by John G. Self | Jun 17, 2015 | Career Management, Recruiting
Q: I am interviewing with a recruiter for an executive position with mid-sized hospital community hospital. My current organization is very casual and none of the executives wear a coat and tie to work. I understand that more and more executives prefer a...
by John G. Self | Feb 6, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
The most qualified candidates get the job only about 35 percent of the time. That statement, based on research from more than 18 years of conducting executive retained searches, always surprises aspiring candidates. So who is getting the jobs, if not the best...
by John G. Self | Mar 27, 2012 | Career Management
If you cannot admit to failure, do not apply, was an underlying theme of a recent Corner Office Q&A in The New York Times, edited by Adam Bryant. Bryant interviewed Tracey Matura, the General Manager of the Smart car division at Mercedes Benz USA, regarding her...
by John G. Self | Jul 8, 2010 | Career Management, Recruiting
What is the definition of success in recruitment? Hiring the right candidate. That is a non-starter. But the question is how do you measure success in each step of your recruitment process that will produce that right candidate? Before diving into the process metrics,...
