by John G. Self | Feb 23, 2017 | Recruiting
How do you hire? What characteristics do you look for to ensure this new addition to your team will deliver important value to the organization? How do you avoid employing the wrong person? There is no magic formula, no certain mathematical algorithm. There are some...
by John G. Self | Feb 22, 2017 | Career Management, Executive Coaching, Podcast, Recruiting
Listen to today’s podcast here, read the transcript below or subscribe and listen on iTunes. Today I want to share a soup-to-nuts summary of the executive recruiting process as well as highlight some common misunderstandings. Along the way I will probably share...
by John G. Self | Oct 12, 2015 | Career Management
Why do recruiters fail to acknowledge my interest? Even when I met the criteria 100%! Do not take it personally. Easy to say, maddeningly frustrating to accept. The list of reasons is long, and mostly unacceptable. While there are some large search firms that are...
by John G. Self | Jun 11, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is one of the most important things we know about engineering sustainable cultural change: it starts at the top. The CEO may have a reputation as “the invisible ghost” with the staff, but if he or she does not buy off on, and visibly support, the change, it...
by John G. Self | Mar 18, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting, Stories
Why am I an executive recruiter? That is a question that I am frequently asked, given my background — from being a newspaper reporter and the first director of Hermann Hospital’s acclaimed Life Flight program and national marketing manager for the aircraft company,...
