by John G. Self | Mar 19, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
I am not going to beat around the bush. Cover letters are, for most recruiters, DOA. If your resume doesn’t sell you, the cover letter won’t save you. With the need for pinpoint screening, and with more and more candidates competing for the top jobs, internal...
by John G. Self | Feb 7, 2014 | Leadership, Stories
John Self is interviewing today so we are sharing a post from February 2013. Have a great weekend! I have a confession to make. For more than eight years I had torrid and wonderfully fulfilling love affair — with the game of baseball as an umpire, working my way up...
by John G. Self | Dec 23, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
I enjoy the thrill of finding something new and good and it is very gratifying when others agree. Music, books, and people — leadership talent — are among my favorite interests. I collect music. I have eclectic tastes that range from opera to hip hop. Now that, as...
by John G. Self | Nov 6, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
Candidates say that the telephone interview is one of the toughest aspects of the recruitment process. It is difficult to build any sense of connectivity or engagement with the caller. Yet, this is part of the process that will never go away even with the use of...
by John G. Self | Nov 4, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
I am not a great golfer. In fact, if you know anything about the game, and then watched me play it, you could argue that my “I am not a great golfer” disclosure was a grand overstatement of the truth. I probably could do better if I used a golf launch...
