by John G. Self | Sep 21, 2015 | Healthcare
The harsh reality in healthcare is that providers must meet higher expectations for quality of care and enhanced patient safety all within the framework of lower costs, our new holy grail. This points to a need to shift in the way we execute our talent acquisition...
by John G. Self | Sep 18, 2015 | Recruiting
Birmingham, Alabama — The secret fear of every search consultant is that a candidate with an unknown sordid background will blow up in the client’s face. No one, and I mean NO ONE, wants to spend time and money on an executive search only to see everything go to waste...
by John G. Self | Aug 19, 2015 | Career Management
VERNON, Texas — In a highly competitive job market that will only become more so, why would you be content to send out a less than your best effort resume? Our firm is flooded with resumes asking for comments or suggestions. Some of the resumes are produced by...
by John G. Self | Jul 31, 2015 | Career Management
I have held several positions with the same company. In an earlier version of a resume I submitted to a recruiter, they said they were not interested because I had changed jobs too many times. How can I clarify this? This is a fairly common problem. Keep in mind...
by John G. Self | Jun 26, 2015 | Career Management, Recruiting
CHICAGO — When my seat mate on a recent flight found out that I was a recruiter, she told me she was not impressed with her recruiter who insisted on charging her a fat fee to find her a job. She then used a phrase that can best be translated as people like me are...