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 16, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills, Recruiting
To understand what it means to be a transformational candidate in a search, you first need to appreciate the difference between transformational recruiters versus the vast majority which are transactional. Transactional recruiters are those who are wedded to the...
by John G. Self | Jan 10, 2017 | Career Management, Recruiting
My friends in real estate say that homebuyers do not always tell the truth when it comes to the type of house they really want to buy. “The more I show them, the closer we get to the truth — what they really want,” said a successful Realtor with a ton of experience...
by John G. Self | Jan 3, 2017 | Career Management, Recruiting, Stories
“All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck, who keeps right on going, is the man who is there when the good luck comes, and is ready to receive it.” – Robert Collier, an author of self-help books, 1885-1950 New...
by John G. Self | Mar 13, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Recruiting
Healthcare executives from across the US will be in Chicago this week for their annual Congress. I will be speaking on Wednesday afternoon with my colleague Nancy Swain. The subject of our lecture/workshop will be on interviewing skills. It is usually flattering...
