by John G. Self | Nov 22, 2016 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
References are a weak link in the recruiting chain. Everyone knows that candidates will (should) submit only those colleagues who will speak highly of them. So why not strengthen your reference list? Why not differentiate yourself in a way hat many other candidates...
by John G. Self | Mar 7, 2016 | Recruiting
Why ask the “why” questions? The easiest part of the executive recruiting process, candidate screening, is determining whether the applicants are qualified or not. That is a task typically performed by researchers or junior recruiters, comparing candidate resumes...
by John G. Self | Feb 24, 2016 | Career Management
VICTORIA, Texas — “I don’t understand what happened. Their references were really good.” That is a common statement made when board members or human resource executives are asked to explain why the candidate they hired did not work out, was “not a good fit.” Note to...
by John G. Self | Dec 16, 2015 | Career Management
Editor’s Note: John is traveling with candidates today. This is a post that originally appeared in December, 2010. Reference management is a key aspect of executive search and we felt it was worthy of republication. One of my mother’s oft repeated lines,...
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...
