by John G. Self | Dec 14, 2010 | Career Management, Recruiting
What many executives and managers do not know about producing a credible and effective resume is frequently startling. I spend a good part of each day reviewing resumes, and frequently complete my work with varying degrees of frustration. Many of my colleagues share...
by John G. Self | Jun 27, 2010 | Career Management, Technology
When I began this blog some 149 posts ago, I wrote about recruiting, leadership, healthcare reform, career management, politics of healthcare, quality and patient safety, etc. Virtually everything that touched healthcare and captured my attention made it into this...
by John G. Self | Jun 7, 2010 | Career Management
As an executive recruiter I receive dozens of calls each week — executives who have lost their job are scouting for a new opportunity. They want help. My practice model is client retained. This means that I work for clients, not candidates. To put...
by John G. Self | Oct 6, 2009 | Career Management
Mark Twain once defined a good liar as someone who could tell a fib, believed it to be the truth, and remembered the difference. With jobless rates nearing 10 percent for the first time since the early 1980s, and the competition for good jobs at heated levels, it is...
by John G. Self | Feb 8, 2009 | Career Management, Recruiting
This is the last in a three-part series on the resume. I hope some of these hints will be helpful to you in your next career search. Please let me know what you think. References, Credential Verification, Background Investigations These are important issues for...