by John G. Self | May 3, 2013 | Leadership, Recruiting
Search firms and employers use all manner of talent acquisition systems, candidate screening techniques, behavioral science and even gimmicks with varying degrees of success to pick the right people to run businesses. At JohnGSelf Associates, we rely on an adaptive...
by John G. Self | May 8, 2012 | Career Management, Recruiting
In the shadowy cottage industry of resume specialists – often called “resume doctors” – there is a tendency to be too cute by half. In other words, to help candidates hide poor performance or a short tenure, or any number of other issues, they recommend certain...
by John G. Self | Mar 20, 2012 | Recruiting
You need to find a successful leader for your organization, and that process begins with identifying a competent and trustworthy executive search firm. In my last post, you learned what you should demand from a search firm in terms of candidate screening and tenure...
by John G. Self | Mar 16, 2012 | Recruiting
A key executive retires, quits or is fired. You need a replacement, but how do you find that exceptional leader who is the perfect fit for the job? There’s a lot riding on hiring the right person, and getting it wrong costs your organization both time and money. To...
by John G. Self | Mar 13, 2012 | Recruiting
As anyone who has lost data in a hard drive crash can attest, technology can be our friend as well as our enemy. Healthcare has been accused of playing catch-up to the technology bandwagon, and losing out on a lot of efficiencies as a result. But for some processes,...
