Posts Tagged ‘recruitment’
Answers to interview questions you should never accept: “I left because of a personality conflict with my boss”
Consider the following interview exchange, which any recruiter with more than a few weeks experience will be familiar with: Recruiter: “Why did you leave your role at XYZ company?” Candidate: (Stony-faced) “I had a personality conflict with my boss” Recruiter: …
Read MoreAdventures of a Job Seeker
This lead story appeared in Issue 31 of my Newsletter, InSight Published: 7 May 2008 I have recently witnessed, at close quarters, the experiences of a very good friend of mine as she looked for a job. She’s a recruiter. Her track record is excellent. She’s a successful leader of people, a proven…
Read MoreDo you sound credible?
This lead story appeared in Issue 30 of my Newsletter, InSight Published: 30 April 2008 A common request I receive from clients or prospective clients is to run a workshop on “client control”. Of course it’s a ridiculous concept because you can no more “control” someone else (unless you have…
Read MoreThe Marketing Power of Evidence
This lead story appeared in Issue 29 of my Newsletter, InSight. Published: 23 April 2008 Recently I watched and listened as a reasonably experienced consultant (let’s call him James) put a candidate forward for a permanent role, to a client over the phone. The candidate was not ‘ideal’ but was certainly close…
Read MoreLessons in Business Leadership: Gordon Ramsay
I am an infrequent television watcher. There is very little that I regard as “must watch” TV and very few programs (over the past 15 years) have been compulsory viewing for me: Frontline (current affairs spoof), This Life (young Gen X yuppies making their way in the world), Capital City (the lives of neurotic, alcoholic,…
Read MoreTrust me, I’m a recruitment consultant – Part 2 Winning Client Trust
This lead story appeared in Issue 27 of my Newsletter, InSight. Published: 9 April 2008 I first wrote about the issue of trust in recruitment about a month ago in InSight 22, (which also appeared as a lead article in Recruiter Daily on 1st April). During my day spent in…
Read MoreHistory of Recruiting Part 1
“Nothing new under the sun” by Raghav Singh This lead story appeared in Issue 26 of my Newsletter, InSight. Published: 2 April 2008 There are lots of jobs to fill; not enough candidates, and many are poorly qualified; arcane laws around hiring; and fierce competition for talent. Sound familiar? You could be…
Read MoreHiring Mistakes Part 1: The fallacy of ‘previous experience’
The name Ron Barassi won’t mean a lot to most of you. For readers who follow the AFL, it will mean a great deal. Ron Barassi is an official legend of the (VFL/AFL) game. He was a champion player (6 premierships) and a champion coach (4 premierships). Those 10 premierships are irrelevant to this story.…
Read MoreProfit Killers Part 3: How to waste your time at work
Time is money. It’s a statement you’ve probably heard many times. This is because largely, it is true. Regardless of our age or how much money we have or anything else superficial, we all have access to exactly the same amount of time each day, each week, and each month as every other person. One…
Read MoreThe Overseas Option
This lead story appeared in Issue 23 of my Newsletter, InSight. Published: 12 March 2008 In the cruisey, carefree days of the 1980’s, the most popular destination for Australians wanting to work overseas (me included) was London. A majority of the Aussies you congregated and got lubricated with on a Sunday afternoon at…
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