Career Choices

14 Mar

Posted at 03:58h in Best Employers, Career Choices, Executive Search, Job Search Tips, Recruitment, Workplace by

Should I use an Executive Search firm to help find Top Talent and Candidates? Let's Find Out! Are you a busy employer juggling numerous HR and Hiring responsibilities? Do you find yourself struggling to find “Right-Fit” qualified candidates amidst the 100’s CV’s flooding your inbox? If so, it might be time to consider the value of using an Executive Search & Talent Acquisition firm to streamline your hiring process. In this article, we will explore the many benefits of partnering with an Executive Search & Talent Acquisition firm to find the perfect candidates for your organization. 1. Access to a wide talent pool One of the primary advantages of using an Executive Search & Talent Acquisition firm is gaining access to a vast talent pool locally, nationally and internationally. Executive Search agencies have an extensive network of potential candidates, including passive job seekers, who may not be actively searching for new opportunities. By tapping...

29 Jun

Posted at 04:56h in Career Choices, Interviewing Tips, Job Search Tips by

How to Answer “What Is Your Greatest Weakness?”   In an interview, talking about your weaknesses and flaws is difficult. We’re here to make it easier. One of the most common and aggravating interview questions of them all: What is your greatest weakness? Are you rolling your eyes? Most candidates hate this question and consider it pointless. After all, they aren’t about to confess candidly to their biggest flaws in the middle of a job interview. However, this question has become a cliché for a reason. Interviewers continue to ask it even though they know they are unlikely to get answers that are 100% honest. Why? Because the way you answer a question about your weaknesses is very telling. You may not even realize what you are communicating when you answer this question. And let’s face it, you’re probably doing it wrong. Most people do. I say that as an interview coach who has now worked with thousands...

29 Jan

Posted at 21:23h in Career Choices, Interviewing Tips, Pre-Screening Tips by

A Rational Way to Make a Gut Decision - Interviewing & Pre-Screening Candidates With the objective of increasing interview pre-screening and pre-qualifying candidate assessment accuracy, here are some tips for that both interviewers and candidates can use. How to Separate Fact from Fiction and Ensure an Accurate Interview Assessment   Just the facts. Too many candidates speak in generalities. These have no value. Facts do. So if you’re a candidate you need to be prepared to give specific details about each of your major accomplishments. These include dates, measurable results, the actual deliverables, and any supporting information needed to validate the accomplishments. If you're the interviewer, you need to dig for this information. Don’t leave it up to the candidate to provide it. Give and get SMARTe examples to prove a strength. Candidates need to prove every strength with specific examples. Interviewers need to ask for these examples. We suggest using the SMARTe acronym...

27 Dec

Posted at 01:21h in Best Employers, Career Choices, Entrepreneurship, Fun, Interviewing Tips, Job Search Tips, Workplace by

When interviewing for a decision-making position, the right preparation is indispensable. Usually, you will need to provide more in-depth answers than for management or director-level opportunities. One of the most valued qualities that employers look for is a candidate’s aptitude to establish a strategic perspective, closely shadowed by his or her business acumen, and a comprehensive viewpoint. Make sure you offer sufficient confirmation that you can bring all of this and more to the table during a C-level interview. Frequently senior executives under perform in interviews by overstating their career history and development, rather than concentrating on the influence they have had on organizations and the lessons that they have learned. To deliver your worth as a potential leader, communicate your management style, organizational vision, principles, and ethics. It is important to stress the “soft” skills, counting your emotional intelligence and leadership style. Be prepared to dig deep into your capabilities –...

07 Apr

Posted at 06:04h in Best Employers, Career Choices, Entrepreneurship, Fun, Interviewing Tips, Job Search Tips, Workplace by

Even for the most experienced amongst us, most job interviews can be stressful and nerve wracking. In order to give us the best chance of success we tend to prepare for many of the difficult questions we anticipate, questions like: Why should we hire you? What can you do for us that other candidates can’t? What are your key strengths and weaknesses? One can never predict how an interview will go and what questions you will get asked. You might get an interviewer who fires one tough question at you one after the other, or another who turns the interview into a more comfortable, natural two-way conversation. Therefore it is difficult to prepare and in most cases candidates practice the answers to a long list of possible questions. The problem here is that this can leave you over-prepared and consequently your pre-conceived answers come across a bit robotic. There are really only 3 questions you...