One Interview Question you need to know
Like all interview questions we would recommend that you look at your candidate responses in the round before taking a balanced view – having said that this one certainly provides an interesting insight into a candidate’s level of self awareness and their attitude to taking responsibility.The One Interview Question You Need to weed out rotten […]
3 steps to building a better senior management team
When a top team fails to function, it can paralyze a whole company. Here’s what CEOs need to watch out for. Few teams function as well as they could. But the stakes get higher with senior-executive teams: dysfunctional ones can slow down, derail, or even paralyze a whole company. A recent article from McKinsey Consulting […]
5 Characteristics successful people share
Interesting article highlights some of the key behaviours shared by successful people 5 Characteristics of Successful People by Steve Tobak | Taken from www.bnet.com | March 15, 2011 If you’ve been around long enough, you’re probably aware that most important things in life come about seemingly by accident, chance, or coincidence. Discovering what you were […]
Optimise your indirect non-labour costs
Optimising non-labour costs has the potential to deliver upto 6 times the value when compared to only looking at a reduction of headcount. Interesting web discussion yesterday, hosted by Proxima Group. Particularly enjoyed the rallying call for “procurement revolutionaries” to take the strategic value of their profession into the Boardroom and effect sustainable change Follow […]
Body Language tips to help you find the right fit
The search for competency, intelligence and cultural symmetry in prospective candidates are all important filters when recruiting, but often a good briefing and lots of research helps a candidate become well practiced in answering these questions.Some basic techniques in how to read Body Language can help any interviewer look beneath the surface towards how a […]
Making good Recruitment look easy…..
Why does good recruitment look easy and how do good recruiters make it look that way? We came across this interesting article by Miles Jennings the editor of online forum Recruiter.com that helps explain how good recruitment can often be made to look very simple and the work that goes into making it look that way. Hopefully […]
Specialist Search in a fragmented marketplace
There is a perception that the job market is full of candidates looking for work and that it will be easy to find the right resource. There is also a perception that Search & Selection is expensive and unnecessary with so many people looking. So why are there so many reports of UK companies struggling […]
DIY Chain Job Application
DIY Chain Job Application This is an actual job application that a 75-year-old pensioner submitted to a well known DIY chain, he got the job because of his good humour. Name: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Bastard) Sex: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who will cooperate) Desired position: […]
Talk More, Write Less
Thierry Breton, CEO of Atos, one of Europe’s largest IT companies, has banned email within his company. And he is not the only one, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the chairman of Ferrari, has clamped down on the amount of emails sent, encouraging his employees to “talk to each other more and write less”. Breton’s ‘zero […]
Write a strong cover letter….
What does a cover letter need to get noticed? First and foremost don’t write a letter – it may seem obvious but one turned up on my desk the other day along with a CV. If you’re not emailing your CV along with a covering email or attached cover letter then you have just ruled […]