Big salaries bring status, but that isn’t long-term compensation if we hate our work. How can we break out of this gilded cage?
Here is a resume that goes straight to the point, and that points out on aptitudes aquired by the candidates.... a resume that simply plays its role!
Hirings and Layoffs - April 2016
As an executive search consultant, I spend the majority of my day talking to people. After conducting countless interviews, I’ve begun to notice how shockingly low the thank-you rate is. Perhaps I shouldn’t be so taken aback, as yes, I’ve actively approached these candidates and yes, many of them are senior level executives – but perhaps these are just excuses. In my opinion, the thank-you note is a much more powerful tool than candidates and recruiters give it credit for.
Work environments are constantly evolving and regularly face major turnarounds, whether technological change, new approaches to management or restructuring. Some tips to helping employees overcome resistance to change and inspire commitment in times of turbulence.
Starting a professional career at a very young age can often be done only by starting a business. But employers are beginning to pay close attention to teens, inviting them to take on some rather unusual jobs.
What are the benefits and risks of a group interview? Under what circumstances is it appropriate? How to set up such an interview, and how to drive it? We tackle the issue.
Can we quantify the real contribution of an employee? If so, how? Introducing the theories of John Sullivan and concrete explanations of a local expert.
Companies are often more interested in boomerang employees. There are many performance benefits when they return. However, former employees have very little motivation to return to a former employer. This is what a survey found, conducted among 300 HR managers and 400 office employees across Canada by Accountemps, a Robert Half company that specializes in recruitment in accounting and finance.
To understand why employees change jobs, LinkedIn interviewed more than 10,000 people who have gone from one employer to another in 2015. Here are the survey’s highlights.
Know how to decode job offers peppered with vague messages.
Despite offering a hefty salary of $358,000, a small New Zealand community is having trouble finding a second doctor to treat its residents.