First things first: what is it? So named because it’s short enough to be given during an elevator ride, say 30-60 seconds, the elevator pitch is a brief summary of what good or service your company provides. While…
As you can see from my video 1stIntro profile I’ve been a professional recruitment consultant for over 20 years, and I would like to introduce you to my revolutionary peer-to-peer recruitment…
Professional Recruitment Consulting is an unusual profession, it has a very low barrier to entry, a huge attrition rate, and to succeed you only need the most basic of academic qualifications. But these aren’t…
Getting an interview for that dream job is a perfect chance to sell yourself and you need to make sure that you get everything right. Preparation is vital and it goes without saying that
Over the past 30+ years as a recruiter, I can confirm that at least two-thirds of my hiring manager clients weren’t very good at interviewing. Yet, over 90% thought they were. To overcome this situation,
First things first: Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief directed at others. Confidence is quiet:
I’ve sent out hundreds of resumes over my career, applying for just about every kind of job. I’ve personally reviewed more than 20,000 resumes. And at Google, we sometimes get more than 50,000 resumes in a single week.
Picture this. You meet someone new. “What do you do?” she asks.
“I’m an architect,” you say.
“Oh, really?” she answers. “Have you designed any buildings I’ve seen?”
“Possibly,” you reply.
I recently reviewed a resume for a colleague who was trying to define a clearer career strategy. She has a terrific experience. And yet, as I looked through it I could see the problem she was concerned about
LinkedIn is the largest business-oriented networking website geared specifically toward professionals. It has over 500 million members, in over 200 countries. A professionally written LinkedIn profile allows
