A ‘Headhunter’s’ 8 Rules for ‘Acing’ the Job Interview
Each and every week of the year, my executive recruiting firm, The HTW (Hire to Win) Group, has candidates going in for face-to-face job interviews. The candidates we present, versus those who choose to do it alone, end up winning the job 70% of the time. What makes the difference? In short, it’s the fact …
Unleash Google® Search to Find Most Open, Posted Jobs
In “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!, we reveal many of the “secrets” that “headhunters” use each and every day to effectively place top talent with companies. In this blog, I am going to share yet another “secret,” and this one deals with how you can …
Interviewing: ‘Fake It’ Till You Can ‘Make It’!
Even if your personal brand is one of a highly confident, self-assured, enthusiastic professional, let’s face it, there simply are times when you don’t feel, act, or project these characteristics. If you tend to be shy, retiring and/or kind of “stand-offish,” well, you certainly won’t project these characteristics. And under many circumstances, neither this temporary …
11 Résumé ‘Truths’ That Will Brand You A Winner!
Funny thing about a résumé . . . no one has ever hired a résumé, but very few people can get hired without one. And in today’s challenging job market, where the typical “headhunter,” hiring manager and Human Resources professional is inundated daily with dozens, if not hundreds of résumés (I receive between 300 and …
Do You Have Your ‘Dream’ Job? Why Not?!
When you got up Tuesday morning, after the long Memorial Day weekend, and started getting ready to head back to your job, what was your attitude? Were you raring to go, ready to get back to a job you love, doing the things you love? Or, were you like millions of other currently employed people …
Avoid A ‘Take This Job And Shove It!’ Resignation!
If you happen to be one of the millions of people who are expected to leave their current jobs to take new ones in the near future, then of course you will be involved in the resignation process. No matter how angry you might be with your current employer, or how very dissatisfied you may …
Beware The ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Job Interview Question!
While to many, if not most, job seekers the question seems nothing more than a “throw-away,” “warm-up” question, actually, the “Tell me about yourself” question—also known as the “90-second elevator speech”—is one of the most critical elements to consider when preparing for a job interview, and you would be well advised to treat it as …
6 Secrets For ‘Six-Pack’ Abs And Successful Job-Hunting
Pick up any fashion magazine today and you’ll quickly notice that all the male (and even some of the female) models, in addition to being in obviously excellent physical condition, sport impressive “six-pack” abs—regardless of the product they are modeling, e.g., shirts, blue jeans, underwear, etc., and the manufacturers are trying to sell.
In the …
Does ‘Ready, Fire!, Aim’ Describe Your Job Search Approach?
In this week’s blog I am going to use the analogy of target shooting (archery, pistol, rifle, etc.) to make some points about how I routinely see some (most?) job seekers approach finding a new job today.
The protocolIdeally, the approach one should take in order to hit the “bull’s eye” on a shooting …
Candidates Today Still ‘Running The Gauntlet’ To Get Hired
In addition to what I learn and experience each and every business day about the current job market through my own executive recruiting firm, as a professional “headhunter,” I also keep my eyes wide open and my ears to the ground to keep abreast of current hiring trends and experiences in the broader market.
While …