Hidden Job Market Y19W24

This week we’ve researched job ads for executives across Europe and have found gems like the following:

  • Plant General Manager @ Amcor
  • CMO – Marketing Scientist with an Artistic Soul @ Safetica Technologies
  • Human Resources Director @ Sabre Corporation
  • Chief of Contracts @ NATO Communications and Information Agency
  • System Architect @ Playtica

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#WiseWednesday: Ruth Gordon

“Courage is like muscle. We strengthen it by use.” by Ruth Gordon.

LMGTFY: Ruth Gordon Jones (1896 – 1985), American actress. She began her career performing on Broadway at age of nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, she gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her seventies and eighties.

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At Career Angels we keep writing about how important it is to keep up with the VUCA market. It concerns us, consultants, but also you, experienced managers and executives who are (more or less) active on the job market. The Career ABC is a way to stay atop of what we know about the current job market. It includes updated definitions, myth busters, KPIs.

The remaining letters of the Career ABC series:

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Insights: from awareness to job design

This is an email I received “out of the blue” and I’d like to share it with you, as it’s a good example of how important (and satisfying) a change in awareness can be:

Hi Sandra,

I’ll start my email by saying thank you. You probably don’t know why – allow me to explain:
I spoke to Iza [note: one of our Career Angels] last week and she told me that you are the author of the Challenge Accepted meetings, as well as the materials that have helped me organize my thoughts on my current professional situation. It’s taken me a full week to write this email, because I wanted to do it properly.

The Challenge Accepted group, as well as the Career Angels who attend the meetings are an inspiration for my job search – but also privately.

So far, I had lived with the – limitingconviction that a manager must advance upwards. This belief was strengthened while speaking to other managers, during interviews, talking to headhunters or even career advisors.

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Hidden Job Market Y19W23

This week we’ve researched job ads for executives across Europe and have found gems like the following:

  • International Controller @ Valmont Industries, Inc.
  • Director Digital Tranformation @ Orange
  • VP, Business Development, EMEA @ MainStreaming
  • Creative Studio Director @ Deezer
  • General Manager – Munich @ Sonder Inc.

Here the full list:

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#WiseWednesday: Henry David Thoreau

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” by Henry David Thoreau.

LMGTFY: Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), American essayist, poet, philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay “Civil Disobedience”, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

J like Job Hunting Strategy

At Career Angels we keep writing about how important it is to keep up with the VUCA market. It concerns us, consultants, but also you, experienced managers and executives who are (more or less) active on the job market. The Career ABC is a way to stay atop of what we know about the current job market. It includes updated definitions, myth busters, KPIs.

The remaining letters of the Career ABC series:

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Hidden Job Market Y19W22

This week we’ve researched job ads for executives across Europe and have found gems like the following:

  • Director – Center of Excellence @ Bulwork
  • Applications Sales Leader for Adriatics @ Oracle
  • International Key Account Director @ DiaGeo
  • Director, Commercial Training and Education – DACH @ Smith & Nehew
  • Chief Technology Officer @ NATO Communications and Information Agency

Here the full list:

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