What should you know going to an interview? Do you have the skills mentioned in the job description? Can you justify them with precise examples? How much do you know about your prospect employer? The format below will help you collect all essential information so that you are 110% prepared!
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Executive Search Consultant
90% of on-going recruitment processes on an executive level lie in the so-called hidden job market which are processes conducted by either the companies themselves or by Executive Search firms.
How do headhunters work? I have two headhunter friends. Isn’t that enough?
The recruitment market is corporate client driven. Here’s a simplified structure:
Step 1: Company X needs to hire a new manager. Read more
1st year with Agnieszka
We are happy to announce that a year has passed since Agnieszka joined our team.
Congratulations, Agnieszka!
Preparing an action plan
How much time should you reserve? In our experience, it should take you no longer than 2-3 weeks to get all documents & your online profiles ready. Everything after that is a matter of being systematic. An excellent tool to track all your activities is a simple Excel spreadsheet. You should ideally reserve 80-100 hours over a period of 3 months and additionally an average of 20 hours per month for the remaining time until you find an offer that you are satisfied with.
The following activities should be included – we have discussed all of them in detail throughout our book: Read more
MD in the DACH region
At the end of November 2011 we started a project with a very seasoned Managing Director who had a dream, “Before I retire, I would like to set up a subsidiary in Poland for a major company from the DACH region.” Due to the confidential nature of the process, we are not able to release more details on the sector or size, but for illustration purposes, we would like to share with you what we did step by step in terms of TOP 20: Read more
Happy 1st year to JHD
It’s already been a year! A year ago, we published the English version of our e-book: Job Hunting Director. We’ve had fantastic feedback and our readers have recommended it online and among their friends. Thank you!
Should you want to be interviewed or you’d like to share your opinion, please email us: Sandra.Bichl@CareerAngels.eu. Read more
The STAR technique
What helps the most during an interview is to stick to the STAR technique when answering questions. It helps focus and remember every stage of a project:
S = Situation: give a brief context / background / introduction
T = Task: explain what your responsibilities were
A = Action: describe what you did
R = Result: share the result Read more
A picture says more than…
In Poland, 75% of online profile pictures and those in CVs are disadvantageous. Choosing an appropriate photo for your business profile or CV is an element which is often omitted and underestimated by people who are looking for a job or for clients.
An inadequate photo, its low quality, an inappropriate outfit or background can spoil a perfectly written CV or a professionally prepared Internet profile. Although extreme cases such as party Read more
New Mini Angel Maria
We are happy to share the latest news that we have a new Mini Angel, Maria.
Maria, welcome on board!
Recruiters on CVs
We asked Executive Search Consultants how important the quality of the CVs for them is. Below, you will find some of their answers:
Mark Hamill, Global Managing Directors, SpenglerFox, “The quality of a CV is pretty important. A poorly prepared CV raises question marks. As to the length, we are in a world of information overload. Better short than long. A powerful 1-pager.” Read more
