Career Memory – how is yours?

Working with our clients we discuss all phases of their careers: how present actions and decisions will influence future outcome, as well as how past successes have shaped who they are today.

It is interesting to observe how many experienced managers very clearly remember the first 5 years of their careers… even much better than the most recent two.

Their first boss. Their first responsibilities. Their first big projects. Their first big challenge. Their “firsts” in general. Read more

Job Hunting Virgin

Is it possible that…
… a 42 year old knows nothing about the job market?
… an accomplished CEO has survived without a LinkedIn profile?
… an experienced Sales Director has never spoken to a headhunter?
… a 54 year old does not even have a CV?

Of course it is. Why? Because as per definition, “a virgin is a person who Read more

Tools for Job Hunting & Networking

You probably know this feeling: you have tons of business cards piled up in all different places, email addresses scattered over various inboxes, and online profiles (like LinkedIn) filled with contacts you don’t know or don’t remember at all.

Let’s face it: as long as you have a job, networking – building & maintaining relationships – is often neglected. Read more

Career Angels at the conference “Strefa Zmian – życie zawodowe” – once again!

Are you stuck in your current workplace?
Are your looking for a new job?
Do you want to start your own business?
Do you want to start your own business AND keep working at your current workplace?
Are you searching for ways to kick up your motivation & to get inspired?

If you have answered “yes” to any of the questions above, we’ve got something for you: Read more

Job market: what 2016 tells us about 2017

Some of you might have already seen and even read our freshly released Job Hunting Report for 2016. The most relevant page for job hunting managers with 10+ years of experience is page 4, right column: where do job offers that our clients have accepted come from. In other words: which channel is the most effective one?

Our clients and experienced managers who apply our method use the following channels to generate interest, interviews and consequently, ideally, job offers:

  • network
  • decision makers at approx. 50-90 selected companies (the number depends on the industry and seniority)
  • headhunters (30-40 per relevant market)
  • online jobs ads

We always recommend to focus on the first 3 channels, while only monitoring job ads on the Internet – this recommendation will not change drastically despite the following: Read more

New Year, New You? New Job?

For all of you with New Year’s resolution in the area of job / career – we’ve prepared an overview of all materials & articles on job hunting strategies and methods we’ve shared during the last years. Read more