Bias against *certain* candidates – advice on how to deal with it!

In the age of globalization, the melting pot of cultures brings a lot of unique opportunities but also reveals one unsettling fact about ourselves – we all have our (un)conscious biases. As much as we would all rather work with people who are completely unbiased towards our [nationality / origin / skin color / religious beliefs / sexual orientation / disability / age], there is no denying the existence of both explicit (overt and conscious) and implicit (automatic, ambiguous, and ambivalent) prejudices, stereotypes and discrimination.

To maximize your chances of landing your dream job, if you know you belong to a group that could be discriminated against based on the information in their CV, you should erase or “re-brand” this information. Why? How?

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Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – January 2024 summarized!

We have been recording and comparing unemployment rates vs. the number of job ads published on LinkedIn since March 2020 – to fully understand how major events (pandemic, crisis, war) actually impact the job market.

So far we have:

• gathered 16 758 data points
• received over 500 insights from Executives & HR Directors
• published 103 monthly reports, 791 daily updates & 13 special reports
• tracked 80 countries around the world for 44 months!

In this presentation, you will find a summary of how the job markets of the 80 countries did in January 2024:

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Dlaczego warto poszerzać wiedzę z zakresu Doradztwa Kariery?

Stałe, dynamiczne zmiany na świecie są również odczuwalne na rynku pracy. Niezależnie od tego, czy pracujesz w dziale HR, czy jesteś doświadczonym managerem z innej branży, warto pamiętać, że zmiany te powinny wpływać również na Twoje decyzje zawodowe, w tym te, które podejmujesz wobec swoich pracowników i klientów. Wiedza z zakresu doradztwa zawodowego jest podstawą skutecznego kierowania zespołem i tworzenia satysfakcjonujących ścieżek kariery, co ostatecznie pomaga firmie i wzmacnia jej wizerunek. Oto 4 umiejętności, które warto nabyć w ramach poszerzania swojej wiedzy w tym obszarze:

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Free session for experienced managers & executives in Europe who are currently looking for a job (or getting ready for it): “What’s your executive USP? – story crafting & telling”.

Being aware of your personal brand and influencing it skillfully is the difference between “Who are you?” and “Thank you for being here” in your career. But it takes it even further: it’s the difference between the zeros on your paycheck. Or whether your phone stops ringing when you lose your job.

The first step when creating your executive identity is understanding your USP. How do you arrive there? How do you craft a compelling story? Are there situations when you actually do not need to get into storytelling? Spoiler: the answer is yes, sometimes.

As the job market becomes more and more competitive and fierce, fully self-aware managers – who are visible – are in demand!

During this interactive meeting we’ll explain:

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Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – December 2023 summarized!

We have been recording and comparing unemployment rates vs. the number of job ads published on LinkedIn since March 2020 – to fully understand how major events (pandemic, crisis, war) actually impact the job market.

So far we have:

• gathered 16 338 data points
• received over 500 insights from Executives & HR Directors
• published 102 monthly reports, 769 daily updates & 13 special reports
• tracked 80 countries around the world for 43 months!

In this presentation, you will find a summary of how the job markets of the 80 countries did in December 2023:

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Free session for experienced managers & executives in Europe who are currently looking for a job (or getting ready for it): “Strategic interviewing for executives“.

How good are you at interviewing? Do you rely on your years of experience / charisma? How many interviews lead to next rounds, shortlists and/or job offers? If you are an experienced manager or executive, the standard interviewing techniques are “not enough” to be effective.

Some truths:
– Interviewing others requires different skills than being interviewed!
– Some recruiters might take the extra time to speak with you, not because you are a great candidate, but because they see you as a potential client! Knowing how to navigate that is important.
– Most recruiters will NOT share details about the recruitment processes they wanted to invite you to if they are not convinced that you fit within 10-15 min of the conversation. So you might end up thinking: “that really was just a ‘get-to-know’ interview” – when in reality it was not. You simply didn’t pass through the filter.

During this interactive meeting we’ll explain:

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