Reference checks are often used as a tool supporting the recruitment and candidate verification process, especially when it comes to recruiting managers and top executives.

Form: verbal or written?
My experience from recruitment firms shows that the vast majority of employers expect verbal references. What about recommendation / reference letters? Read more →

With all things being equal, the details decide.

Translating this statement into our field:

With all things being equal: when a company talks to the best three candidates (= the shortlist) who have graduated Read more →

This time we are sharing an article called:

10 Job Interview Tips From A CEO Headhunter
by Russell S. Reynolds, Jr., with Carol E. Curtis

Here’s the link: Read more →

What are the key points that you should pay attention to during an interview?
– Never close the door to an opportunity – it is always better to be in the position where you can choose from a number of jobs rather than only one
– Answer questions with full explanations whenever possible and not a simple “yes” or “no”
– Always tell the truth
– The interviewer may steer the conversation into politics or economics. Since this can be tricky, Read more →

What is the worst thing that can happen during salary negotiations?
That you quote too little.

There are actually two strategies to approach that question about your salary expectation:
– Strategy # 1 says: Do not avoid answering this question. Be prepared. Think beforehand what salary realistically would satisfy you. If you do not want to give a concrete number, you can always give Read more →

You have done all you can if you have answered these three questions:

– Why are you interested in the job and the company?

– What can you offer?

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We asked Executive Search Consultants & CEOs, “What should executives especially pay attention to during the job interview?” Most of the answers we received were very similar. In order to demonstrate the importance of the theoretically obvious answers, we have opted for enlisting almost all of them. In no particular order:

“The relationship between the candidate and the headhunter is one of mutual responsibility. Read more →

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 →