Market Signals (Week 25)

The art of interpreting signals (precursors of trends) is – and always has been – important in navigating financial markets and economies. If you are an experienced manager or executive who wants to manage their career and/or job search processes wisely, look at the signals of the job market which are inseparably embedded in the VUCA landscape of today’s world.

We usually keep the collected data to ourselves. But these are not usual times, so we decided to share our insights at the end of each week. If the country / context is important, we’ll add them. Otherwise, we’ll keep it general for confidentiality.

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#WiseWednesday: Steve Jobs

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” by Steve Jobs

LMGTFY: Steven Paul Jobs (1955 – 2011), American entrepreneur and businessman. Former CEO, and a co-founder of Apple. Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

It’s the best time to prepare

We have observed that some managers & executives have decided to take advantage of the current “coronavirus slow-down” and are taking that time to focus on job search preparation. Some do exactly the opposite by putting everything on hold.
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Poszukujemy: Studenta Introwertyka

Do skupienia potrzebujesz ciszy swojego domu (lub innego ulubionego miejsca). Nie chcesz w pracy angażować się w “biurowe pogaduszki”. Lubisz konkrety. Perspektywa spędzania dużej ilości czasu na dojazdach do pracy Cię demotywuje, bo chciałbyś/chciałabyś poświęcić go w 100% na merytoryczną pracę – to stanowisko jest stworzone dla Ciebie.

Niezależnie od tego, jaki zawód lub jaką ścieżkę kariery wybierzesz, jest jedna rzecz, która ma wpływ na to, czy odniesiesz sukces. Jeden wspólny mianownik, który określi, czy będziesz miał satysfakcjonującą karierę. To wiedza o rynku pracy. Innymi słowy, wiedza o tym, jak:

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Hidden Job Market Y20W24


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

  • Head of EMEA Public Sector Business Operations @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Director of Brand @ Babbel
  • VP HR Europe @ AGC Biologics
  • Chief Accountant @ City of Roseville
  • Global IT Director @ Page Executive

Here the full list:

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Mature candidates & CV-19 – as seen by a headhunter

This is an email one of our experienced clients received upon sending their CV to a recruiter based in DACH they had known for some time:

“Thank you for your update on the CV.

To answer your question: Honestly, the situation is currently anything but pleasant for people who are currently looking for a new job. That’s in general.

Of course, it is especially difficult for us “silverbacks”. Because: many companies are looking for experienced managers, but when it becomes down to choosing, the topic of age is unfortunately always limited to around 50 plus.

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Market Signals (Week 24)

Because of how we work when supporting our clients, we have a very uniqueglimpseinto how over 5000 Executive Search companies and almost 20 000 decision makers react – the majority of which being located in Europe; and we collect and analyze how they respond; and we observe if and what kind of trends there are to leverage them into better career management & more effective job search methods.

Before there are trends, there are signals which we usually keep to ourselves. But these are not usual times, so we decided to share those market signals by the end of each week. If the country / context is important, we’ll add them. Otherwise, we’ll keep it general for confidentiality.

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O „Rozmowach o pracę on & offline”

„Rozmowy o pracę on & offline” to jeden z naszych Otwartych Webinarów [kliknij tutaj]. Jest dostępny na kanale na YouTube Aniołów Kariery. Anna Zadrożna mówi o tym, czym różnią się rozmowy kwalifikacyjne przeprowadzane „twarzą w twarz” i online oraz jak się do nich odpowiednio przygotować. Tematy poruszane podczas webinaru:

  • Wpływ COVID-19 na dzisiejszy rynek pracy; porównanie liczby ogłoszeń o pracę publikowanych na LinkedIn na początku pandemii i w trakcie (jeśli nie jest to dla Ciebie istotne, pomiń pierwsze 13 minut).
  • Przygotowanie do rozmowy kwalifikacyjnej: co dokładnie zrobić przed rozmową, aby wywrzeć dobre wrażenie
  • Różnice pomiędzy rozmowami on & offline, w tym porady, jak przygotować odpowiednie warunki podczas rozmowy online
  • Standardowe pytania: o co mogą Cię zapytać i jak powinieneś przygotować swoje odpowiedzi, aby osiągnąć sukces, poparte prawdziwymi przykładami
  • 4 poziomy umiejętności: od podstawowego przez strategiczny do SIWARBE (Strategic Interviewing with Active Relationship Building Element)
  • STAR: praktyczne wskazówki oraz know-how, jak wykorzystać STAR podczas rozmowy (z oczywistymi i nieoczywistymi przykładami)
  • Tzw. „prerecorded interviewsoraz AI: co to jest? Czy powinienem się tego bać? Czy mogę się do tego przygotować?

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#WiseWednesday: Henry Ford

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.” by Henry Ford

LMGTFY: Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) American industrialist and business magnate. Founder of the Ford Motor Company and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. He converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into an accessible conveyance that would profoundly impact the landscape of the 20th century.

About “All about off & online interviews”

“All about off & online interviews” is one of the videos [click here] on our YouTube channel. Sandra Bichl talks about how interviewing in person is different from interviewing online and how to prepare accordingly. The covered topics include:

  • The influence COVID-19 has on today’s job market; comparison of the number of job ads published on LinkedIn at the beginning of the pandemic and then (if it’s not relevant to you, skip the first 10 min)
  • Interview preparation: what exactly to do before an interview to make a good impression
  • Differences between online & offline interviews, incl. how to create the appropriate conditions when interviewing online
  • Standard questions: what questions can be asked and how to prepare your answers to be successful, followed by real examples
  • 4 levels of interviewing skills: from basic through strategic to SIWARBE (Strategic Interviewing with Active Relationship Building Element)
  • STAR: practical tips and know-how on how to use it during an interview (with obvious and non-obvious examples)
  • Prerecorded interviews and AI: what is it? Shall I fear it? Can I prepare for it?

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