I’d like to quote an extract of an article that I wrote in 2010 to serve as an introduction.
Under pressure to find a job?
When under pressure, we often behave emotionally. We do things, we’d normally not do. And not having a job puts, at least most of us, under tremendous stress. […] If this panic shows through in your job search you’re in trouble. Nobody wants to interview a frustrated and scared candidate. Read more
We are happy to announce that we have another Career Angel: Aneta.
Welcome on board, Aneta!
Sandra Bichl: Konrad, thank you very much for your time to meet me and answer my questions.
Konrad Kopyra: The pleasure is all mine.
Sandra Bichl: How do you look for candidates on executive positions? How often do the recruitments happen and how are they conducted? Read more
People you interact with on daily basis “google, bing and yahoo you” (they write your full name into one of these search engines), especially before your first meeting or even the first contact.
What they find influences what they think about you and sometimes even disqualifies you.
Some statistics:
– 83% of recruiters use search engines to learn about candidates. Read more
In 2012 50% of our clients accepted a job offer that was generated by directly contacting decision makers within their TOP20 companies. How can you obtain the e-mail address of e.g. the CEO of a company that does not disclose it on their website? Here you will find some useful tips that will make your search successful!
While sending your CV to the decision maker (or to the headhunter), you will stumble over some obstacles. Firstly: you want them to open your e-mail. Secondly: once they have read it, you want them to open your CV instead of hitting the “delete” button. Thirdly: you want them to read the whole document after they have read your profile summary. Fourthly: you want to be invited to an interview. The third and the fourth obstacle can be overcome by an exceptionally good CV. The first and the second by a well-written motivation letter… that was some time ago… Read more
We are happy to announce that we have a new Career Angel, Magdalena.
Magdalena will work on the Polish market. Magda, welcome on board!
If you could work where ever you wanted, where would that be? What are your TOP 20 companies?
Why not contact the decision makers there directly? Sylwia Rzemieniewska, Managing Director, Target Executive Search, warns, “An executive that sends his CV to a lot of companies themselves will not be well perceived. They will definitely make a better impression when going via a headhunter. Read more
A Chief Financial Officer, who had been looking for a new position for 9 months passively and for the most recent 3 months actively without major successes, contacted us in February 2012. The outplacement support from his former employer had not been helpful either. We asked him to prepare a list of potential employers of his first choice. We call that the “TOP 20”. He reluctantly prepared it enlisting 29 firms, then researched the contact details of their CEOs. After re-doing his CV with us, he proceeded to contact them. Here are the statistics: Read more
This file contains a description of the STAR technique that is very useful during interviews. It helps structure every project into: situation, task (goal), action and results. If you apply this technique during the preparation to an interview, you will remember the most important things about concrete examples. We definitely recommend it!
Important: it’s not about memorizing your answers! It’s about understanding and practicing the structure!
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