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Reference checks
According to Monster.co.uk 85% of employers will check at least one of your references when offering you a position. Do you know whom you can ask for them? What will your potential employer most probably ask about? How should you prepare your referee? Read more
When does networking fail?
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
New Career Angel Aneta
We are happy to announce that we have another Career Angel: Aneta.
Welcome on board, Aneta!
Interview with CEO Konrad Kopyra
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
How (not) to create your online profile
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
The decision maker’s email address
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!
Cover email
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
New Career Angel Magdalena
We are happy to announce that we have a new Career Angel, Magdalena.
Magdalena will work on the Polish market. Magda, welcome on board!
Speculative Introduction
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
