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
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STAR Exercise sheet
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!
Virtual behaviour (tips)
Do you want to know which mistakes you should avoid in the virtual world? How should you behave to make a positive impression? You can find such recommendations in the new pdf added to the Free Material called “How (not) to behave in the virtual world”. Happy reading!
Project Portfolio
The project portfolio includes additional relevant information that did not fit into the CV. We recommend describing on average three selected projects of either high complexity or spectacular successes. A well-structured add-on furthermore sets you aside as a motivated, well-prepared candidate, communicates your work style and train of thought. It shows your reasoning abilities, analytical skills and business acumen. The formatting should be coherent with your CV. Read more
New Career Angel Valeria
We are happy to share the latest news that we have a new Career Angel, Valeria.
Valeria will be working out of Denmark covering our international market with a special focus on Ukraine & Russia.
Valeria, welcome on board!
Tips from recruiters & decision makers
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
CV preparation tips
Preparing your CV avoid:
– writing in the first person. It makes the whole text more difficult to read. We know that there are career coaches that claim otherwise. We’ve verified with HR Directors and CEOs.
– enlisting your character traits or soft skills like “I am a creative person.” You are an executive and not a student! The entirety of the CV should perspire with your personality, which agreeably is Read more
Interview Preparation
What should you know going to an interview? Do you have the skills mentioned in the job description? Can you justify them with precise examples? How much do you know about your prospect employer? The format below will help you collect all essential information so that you are 110% prepared!
Executive Search Consultant
90% of on-going recruitment processes on an executive level lie in the so-called hidden job market which are processes conducted by either the companies themselves or by Executive Search firms.
How do headhunters work? I have two headhunter friends. Isn’t that enough?
The recruitment market is corporate client driven. Here’s a simplified structure:
Step 1: Company X needs to hire a new manager. Read more
1st year with Agnieszka
We are happy to announce that a year has passed since Agnieszka joined our team.
Congratulations, Agnieszka!
