Preparing an action plan

April 1, 2013 | CareerAngels | Career Planning

How much time should you reserve? In our experience, it should take you no longer than 2-3 weeks to get all documents & your online profiles ready. Everything after that is a matter of being systematic. An excellent tool to track all your activities is a simple Excel spreadsheet. You should ideally reserve 80-100 hours over a period of 3 months and additionally an average of 20 hours per month for the remaining time until you find an offer that you are satisfied with.

The following activities should be included – we have discussed all of them in detail throughout our book: Read more →

MD in the DACH region

March 25, 2013 | CareerAngels | Real Cases

At the end of November 2011 we started a project with a very seasoned Managing Director who had a dream, “Before I retire, I would like to set up a subsidiary in Poland for a major company from the DACH region.” Due to the confidential nature of the process, we are not able to release more details on the sector or size, but for illustration purposes, we would like to share with you what we did step by step in terms of TOP 20: Read more →

Happy 1st year to JHD

March 18, 2013 | CareerAngels | Free Materials

It’s already been a year! A year ago, we published the English version of our e-book: Job Hunting Director. We’ve had fantastic feedback and our readers have recommended it online and among their friends. Thank you!

Should you want to be interviewed or you’d like to share your opinion, please email us: Sandra.Bichl@CareerAngels.eu. Read more →

The STAR technique

March 11, 2013 | CareerAngels | Interview Advice

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 →

A picture says more than…

March 4, 2013 | CareerAngels | Online Presence

In Poland, 75% of online profile pictures and those in CVs are disadvantageous. Choosing an appropriate photo for your business profile or CV is an element which is often omitted and underestimated by people who are looking for a job or for clients.

An inadequate photo, its low quality, an inappropriate outfit or background can spoil a perfectly written CV or a professionally prepared Internet profile. Although extreme cases such as party Read more →

New Mini Angel Maria

March 1, 2013 | CareerAngels | Our Updates

We are happy to share the latest news that we have a new Mini Angel, Maria.

Maria, welcome on board!

Recruiters on CVs

February 25, 2013 | CareerAngels | Application Documents

We asked Executive Search Consultants how important the quality of the CVs for them is. Below, you will find some of their answers:

Mark Hamill, Global Managing Directors, SpenglerFox, “The quality of a CV is pretty important. A poorly prepared CV raises question marks. As to the length, we are in a world of information overload. Better short than long. A powerful 1-pager.” Read more →

Interview Guide

February 18, 2013 | CareerAngels | Free Materials

When was the last time you took part in an interview as a candidate? Are you ready for unexpected questions? Should you wait to be contacted or try calling the interviewer after the interview? You will find the answers to those and other questions in the attachment.

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Online Job Ad

February 11, 2013 | CareerAngels | Generating Job Offers

Applying to hundreds of job ads is one of the least effective job hunting methods, but one that must not be left out. Our dear friend Vilfredo Pareto knew that 20% of efforts generate 80% of results. At CareerAngels.eu 80% is not enough. As you will probably want to ensure you receive the BEST available job offer, you should not exclude online ads, though you should spend the least time on it. So far, only 5% of our clients* have accepted a job offer that was generated directly by an online job advertisement. Read more →

Before the job hunting process

February 4, 2013 | CareerAngels | Career Planning

Questions you might want to ask yourself & answer (!) prior to embarking on the job hunting process:
What do I want to do next?
Why do I want to change? Is the underlying drive a feeling of frustration or motivation?
Where do I want to work? What companies?
How does the next step fit into my overall career plan? Read more →