Sugar, spice, and everything nice. These are the key ingredients to the perfect something, but it’s not what we’re looking for. So what does a good resume look like? It has the right format. There are different types of resume […]
Simon Lader
Things To Take Off Your Resume
“This is the best resume I have ever seen” – says one post in a Creatives Group. Looking at the six-page photo group, it definitely is not. There are different types of resumes with some managers preferring one over another. […]
10 Creative Interview Questions You Can Ask
Interviews can be pretty predictable after some time. And that causes a lot of applicants to just memorize or reuse answers they might have already given before. So how do we extract personality-driven answers and avoid textbook ones? Easy. Shake things up […]
Interview Answers To Look For
It’s another day. You have your coffee on your left, and a number of resumes on the right. You go through the resumes to orient yourself better with the candidates’ basic information. Right outside the room is the first one […]
Hiring Outside the Interview Box
Interviews are crucial to the hiring process. It’s where a hiring manager asks things that aren’t in your resume, and tries to know and assess you better. It’s where they figure out if you’re THE best candidate for the team. […]
Slaying Your Interview Dragons
Nerves can be a hassle, especially during an interview. And hey, that’s normal. I guess that’s because a lot of people see interviewers as some kind of monsters. They’re not. They’re human beings like you who have their own personalities […]
A Good Place To Develop Your Interview Technique
People often ask me “Where would be a good place to learn interview technique? I want to be confident when I hire someone based on their interview.” Well – the answer is obvious… If you want a good place to […]
What is the Best Interview Question You Were Ever Asked?
Of all the questions I get asked as a headhunter (other than… what does a headhunter do?), the most common one is “what is the best interview question I should ask?” Well, it really depends on what you want the […]
Seven Hacks to Make your Flight Less Stressful (Bonus Checklist Included!)
One of the banes of my job is the amount of time I spend travelling. And time in an airport can be stressful to even the most seasoned – and calm – traveler. With that in mind, I want to […]
What Ice Cream Flavor Selection Can Teach You About Team Leadership
As Leo McGarry, Chief of Staff the West Wing observed about President Bartlett (for more of my musings on Josiah Bartlett’s management style click here); ‘he likes to be surrounded by smart people who disagree with him’. I am lucky […]