5 Reasons Santa Claus Is A Better Manager Than You
Ho, ho, ho – Christmas is near and this special year will end soon. Maybe, it brought you as a manager and leader to your limits. How did you do after all? What is the one leadership skill you evolved with last year, what [...]
The Future Of Work
Yogi Berra said "it is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future". What will the future of work be like? I am not an economist but my team and me have been interviewing thousands of candidates in the past 20 years who want [...]
9 Networking Tips From A Networker
Most people who know the topic will tell you "the probability that you will find your next job via your network is 80%". Having a solid network is of course also a powerful means to get do sales (the most powerful one I know; [...]
How To Answer Stupid Interview Questions – And What They Really Mean
In my career as a headhunter, I have conducted approx 2,500 job interviews myself and assisted to hundreds my clients led with my candidates. Since 2001, I have learned a lot from my clients on clever questioning that brings [...]
Salary Negotiation: 33 Things To Negotiate Other Than Money
Congratulations! You have mastered the job interviews, left all your competitors behind and enter the final phase of your job search phase: the salary negotiation. What can you expect? A typical salary negotiation is unfortunately very often minimal to inexistent: you will be asked your expectations - and then, an offer is made. A real negotiation, however, [...]
Three Reasons To Accept A Counter Offer
Counter offer! A candidate who has accepted a new job is "sold back" by his employer. The nightmare of the recruiter! What has happened until we got here? We have done a full search and talked to 150 candidates, sometimes more to identify those [...]