Over the last few months I have been very involved in recruiting for various positions. This has been surprising considering the economic environment that we find ourselves in. During the process of screening CV’s and shortlisting the best candidates I have been faced with some concerning experiences that are not conducive to what I would […]
A manager I worked with a few years ago made me smile. He was the most affable, decent man with a sincere love for everyone he met. He’d say to me: “I interviewed this amazing person and we had a great chat, we must employ him”. I’d ask a few questions - did he meet […]
November 10, 2008 – 2:43 pm
We are the composite of our actions. It’s not just the interview or CV that determines whether a candidate is a good risk to take. Consider these…they may seem obvious, but we come across them all the time…
A CV sent without completing the subject line in the email, or without some explanation in the content […]
September 29, 2008 – 8:56 am
Time and again we encounter situations where a business owner has bumped into a colleague, who, at the time, seems to be a solution to a problem being faced in the workplace, or seems to have good qualities that can be well used. Not only that, but s/he is a friend or colleague that can […]
September 25, 2008 – 9:15 am
We often get approached by clients that they feel a particular employee has a bad attitude, isn’t meeting deadlines and/or isn’t completing projects accurately. When questioned on why this is taking place, the employee gives no plausible reason. On investigating further we often come across the following:
The deadlines had not been properly communicated and understood
The […]
….I have run, I have crawled, I have scaled these city walls…
But still haven’t found what I am looking for. - U2
Are you looking for great employees with professional dedication and purpose, BUT just cannot find that ideal match? When trying to investigate the real reasons for this struggle we are […]
There is a saying that goes along the lines of….if it quacks like a duck, swims like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are…. it is a duck!
In these difficult times with skills shortages, employers feel pressurised to make hasty decisions. Be careful not to fall into the trap of “rapport interviewing” i.e. […]
