4 Reasons Why Hiring Is No Jigsaw Puzzle

Jigsaw puzzles are fascinating generations since their invention around 1766. There is only one solution – the perfect one. Every open position is made for only one piece that fits. For every piece, there is only one position it fits in. No imponderables, no surprises.

Hiring is a question of perfect candidates for open positions, and of perfect positions for talented candidates. Isn’t that just another jigsaw puzzle? A somewhat complicated one, since it has many open positions, and even more candidates. It feels good, fitting in another piece, completing the picture. Is this the way it works?

Here are 4 reasons why the contrary is the case: Read more

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Cornel Bruecher in You are a hiring manager 2 Comments

Hiring

5 Reasons Santa Claus Is A Better Manager Than You

Ho, ho, ho – Christmas is near and your year as a manager will end soon. Time to have a critical look at your managerial capacities: what is the one leadership skill you evolved with in 2012, what was your biggest success this year and what is your greatest deficiency as a people manager?

How do you compare to Santa Claus? After all, he is a charismatic leader, respected authority, he manages a stable team of top performers (and if one of the elves or reindeers left, he managed well because we did not notice anything), the client experience is superior and he gets the job done year after year by respecting a strict deadline and staying calm, reassuring and positive.

Here come the 5 key success factors that make Ol’ Santa a better manager than you: Read more

Posted on 17 December 2012 by Jorg Stegemann in You are a candidate, You are a hiring manager, You are a professional recruiter 25 Comments

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6 Things You Need To Know About Job Seeking Before You Become Unemployed

“On May 18, I got a call from my boss saying they were going in a different direction and he was letting me go. He told me that he had secured one of the longest severance packages that company had given and sent me on my way to HR. Region of the Year the past two years in a row, and 4 of the last 6; in April I went overseas for a week to train part of the international sales team; and, in May I had organized a 3-day National Training meeting, yet it was not enough.

On one hand it was a surprise, but on another it was not. As of this writing, I have 3 very solid prospects, and am cautiously optimistic that I will be back to work before New Year’s. Better yet, I will be in a job and with a company that I really like one that I would have accepted even if I were still employed….

Job hunting feels a lot like growing a garden. Here is what I have learned over the past 6 months that might help you harvest: Read more

Posted on 26 November 2012 by Mike Blitz in You are a candidate, You are a hiring manager, You are a professional recruiter 7 Comments

Career Advice From A To Z: “P” For “Do You Want To Get A Promotion This Year?”

Whilst hiring may not be on the radar screen of all companies, retention and the development of human capital almost always is.

The last one is for you and here is how to make sure you will be in the next promotion round:

Posted on 19 November 2012 by Jorg Stegemann in You are a candidate, You are a hiring manager, You are a professional recruiter Leave a comment

Career Advice From A To Z: “O” For “Online Degrees”

Jorg: “Maria, you are a specialist in online degrees. When I did my MBA back in 2003, online learning had the reputation of being a second class alternative to brick-and-mortar. What is the situation today?”

Maria: “Reputation, at its heart is a question of trust, and right now, while the entire U.S. collegiate system is receiving scrutiny, we are seeing more people willing to consider alternatives to brick-and-mortar institutions.

One of the criticisms that brick-and-mortar institutions have received, in fact, is that they use branding and reputation as a method to arbitrarily increase tuitions, which has impacted the student debt ratio significantly. On the other hand, Read more

Posted on 12 November 2012 by Maria Rainier in You are a candidate, You are a hiring manager, You are a professional recruiter Leave a comment

Halloween Special: Parallels Between Your Boss And A Serial Killer

It’s Halloween and time for a special edition.

Did you already notice that your boss is a little weird sometimes and often shows strange behavior which you do not understand? A possible explanation is that he is a serial killer (though there may be other reasons).

Let’s have a closer look at 4 points a serial killer and your boss have in common:

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Jorg Stegemann in You are a candidate, You are a hiring manager, You are a professional recruiter 10 Comments

Career Advice From A To Z: “M” For “6 Management Tips From Ants For Humans”

Are you really leading your team, or do you tell your people what to do and how?

Have you ever asked yourself what’s the managing secret behind an anthill? It’s a challenge to lead a unit of that size, am I right?

In the context of an anthill, most people think of swarm intelligence. Some think of stupid animals doing simple things. Forget about that. It’s not about intelligence, it’s about attitude to work and communication.

Let’s have a look at the 7 reasons that make the success of an anthill. And what are the 6 tips from our little friends the ants for humans: Read more

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Cornel Bruecher in You are a candidate, You are a hiring manager, You are a professional recruiter Leave a comment

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