10 Ways to Make Certain Your Interview Will Develop Potholes in Short Order Interview errors are often inevitable, but they can be minimized. As recruiters, we try to account for every possible contingency that might arise during the course of…
Resume Length. How Many Pages? Resume length is one of the most common subjects I am asked to address. Should a candidate who is seeking a particular position attempt to keep their career information confined to the space of one…
You feel that the interview went exceptionally well. You had great rapport with the hiring manager. You both agreed that your qualifications, cultural fit requirements, and relevant performance-related accomplishments were a superb match for the role. Yet, unexpectedly, you received notice afterwards that the company was no longer interested in pursuing you for the opening.
17 Interview Questions a Candidate Should Expect to Hear It is essential to be prepared to effectively and agilely provide strong answers to an interviewer’s queries. Although the range and form of each individual’s respective format and approach may differ…
13 Questions to Ask an Interviewer Well-prepared and germane questions for a potential employer not only allow you to effectively gauge the strength of the opportunity and how well it matches your requirements, they also provide the interviewer with a…
Lessons Learned From an Unexpected Candidate Placement: Part 2 In my last post I outlined the story of an individual who took great initiative and was rewarded with the best job of his career. Here are some of the important…
Lessons Learned From an Unexpected Candidate Placement: Part 1 Five years ago I was in the process of helping a client locate an exceptional sales leader for a high-profile global account position within their organization. I had arranged for the…
Motion Chart of U.S. Venture Funded IPO’s from 1998-2008 Given the events of 2008, it seemed like now would be a good time to take a look at the U.S. IPO market for venture funded enterprises and see how it…