HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | “Afghan Girl” | Respect, Steve McCurry!

Posted on December 10, 2016December 11, 2016 by madalina

Cover Photography: Steve McCurry and the “Afghan Girl” | Photo © Bente Haarstad Photography

June 1985: The image of a young Afghan woman with intense green eyes in a red headscarf makes the cover of the National Geographic Magazine. The portrait was taken in 1984 by the amazing photojournalist and visual storyteller, Steve McCurry. Compared with Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting of Mona Lisa, the portrait has been called “the First World’s Third World Mona Lisa” and it became a symbol of refugee girl / woman in a distant camp.Continue reading→

Things we did differently in 2016 & Resolutions for 2017

Posted on December 6, 2016March 15, 2020 by madalina

As 2016 approaches its end, I look back over the past twelve months (as we did before in 2015 and 2014) and what I see is that we did things differently this year!Continue reading→

Services 2016

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by madalina

We did well in 2015!

Posted on December 11, 2015March 15, 2020 by madalina

At the end of 2014 I was optimistically looking forward to 2015 (The Romanian HR & Recruitment Market in 2014). Wishful thinking paid off: We did really well in 2015! Like most of you!Continue reading→

Too old?

Posted on November 22, 2015February 8, 2020 by madalina

More and more 40+ years old job seekers – both women and men – show concern related to their age as a potential disqualifier for their application.Continue reading→

Challenges in HR Management

Posted on September 26, 2015September 26, 2015 by madalina

The quite storm-beaten business environment as of & post-2007/2008, the related dismay, the subsequent timid and cautious stabilization or recovery attempts and – last but not least – the present resumption, they have all triggered changes in the HR Management scope, roles & priorities of companies as well.Continue reading→

Forecast Autumn 2015: Recruitment Market & HR Trends

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 by madalina

September 1^st 2015

The Romanian HR market prepares for the autumn business season. It seems to be the start of a quite busy period; active developments are expected in terms of recruitment, along with focused HR tendencies.Continue reading→

Hobbies and Interests in Your CV | 5 Unusual Hobbies

Posted on June 9, 2015June 10, 2015 by madalina

“Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles.” Freeman DysonContinue reading→

Eye See You

Posted on March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 by madalina

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde

Interviewing or being interviewed relies not solely on the explicit meaning of words, but most often involves implicit messages expressed through non-verbal behaviors.Continue reading→

How to avoid / replace buzzwords & hyperboles in your CV

Posted on March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 by madalina

It may well be true that you have “huge / big / large / extensive / wealth of experience”, “exceptional / valuable expertise” and that you have had “outstanding results”.

Recruiters, however, tend to dislike reading these hyperboles in your CV. They might want to read instead about your e.g. “5+ years experience in …”, your “certified expertise” and your “measurable results”.Continue reading→