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Tough & Tricky Interview Questions
Interviewers have become more and more sophisticated in their quest for finding the most suitable candidates for the jobs. Standard interview questions seem to be rather inconclusive when the selection process requires differentiating candidates with similar working experience, technical knowledge and skills. The differentiators are then narrowed down to intellectual strength, spontaneity, mindset, long-term thinking, […]
Outside the Box
“You don’t just think outside the box, you don’t even know there is a box!” Madam Secretary (TV Series 2014 – )
Interview with an Intrapreneur
Cristian Motca: “Intrapreneurs can be the transition architects to a new culture, to a new business model that, one way or another, will spread faster that we can think now, model that will make not solely the difference in the market, but it will be the engine of further development of companies.”
Dreams and Goals
“A goal is a dream with a deadline” Napoleon Hill
Counteroffers
Statistics confirm the fact that more than 80% of the employees who decided to accept a counteroffer are not with their company six months later!
Rebecca. File
Archiving Creation, Feelings, Impressions and Emotions Rebecca… …the classical best-selling novel of British writer Daphne du Maurier (1938). …the cult thriller, addressing both critics and the general public, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1940). …the Gothic play recounted in a musical-hit by Hungarian-born American composer Sylvester Lévay and German librettist Michael Kunze (2006). Rebecca – one […]
Salary Expectations
Another controversial article is making internet rounds and debatable waves these days. The CEO of a career consulting company speaks strongly against the right of employers to ask candidates about their current salary or financial package. She advises job applicants to refuse divulging their present salary and to insist on firmly stating salary expectations only. […]
Disney
Life and Business Lessons Disney’s legacy goes above and beyond the more than 300 beloved Walt Disney movies & other than 660 Walt Disney Company films, fabulous Disney songs, characters, media networks, parks & resorts, studio entertainment, toys, consumer products of all kinds…. Disney’s legacy is moreover the wisdom, the life guidance and business lesson. […]
Loyalty
“Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer give a damn.” Once shared, I was amazed to see how ‘viral’ the quoted statement went on both LinkedIn and Facebook and the number of “Likes” increases by the minute! Loyalty …. What is loyalty?
Everybody is Beautiful / Testimonials
“Everybody Is Beautiful”, our most recent global project, enjoys its first testimonials coming from Romanian participants: “an amazing way of discovering the child in us”, “good quality fun”, “very relaxing”, “play at work” and so much more, for which we are grateful! We therefore attach the updated project presentation and hope that you will enjoy […]
Exclusivity
All Executive Search companies include an exclusivity clause in their recruitment contracts. The exclusivity clause, as much as many clients nowadays try to avoid it, is definitely very much in the advantage of the client. The exclusivity clause allows the Executive Search firm the needed flexibility to design and apply a targeted direct search strategy […]
The Manager’s Imperative Alphabet!
Having worked with so many managers over the past two decades, I always asked what defines them as good managers, what affirmations have been valid for them at all times as business managers and people managers. The information gathered is now herewith alphabetically listed, almost quotes from their self-imposed imperatives for being valued managers! Featured […]