Executive Search Consultant Barbara Ashton discusses the very serious benefits gained by employers who use the services of headhunters and independent recruiters.
5 Values to Help You Determine Right Fit When Hiring
If you want to determine whether a potential new hire will fit your company culture, you should start by defining your company culture and then the potential hire. Today has been a pretty typical day for me. Earlier this morning I met a client who told me he could tell…
The Value of Good Headhunters
If anyone tells you that being a good headhunter is easy, they’re either drunk, stoned, or just plain stupid. I’ve been in the recruiting / headhunting business for over three decades. What an enormous blessing it is for me to be a part of so many people’s careers and business…
Talent Management – 5 Ways to Build Talent Inside Your Company
If you’re a business leader, and you know your company productivity is falling, and you know your company culture is lacking morale, you have no time to waste getting started with a talent management strategy. A big part of being a good leader and a good manager is talent management…
The Most Important Job Interview Questions to Ask a Candidate
I’m a big fan of Lou Adler and his performance based interviewing techniques. Taking a page out of his book I’d have to say the most important job interview question to ask a candidate is this one — What is your most significant achievement in your career? During the job…
Winning the War for Talent
When I talk to companies in the BC Interior about their business plans, strategies and goals, they put an enormous emphasis on hiring people with the right experience. They’re engaged head on in “Winning the War for Talent”. Recent conversations with my clients about their War for Talent typically look…
Small Business Hiring Just Got Easier
“At most companies people spend 2% of their time recruiting, and 75% managing their mistakes.” – Richard Fairbank, Founder & CEO Capital One Having trouble finding the time you need to actually get your hiring done, right? We Can Help … Sick and tired of wondering if your next hire is going…
Easy Win-Win Hiring Strategies: Is 2013 YOUR Right Time to Hire?
For many 2012 was a banner year showing solid returns. So much so that many of you are feeling frustrated about not having enough hours in the day to get everything done. Nice problem to have, but it’s still a problem. Right? So now you’re struggling to decide if 2013…
Interviewing — 5 Ways to Take it From Good to Great
1. Make it About Them Making people feel important is the single most important thing you can do to make an impression on anyone, anywhere, any time. By showing sincere interest in your candidate you are sending a strong signal to them that they matter, and that you appreciate they are…
Headhunter Insider Tips on Keeping Your Spear Sharp
It’s no secret many are confused when they hear the term headhunter, images of bone-in-hair-painted-faces charge top of mind. Executive search may carry a tamer vision, but they are in fact one and the same. It’s all about the fine art of targeting, tracking and bringing home that exceptional trophy…
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