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High profile scandals lead to new roles for Board of Directors
Tom Sorensen, Published on 16/07/2018
» Amid high-profile board scandals, regulatory demands, activist investors, and constant media scrutiny, the goal of assembling a strong board has never been more elusive. Directors now face heightened pressures, complicating the role and obscuring the path to success.
The consequences of cheating and lying on your resume
Tom Sorensen, Published on 23/04/2018
» When a man we'll call Sombat was offered and accepted a CFO position for one of my multi-national clients, he was obviously ecstatic and over the moon. Half a million baht per month in salary, company car with driver, big bonus and share options. You get the picture. Fast forward just a few weeks and Sombat was fired even before his first working day. To make matters worse, he had already given notice to his current employer, so in less than a month he lost two jobs.
8 ways to evaluate a headhunter in 30 seconds
Tom Sorensen, Published on 18/12/2017
» You know the feeling when a headhunter calls you. If you ever got the call that is. You feel a sense of pride and excitement. You think to yourself: “finally, someone found me, someone discovered my talent, the big salary and company car are coming my way, the neighbours will surely notice my new status, my spouse and children will acknowledge how smart I am. I should go buy a lottery ticket today.”
Headhunters don't take the rap for clients' behaviour
Tom Sorensen, Published on 02/10/2017
» If you want to know how to jerk the headhunter around, how to make recruiters hate you, how to toy with them and lie to them, or how you lead them to believe one thing while meaning another, promise them something when you really have no intention of keeping your word, then the following will tell it all.
The customer is always right? Not any more
Business, Tom Sorensen, Published on 20/03/2013
» If you prefer "client" to "customer" in the headline above, because you are selling professional advice or services, no worries. Go ahead, it's not going to change the principle. Customers and clients are not always right any more.