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Look good, be good: Dress to impress at the job interview
Tom Sorensen, Published on 19/11/2018
» You must have heard the saying that a first impression can make or break a business opportunity or relationship. That includes anything from meeting customers, pitching your business to new clients, to dating for a romantic partner, and of course very much to job interviewing.
Dealing with an interviewer who won’t shut up
Tom Sorensen, Published on 05/11/2018
» You are really in big trouble if you come across a job interviewer who just keeps talking.
Detecting winners ahead of the race: 6 key competencies to assess when interviewing candidates
Tom Sorensen, Published on 08/10/2018
» In every interview of candidates and applicants for a management or supervisory position, you should evaluate those candidates on six leadership characteristics. Overall, each candidate is rated, on a scale of one to five, on each characteristic.
How do you dress for the job interview?
Tom Sorensen, Published on 10/09/2018
» If you are old enough, you may recall the shampoo commercial, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression".
Do you interview job candidates for your company?
Tom Sorensen, Published on 20/08/2018
» Are you an untrained job interviewer? Do you think that interviewing is just about talking? Do you really believe that you can trust your gut feelings when assessing skills, experience, education, and personality? Have you heard interviewers say they know within the first minute, if a candidate is a match to the job?
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.
Holy moly I got the job! How to resign and avoid career suicide
Tom Sorensen, Published on 25/06/2018
» So you got the new job or perhaps you are just about putting pen to paper on a new employment contract. Congratulations on your appointment. You are probably dancing around, you are excited about the new challenges, already thinking about what is waiting, what you will be doing, and how your new colleagues will be to work with.
How you can compete with robots in the future job market
Tom Sorensen, Published on 28/05/2018
» Any chance you have been to New York in the last 12 months? Perhaps visiting McDonalds on the corner of Third Avenue and 58th Street to get yourself a cheese burger?
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.
How a wrong handshake will eliminate you as a candidate
Tom Sorensen, Published on 28/03/2018
» I bet you say hello and extend your greetings when meeting another person. But which greeting, I may ask. It could be a wai if you are Thai, a bow if you are Japanese, la bise (cheek kiss) to good friends if you are French, or a firm handshake if you are American.