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What’s your New Year career resolution?
Tom Sorensen, Published on 01/02/2018
» Being in Asia, there is little in the weather which tells you that we are once again in the month of January. The festive holiday season is now behind us and you may have thought of your own personal calendar New Year or Chinese New Year resolutions. It’s the time for reflecting on the changes we all want in the coming year.
When the recruiting process is like a Marathon
Tom Sorensen, Published on 19/02/2018
» Just last week I received a message from a senior executive candidate. He told me that he was pulling out of the hiring process for a managing director position at a multi-national company who had contacted him directly. He explained that he and other top candidates met the client six weeks ago and to-date no decision or not even an update has been forthcoming.
8 reasons why you should hang-up when a headhunter calls
Tom Sorensen, Published on 12/03/2018
» If you think that recruiters help you to find a job, I'm sorry to be the one to tell you: executive search firms and recruitment companies find candidates for jobs -- they do not find jobs for candidates. May I say, don't shoot the messenger please (read: me).
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.
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 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?
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.
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.
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?
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".