by Oliver Hansard | Dec 24, 2020 | Job Hunting
This guest blog is by friend of Catalyst Thinking Partners, Claire Rason, in response to Part 12 of the ’12 Job Hunting Tips for the New Year’ series. How to do nothing? It seems odd that I should be writing a piece on how to do nothing. To stop. 2020 has given...
by Oliver Hansard | Dec 23, 2020 | Job Hunting
Rest up, then hit the ground running So, you get the job you want – fantastic! You’ve negotiated an improved package compared to your previous job, but not too good so that you are under pressure from day one. Great news. But what next? Have a break. Seriously,...
by Fergal Roche | Dec 22, 2020 | Job Hunting
Be real. Be you. One of the traits I most admire in people is authenticity. It was well known in my business that any interview candidate who tried to stick to their pre-prepared script would be deliberately made uncomfortable until they started to be themselves. By...
by Oliver Hansard | Dec 21, 2020 | Job Hunting
Follow-up; interviewing is the best networking opportunity I have an ex-colleague who keeps an eagle eye on job boards and takes the view that he always needs to know what he is worth. For me that is an extreme approach; I take the view that a job search is a job in...
by Tony Court | Dec 20, 2020 | Job Hunting
Advice on how to behave consistently and professionally at all stages of a recruitment process is sometimes forgotten. Having been involved in hiring over a number of years in different organisations, the recruiter will always be influenced by how the candidate comes...
