Counter offers are a challenge for professionals and recruiters hate them. Just when everything was wrapped up and the search is complete, we have to start all over again. But there are times when it is better for your career to accept a counter offer. Just be careful!
1) Risks of a Counter Offer:
*This is part of a series of posts responding to specific questions raised by my clients, candidates and friends regarding recruitment and careers. If you would like to ask a question, please include it as a comment. Selected comments will be answered and you will be notified by email. Questions are…
*This is a series of posts responding to specific questions raised by my clients, candidates and friends regarding recruitment and careers. If you would like to ask a question, please include it as a comment. Selected comments will be answered and you will be notified by email. Questions are edited …
This is part of a series of posts responding to specific questions raised by my clients, candidates and friends regarding recruitment and careers. If you would like to ask a question, please include it as a comment. Selected comments will be answered and you will be notified by email. Questions are …
*This is the first of what will become a series of posts responding to specific questions raised by my clients, candidates and friends regarding recruitment and careers. If you would like to ask a question, please leave include it as a comment. Selected comments will be answered and you will be noti…
I recently got a small book called a "Quick Start Guide" from one of my friends in the industry. It was published by a major international recruitment brand a few years ago and is an excellent summary of what a staffing company should be.
It shortly and concisely described the company vision, KPIs a…
Welcome to the new year! This year has been a real challenge for many industries and many people. Yet some industries have done exceptionally well during the downturn. Now as we look to the new year, we can see some new patterns for industry as a whole.
Offshore oil and gas exploration is moving incr…
I've been playing around with a new presentation tool called Prezi. It lets you create a free-flow presentation using one giant sheet of paper that you can zoom in and out of to get a better picture. I know this sounds super abstract, so I thought the best way to explain is with my very first Prezi …
There are a lot of recruiting tools on the Internet - a lot. Some work well some do not. During the last year, my I have demoed software like Zoho Recruit, Taleo, Zappoint, SmartRecruiters, SalesForce and many other full software or adaptations of CRM to recruitment. Overwhelmingly the software are …
Happy New Year! And it looks like 2010 will be a year of interesting opportunities... Be prepared for some unique opportunities and challenges. Many companies that survived the downturn will take longer to recover in the new economy. This creates opportunities for open-minded job seekers.
Where 2009…
These days almost everyone wants to get a job outside their own country and gain experience in the world economy. And it should be easy shouldn't it? After all we are qualified professionals in our own countries, and there are so many jobs online. 
I'm sorry to spoil the mood, but it is very difficul…
Don't regret any choices you make in your career. Once you make the choice you will need to commit to it and move forward from there. Likewise, do not let the fear of uncertainty block you from exploring other opportunities. We only live once.
Our careers are the most important decisions in our liv…
Everyday I see a lot of shitty CVs, Resumes and Profiles. They are really horrible, structured wrong or simply inaccurate and damaging to the people who wrote them. My job is to find diamonds in the rough, so no matter how horrible, I still have to read them. But I can only help so many people. I sh…
Millions of people use online job searches and post their resume / profile or CV online. A large percentage of them also apply online to jobs. But how do we know what happens to our application?
It is vital that you apply only for jobs you are qualified for and that you follow-up closely. Why? Beca…
Normally every interview ends with "Do you have any questions?" The worst thing you can do is answer with "Nope, nothing." Every interview should be full of two-way communication. Just as the interviewer needs to ask you questions to better understand yourself, so do you to understand the company.
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Today i met with an interesting professional. He has been out of the job for a month and has been applying to every company in the market. He did everything right, working through friends, following up and focusing, but things hadn't worked out. (Want to skip ahead? Find a Sample Search Sheet Here)
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If you are a specialist in a field or focused on getting into a specific role / industry where you have a skill set that is easily transferable into that new role, a recruiter may be able to help represent you in your search. This is sometimes referred to outplacement as well. I recently answered a …
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