Finding a job is not an easy task. It requires effort, commitment, unlimited moral strength and a good network of colleagues and friends around you. Independent of your qualities, life can lead you to specific behaviors and moments that mislead you to know what path you want for yourself. Recently, while conducting steering different recruitment […]
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‘How Experts Gain Influence’ offers lessons for functional experts in search of influence, from management consultants and internal auditors to HR and marketing executives. In the competition for top management’s limited time and attention, four competencies – trailblazing, toolmaking, teamwork and translation – help experts increase their impact in the organization and gain influence. Want […]
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Some thoughts about recruitment pitfalls that you might not know about! Based on a focus group done un November 2013…
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Why do some people and companies buckle under pressure? And what makes others bend and ultimately bounce back? Resilience is one of the greatest puzzles of human nature. It’s a quality companies are looking for when hiring new people, because resilience will determine who will succeed and who will fail. What is this quality of […]
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Hugo and Timoté, Product & Digital Strategists at Talentsquare, had the opportunity to attend TalentConnect 2013 London, the biggest yearly EMEA event organized by LinkedIn. After two days of intensive sessions and keynotes they wanted to share with everyone some of their key takeaways. Before going to the heart of the subject, some few words […]
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Should leaders be strong or warm? Some of us have the idea that leaders have to be strong, although research shows that people judged to be competent but lacking in warmth often elicit resentment in others. On the other hand, people judged as warm but incompetent tend to elicit pity. Based on research, we know […]
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If you have one day published a job offer, you probably have received hundreds of cover letters like the below one: “Dear Mr. X, I am Martin, young graduate looking for his first experience, I am full of resources and really efficient. I love what you do and want to be part of your awesome […]
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Intro Making people move internationally is probably good for your business and also for the assignee’s career. But an international move will very often present a hard challenge to an assignee and his/her family in terms of adapting their life to a new location. Differences in climate, language and culture are some of the factors […]
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There are plenty of options on where to start your career. Today we are witnessing an exponential increase of young people creating a startup company while studying, others doing freelance work, but what about students doing internships while studying? With the increase of youth unemployment around the world, especially in European countries, we see a […]
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Organizations are demanding ever-higher performance from their employees. People are trying to comply, but the usual method – putting in longer hours – has proven to be inefficient. Employees are getting exhausted, disengaged and are more likely to quit. Longer days at the office do not work because time is a limited resource whereas, according […]
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