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Effective Telephone Interviewing

The novel coronavirus ‘COVID-19’ has rapidly impacted all aspects of our lives – both private and professional – and brought with it both fear and uncertainty. HR is no exception, with disrupted labour markets, recruitment processes and how interviews are coordinated....

Time For Change?

My two left socks I have sports socks that I use for running and they are clearly marked L and R correspondingly for Left and Right. By the way, do you also say left and right, or is it just me. Does anyone say right and left? Anyway, my two socks were paired up as...

Networking? Be authentic!

This is a follow up to my previous post about networking and authenticity. Image credits  (c) Michaeldb | Dreamstime.com Have you ever been mistaken for a server or staff member of an establishment before? That can irk anyone, no? It shouldn’t though. People make...

I went to a party last Saturday…

If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you- Zig Ziglar There is an immense amount of literature on how to network effectively for career and job seekers out there. It includes excellent material with...

Effective Job Interviewing Tips

At what stage does a job interview start? Does it start when you arrive at the appointed time and location. Does it start when you sit down and exchange pleasantries with the interview panel? When does it really start? To respond to this question, I would like to...

What makes an effective leader?

I listened to an incredibly  insightful webinar today presented by MRG (Management Research Group) on Characterizing Effective Leadership: Insights from Different Observer Perspectives. I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation on some of the coaching insights...

Returning to the Workforce

Hallo again. It has been rather quiet here and this is because I have just returned from maternity break and having twins is literally a handful-very little “me” time. It is good to be back and I will try to post more regularly now and even more so when my post-birth...