Martin Kartin Blog

Thoughts on Executive Recruitment and Placement

Archive for March, 2010

Its the weekend.!

Posted by Martin Kartin on March - 5 - 2010

It’s the weekend! Are you shutting your phones, turning off your Blackberry’s or tying to impress yourself with the fact that you are available 24/7?  Employers are impressed with: smart people, who lead balanced lives, work hard and know when to say, “NO! Shut the phone and smell the roses.  You may just be more relaxed for the craziness that we all know Monday will bring! Tweet

Why are you special?

Posted by Martin Kartin on March - 4 - 2010
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I interview a lot of people.  Most tell me what they’ve done.  Some tell me what they want to do.  A few even try to just give me verbal repeats of what I’ve already seen on their resumes  When I ask the BIG BANG question, the majority of respondents freeze the question is easy to ask, difficult to answer!  “Why are you special”?  Usually, after several seconds of silence and  [ Read More ]

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