Leadership, or how to become positively redundant
It’s almost happening! In a few days I’m flying off to India😊
Taking a break from work for one whole month might seem obvious for many people, but not for me. Ever since I founded M18 (which is 23 years ago) I haven’t been offline for a single day. Not even when I was 9 months pregnant and waiting in the delivery room at the hospital for the arrival of my lovely son.
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The 4P’s of recruitment … why the retainer-based approach works
Lately we have been asking clients why they work with M18. We obtained various answers whereby there was certainly one that stuck out. It’s a reason that has a strong connection to the title of this article which is: ‘You guys don’t give up. If one route doesn’t work, you’ll take another one, you go […]
More Than Ever Trending in Recruitment: Globalisation
When I started my International MBA studies in the early 90’s (yes, indeed a very long time ago) the recruitment industry was at its earlier stages. The world wide web was still under the radar, Google did not exist and social networks were only available in SciFi movies. Still, this industry at the time already […]
The Evolution of Careers: The Future
As mentioned in my previous blog career patterns are changing at an even quicker pace… Why??? It’s all about TECHNOLOGY! Tech is strongly impacting careers because: As a result of the above trends the search for stability and the traditional career ladder has made room for entrepreneurship, adventure, life-long learning, flexibility, adaptability and (ideally) an […]
The Evolution of Careers: The Past
What happened when someone started a career in let’s say the 1950’s, 60’s and even early 80’s? There was very little variation back then, especially if you were a white male graduating from university. You would look for a lifetime employer, preferably of a major company where you could start with a traineeship and gradually […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPANY CULTURE WHEN HIRING
According to Harvard Business Review (“What Is Organizational Culture? And Why Should We Care?”) ‘Company culture refers to the personality of a company. It defines the environment in which employees work. Company culture includes a variety of elements, including work environment, company mission, value, ethics, expectations, and goals’. At M18 we never start a project […]
THE KEY TO SUCCESFUL RECRUITMENT = COMMUNICATION
This is one definition of Communication that I found online: ‘the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium’ To me this is partly true as I believe communication goes much further. It’s the process of giving, receiving and processing information between individuals, or from one individual to a group. It’s […]
HOW TO CLOSE WITH A CANDIDATE
The most crucial part of the recruitment process!!! We all know the challenges of finding the right person that matches with your expectations. And once you have found the ‘perle rare’ (‘rare pearl’ as they say in French) you promise yourself to ‘never let go’. Still, even if you are convinced about this match, your candidate will still need to be persuaded as well. Here are some examples why that is a challenge: So what can you do: If none […]
SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A ‘RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT’
Every company needs external and/or internal recruiters. With the war for talent, the role of any Recruiter is to become more and more crucial. But what is actually the role of the recruiter? When I started M18 almost 20 years ago I quickly learned that there are almost as many types of recruiters as there […]
TIMING IN RECRUITMENT – KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!
At M18 we propose a recruitment process that works as follows: This entire process should take about 1.5-2 months. Sometimes we move much faster but sometimes it takes a little more time, especially when candidates show little interest. If that happens we analyse why, and we: Whatever happens, we keep a sense urgency in recruitment […]
