HOW TO STAND OUT IN THE CANDIDATE CROWD
Most of us have been there, the moment you realise you need to step out of your comfort zone and move into a new direction. It doesn’t matter if you’ve just lost your job or if you are simply ready for a new challenge. What does matter is that you have to get out of your comfort zone and put yourself on the job market. Even more important is how you do this! Let’s start with […]
TOMAS BAUM, DIRECTEUR KAZERNE DOSSIN – MIJN ERVARING ALS KANDIDAAT
De maatschappelijk relevantie van Kazerne Dossin is belangrijk voor mij. Veel aspecten uit mijn carrière kwamen bovendien samen in deze functie. Door de combinatie van beide, was ik geïnteresseerd in de vacature van Directeur bij Kazerne Dossin. De voorbij contestatie in de media maakte me wel voorzichtig. Tijdens de procedure heb ik vacature lang beschouwd […]
HOW TO BECOME RECRUITMENT CHAMPION
Recruitment is all about finding the right people.. Doing so may seem obvious or easy, but is it really? This year M18 turns 21 😊. With this ‘coming of age’ I’d like to share our experiences on how to not only identify the right candidates, but also get them on board. In short, what recruitment is all about! If you are just about ready to start looking for talent to strengthen your company and you are not sure […]
HOW TO CV – TIPS FROM RECRUITERS
Your CV is the first thing recruiters and potential employers look at, and only 2% of CVs make it past the first round. That’s why you want to stand out and make a difference! Imagine you just found a post with THE job of your dreams and you only have one chance to make that great first impression. You have to make sure that your CV does a great job representing you are, […]
21 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021 – PART III
Yessss! I got to the 3rd and final part of my challenge where I’ll focus on how the way we live and work changes even more in 2021. Cause let’s be honest, virtually no one could have predicted in January or even February 2020 what the world we live in now would look like. Ok, maybe Bill Gates, but he’s definitively NOT mainstream 😉. The ☀️ is out, and […]
21 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021 – PART II
Hi there, welcome back 😊. Today I will be sharing more thoughts on where 2021 is heading in comparison to 2020. This time the focus will be on the impact of on our Social life, Personal care and Leisure. Let’s start with the Social side of our lives: Then there’s the way that we have been taking Personal Care of […]
21 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021 – PART I
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the great challenge that I received from the @M18 team to come up with 21 differences between 2020 and 2021. I’ll start with my more generic predictions that impact all of us, not just our target audience such as hiring companies, job seekers and interim managers… First, the ones that impact […]
21 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021 – INTRODUCTION
The end of each year and the start of the next one is always a great opportunity to reflect. This year is no different, on the contrary! No one will deny that 2020 has been a life changer! Everyone’s world has been turned upside-down, and nothing will ever be the same again! As if last […]
RECRUITMENT AND DATING PART 2 – GHOSTBUSTERS
Great ! You finely made your way through the pile of interesting profiles. You’ll now be able to make a short list consisting of four candidates or maybe just that one perfect match. Well, the best thing to do then is to meet, have an in-depth screening and get a more wholesome view of who they are, their personality, their skills and most of all if they are compatible. Just like in recruitment, […]
RECRUITMENT AND DATING PART 1: PREPARATION IS KEY
Looking for the perfect match is never easy. One might have a list of requirements bigger than the great wall and have unrealistic expectations, while another has none. Some people take great pride and effort in creating the perfect profile, and it shows! As a firm we try not to focus solely on the CV, because this little summary will never be able reflect all the hard and […]
