Expertise in Labour Mobility

Expertise in Labour Mobility is a consultancy company specialised in research, information provision and training with regard to mobility on the International labour market. Our greatest strength is in helping both individuals and businesses to become part of the global workplace.

Expertise in Labour Mobility is not a search and selection company. However, we provide advice and training on working across borders and between cultures. As … [ Read more ]

Stephen Swid

Being rich is having money. Being wealthy is having time.

Stork & May and Partners

“Stork & May is the leading career strategy consultancy which specializes in advising only the most senior people on their career choices. The firm is based in London but works worldwide. The clients are individuals at Chief Executive, Main Board, Divisional Managing Director or Partner level with remuneration generally in the range £200,000 – £1 million p.a. ($400,000 – $2 million in the USA).

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How to Overcome Recruiting Calamities: Disaster Relief

What will you do if you’re late for an interview? Stumped by a question? Drenched by spilled coffee? Survival strategies for recruiting calamities.

Interviewing 101

Surviving the interview process with ease-from getting the inside scoop to answering trick questions to avoiding interview faux pas.

Nail Your Recruiting Dinner: Dining for Dollars

Welcome to the recruiting dinner, where the stakes are high, time is tight, the competition is merciless, and one faux pas can cost you the job. Your hostess will seat you now.

Interviewing at a New Company: Off to a Good Start-up

Anyone interviewing at a new company should know this: The old rules have gone up in flames. Five founders offer advice.

Recruiting Experts Tell All: The Ultimate Recruiting Playbook

Ever imagine listening to a team of all-star recruiters, MBAs, senior managers, and professors talk about winning job-search strategies? Pull up a chair.

Would You Interview You?

This short piece, part of the regular secret CIO column in InformationWeek, offers some practical advice on resume-writing from a hiring executive’s perspective

Who’s Hiring

An MBA is a healthy boost to any career, but if you have your heart set on working at a particular company, you want to make sure that it’ll be recruiting on campus when you graduate. Here’s a BusinessWeek Online tool that lets you pick a company and find out which schools it hires MBAs from.

Pleasure in Others’ Misfortune: The Heart of a Winner

Feeling bad for feeling good. Such is the strange internal conflict that is Schadenfreude, a German word, literally translated as “harm joy,” that describes taking pleasure, however fleeting, in someone else’s misfortune. More complex and layered than envy or shame, schadenfreude is as universal a human emotion as exists … and yet it is a word with no simple equivalent in English. Largely ignored for … [ Read more ]

Do You Realize Your Potential?

Article looks at Potentia International’s unique “profiling” system, designed to help people answer major career questions: What type of work will allow me to make the greatest contribution? Which career path fits best with my values and aspirations? How can I grow as a person by developing my latent abilities? What kind of work will give me the most pleasure, unleash the most energy, and … [ Read more ]

Start Your New Job Right: Stepping Up

Starting a new job is always a delicate dance. Here, managing directors, senior VPs, and savvy associates tell you how to make a great impression … without stomping on anyone’s toes. Topics include:
– Four ways to win over colleagues
– The golden mentor rule
– Nine things you’ve got to know about face time
– Four keys to nailing … [ Read more ]