You`re a S#@% according to Myers Briggs

Generally when someone refers to me using a four letter word, it`s not complementary. Although in Scotland it`s almost a term of endearment but in general it`s not nice. It`s not nice for a number of reasons, one of them being because it`s a gross over simplification...

Is the CV Dying?

The world is changing and changing fast. The Internet is here and upsetting everything that used to be sacred, including the CV. The CV used to be treated like some sacred text, where candidates would spend hours refining it and employers would read over it...

Seth Godin Rocks

I`m reading Seth Godin`s “Free Prize Inside” and I am reminded that career development is a marketing job. In fact the biggest ongoing marketing job of all time is your career development. And if you are thinking “Marketing is nothing to do with me,...

Should I cheat on my personality test?

Let’s speak frankly. The two questions I get asked all the time are “Should I cheat in my personality test?” and “How do I cheat in my personality test?” I can hear you gasp in horror but let’s face it, we are talking about a lot of...

Hire someone you don’t like

Now don’t flip out on me here. I know the very idea of hiring someone you don’t like sounds crazy but there is a good reason for it. Good rounded teams need a broad spectrum of personality types. Everyone has a “difficult person”, a personality...

Breakthrough in recruitment

How to hire the right person first time, every time. Update from MG: I have just added this short video explaining how to use the new Benchmarking facility. It’s real easy, just watch the video. I think this is one of the most exciting things to happen in...

Carl Jung and Wine

I thought my eyes were deceiving me when this popped into my email. I figured I had been working too hard with the new product. Carl Jung wine and alcohol free into the bargain. I upset my French visitor last year by ordering a crate of alcohol free wine. I felt very...