Looking for a new job or new career can be a daunting task and many people have no idea where to start or how to go about it. Many of the candidates I work with haven’t sat for an interview since the end of their undergraduate days, when firms and companies would contact them. Unfortunately, there […]

“The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.” – Howard Baker It is one of those fun times of the year, when accounting firms and some companies announce promotions, possible salary raises, and bonuses. This usually causes a negative reaction […]

One of my favourite authors, Malcolm Gladwell, talks about “the phenomenon of relative deprivation – the ‘Big Fish – Little Pond’ effect” in his book, David and Goliath, as it pertains to the education system. What the ‘Big Fish – Little Pond’ effect describes is that those people who are “at the very top of […]

Over my 9 years of doing professional recruitment, I feel it has become easier and easier to see what differentiates top candidates in the market from those who are “middle of the road.” Here are 6 common traits of the way the “stars” go about navigating their careers; these are the “A+” candidates that I […]

Perhaps I’m biased. Obviously, being a Chartered Accountant turned recruiter who recruits other professional accountants makes me an atypical CA. To succeed, I have to stay connected. It’s that simple. What surprises me is how little, on average, other professionals use social media to build their business. I had a conversation the other day with […]