How to Obtain the Coveted Position of Sales Director
No question: the search for an executive position isn’t always an easy process – good thing you’ve got people here at Vantage Point here to help.
No question: the search for an executive position isn’t always an easy process – good thing you’ve got people here at Vantage Point here to help.
Opportunities seldom show up repeatedly. The beginning of the year is always the best time to set your goals and priorities in the right order and surge ahead in your career. Do not miss exclusive insights from Tony Restell, Founder Social-Hire
Headhunters can find the perfect position for a candidate like you – when you prepare accordingly and know what to look for when dealing with a personal adviser, like a headhunter.
Did you know that 80% of your daily activities and interactions are governed by your subconscious? Instinctive and emotional reactions aren’t always to your benefit – or for your company.
Can you handle taking on this project?“ or “Why am I only getting these results now?” Tough questions like this can fluster even the most capable senior managers. The wrong reaction could seriously impact your career, so it’s important to handle these situations with great care.
New year, new chances. This also applies to you as a boss. Now is the time to be specific in the new corporate goals and create resurgence in the upcoming projects. It is also the time for self-assessment. How well have you developed the relationships with your employees?
Recently the #myfirst90days was a topic over several career notes spread across on LinkedIn and other social business networks. I went through some of the ideas shared. These are relevant, if you got lucky with a promotion or a new job at the beginning of the year and also just to get a good makeover in your old job too! Any transition to the new role can be daunting or several times just difficult
Over the past year, and in our own experience, we often talk to our headhunter partners and hear out their insights and also the key characteristics that they are looking for in a new candidate especially for a senior position. It is often hard to put a tangible measure for all the soft management skills that are increasingly growing in prominence with all executive recruiters and headhunters alike.
For 10 years researchers studied the behavior of busy managers in nearly a dozen large companies. Their findings on managerial behavior showed that fully 90% of managers squander their time in all sorts of ineffective activities. In other words, a mere 10% of managers spend their time in a committed, purposeful, and reflective manner.
Often when are in a meeting talking about ‘hey let’s try this new thing’, sometimes (rightly) the product manager hits back and says, ‘let’s see how this will move the needle’. Therefore, before getting into the details of everything in the world that is crashing down, let’s then start with the bottom line. Why do we continue to harp about diversity at workplace?