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March 26, 2024

6 months on Workation: a summary of Gen Z and autonomy

6 months on Workation: a summary of Gen Z and autonomy I've spent the last six months on Workation - exploring the world (or at least parts of it) with…

Pamela Wolf

Recruiting

February 15, 2024

Ten Years in Executive Search – what makes my journey so exciting.

Ten Years in Executive Search – what makes my journey so exciting. My ten-year journey in Executive Search is a celebration of human diversity and uniqueness, where trust and appreciation…

Pamela Wolf

Recruiting

January 17, 2024

Failure Guaranteed: Nine Interview Tips of a Different Kind

Failure Guaranteed: Nine Interview Tips of a Different Kind There is plenty of good advice on the subject of job applications. That's why, as HR insiders, we are providing a…

Pamela Wolf

Recruiting

November 27, 2023

How To Get Out Of A Failed Interview – A Guide In Four Steps

How To Get Out Of A Failed Interview - A Guide In Four Steps We have probably all "messed up" an interview at some point in our career. In our…

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October 23, 2023

The Fine Line Between Modesty and Cockiness

The Fine Line Between Modesty and Cockiness Bubbleheads and people with an oversized ego are rarely the likeable people you want in your own ranks. Nevertheless, in my day-to-day consulting…

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September 19, 2023

The Time Is Right For a Tolerant Society

The Time Is Right For a Tolerant Society Our population, and with it the professional world, is in the midst of a reform. Various currents are forecasting change and calling…

Bernie Tewlin

Recruiting

July 25, 2023

Over 50: Too Old, Too Expensive? Neither!

Over 50: Too Old, Too Expensive? Neither! The once prevailing youth mania in the labor market is giving way to a new appreciation for the experience, expertise and perspectives that…

Gisela Schiewe

Recruiting

June 27, 2023

Modern Recruiting: Video Training with Faeh+Faeh

Modern Recruiting: Video Training with Faeh+Faeh Modern recruiting means staying open and being creative. Thanks to Faeh+Faeh's video training, da professionals have gained a range of new skills. (more…)

Maya Töpperwien

Recruiting

May 10, 2023

When Reference Information Becomes a Thriller

When Reference Information Becomes a Thriller Our day-to-day consulting work is anything but boring. But even with us, there are experiences that stand out. On a cold January day this…

Sabine Biland-Weckherlin

Recruiting

April 11, 2023

The Fine Line Between Employer Attractiveness and Candidate Experience

The Fine Line Between Employer Attractiveness and Candidate Experience It is not a new insight that a good employer brand is of central importance in the "war for talent". On…

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March 13, 2023

New Chapter, New Opportunities: Why Life Keeps Getting Better After 40

The 40th birthday is a scary milestone for many people. We show you how many positive things it can bring.

Monique Amrein

Recruiting

February 23, 2023

Job Interview: Talk is Silver, Silence is Golden

Job Interview: Talk is Silver, Silence is Golden If you talk too much in a job interview, you'll shoot yourself in the foot. How to get the important information across…

Pamela Wolf

Recruiting

January 16, 2023

The Old Man and his Nightmare – a Short Story about the Disempowerment of the Male Executive Caste

The Old Man and his Nightmare - a Short Story about the Disempowerment of the Male Executive Caste Andreas H. finds himself in a nightmare. The successful and newly promoted…

Sabine Biland-Weckherlin

Recruiting

December 6, 2022

What Recruiting Professionals Look For in Personnel Selection

What recruiting professionals look for in personnel selection How do headhunters choose the right person for a job? We asked the recruiting professionals on our team. Here are their collected…

Pamela Wolf

Recruiting

November 28, 2022

Worst Practice: How to Get Rid of Your Best People in No Time!

Worst Practice: How to get rid of your best people in no time! Some companies seem to hire talent only to drive them away again after a very short time.…

Sabine Biland-Weckherlin

Recruiting

October 17, 2022

How important is honesty in the application process?

How important is honesty in the application process? How honest and authentic should you be when applying for a job? Of course, personal values and needs are at the center…

Bernie Tewlin

Recruiting

December 10, 2019

Employer Branding

Many companies emphasize that their employees are their most valuable asset. However, the latter usually feel very little of it. We often hear from candidates that their boss had neither…

Claudia Fröhlich

Trends

November 28, 2019

Man is dead, long live man!

Switzerland is a democratic country. With regard to the digital transformation, however, citizens enjoy only limited voting rights although there is no way around it. Not even in everyday professional…

Bernie Tewlin

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June 11, 2019

MOOC – Further education in a digital world

In this article, I will provide some food for thought around how employers can benefit in 3 ways from Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Firstly though, what are MOOC? The…

Lucas Diederen

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April 29, 2019

Appreciation – a key factor for corporate success

It is on everyone's lips, the highly esteemed value of our fellow human beings - that employees are counted as the company's greatest asset is something that many a company…

Claudia Fröhlich

Trends

March 11, 2019

Strategic Talent Management in Startups: seek and retain – part 2

After last week’s focus on talent acquisition, we will continue this week and look at startup culture and talent retention.

Lucas Diederen

Trends

March 6, 2019

Strategic Talent Management in Startups: seek and retain

There is an increasing number of startups in the Swiss market, and especially in hubs like Zurich and Zug. In both 2017 and 2018, a record number of over 43,000…

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