Do recruitment agencies suck?

September 4, 2011

With over 1,500 comments left I think it is fair to say that job hunters are making their opinions heard. And an opium that is often repeated is that recruitment agencies suck. Go to http://www.careerpsychometrics.com/buzz/ and read the comments for yourself. Do you think this industry deserves such a castigation? So what are the complaints? [...]

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Even employment advisors are struggling

August 1, 2011

You know things are bad (or have changed) when employment advisors are struggling to find work. I think this is more a sign of just how much the employment process has changed. It’s an indication that the old fashioned approach really doesn’t work. Spamming job adverts with your CV isn’t working. “The trouble I am [...]

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Is more education going to solve your job hunting problem?

July 30, 2011

I think most people are finding job hunting extremely frustrating right now. Career development is feeling more like arrested development for most. Here is an email I received from Jill this week. I can’t even see hardly any jobs that I can apply for any more. I feel I will have to go back to [...]

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Headhunter workshop went well

July 15, 2011

Spent the day with the most interesting bunch of people at my new “How to get headhunted” course. In the morning we had a very strange “introductions” session. We introduced ourselves to one another in a way that was pretty alien. Later it would become apparent why. I think it’s fair to say that we [...]

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Martin Gibbons Headhunters Workshop

July 13, 2011

Ever wondered what headhunters do? Ever wondered how headhunters find you? I’ve been preparing the workshop “How To Get Headhunted” for the last few weeks and I can’t wait to deliver it on Friday. Although I have been coaching these various techniques for years, this is the first time I have pulled it all together [...]

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Murray at Wimbledon

June 24, 2011

My nerves are shot watching Murray playing lubjicic. I realised something that job seekers and tennis players have in common. When the pressure is on and you’re missing shots, the grass area on other side of the net gets smaller and smaller. At times the opponent is a giant, covering all the court with a [...]

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Famous author’s visit

June 20, 2011

Last week was hectic and a little special, as famous author Isabel losada http://www.isabellosada.com/ was staying at chez Gibbons for a couple of days. As always, I look at these experiences to see what’s in it for you. What can we use to advance your career. The first thing I have to say and I [...]

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Cool place to work

June 11, 2011

Just been to apple store to get iPod touch fixed in Glasgow. If our NHS were run like this we would have no illness. Chris looked after us like he was my GP. Better in fact. As part of my job in helping you find your ideal job I like to check out companies and [...]

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Great livechat session today

June 11, 2011

Had a great live chat session today. Delighted that so many people would choose to spend a Saturday morning talking about their career to me. If I bad badges you would all get one We talked about interview nerves, getting interviews, managing teams, stress at work and a bunch of other stuff. Live chat is [...]

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Job hunting for introverts

May 7, 2011

Lately I have received a few comments from introverts who feel the have wrongly lost jobs to less able extroverts. Is this true? Yes. It happens every day of the week. The conventional recruitment process is biased against introverts of all sorts. This is why I teach an alternative approach. The 3 Step System levels [...]

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