Category : Recruiting

In the evenings in my office - when the day's appointments are over - I like to reflect on the many conversations I have. Recently, one topic has been occupying my mind more...

The 'inner wave of resignation' of the Germans!

The news about the Great Resignation in the USA flares up again. In Germany, the wave of layoffs has not been a big...

When I took some time off in April, I decided to take a look at the topics of 'Employer Branding' and 'Recruiting' from a theoretical and scientific perspective rather than...

To summarize briefly: I was able to exceed my goals for this first (half) year of founding the company, but I still have mixed feelings about the new year:

As managing...

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing the most important findings from six years of experience in the field of executive search and setting out 10 commandments for...

Every recruiter - whether in-house or external - knows it: The problem of the 'eierlegende Wollmilchsau' (jack of all trades) being sought. The CTO position is particularly...

It is quite simple: If you want to persuade someone to go on a trip with you, you have to tell them where you are going, why you are going, and who you are. That is why I do...

In every company there are things that are not going well. Every role in an organization has its challenges and unpleasant sides. The MD sales of one of my former employers...

The next two commandments concern the interviews that companies conduct with candidates. Here I experience the entire spectrum: from those who draw up detailed catalogs of...

I will conclude my series of the 10th commandment in executive search with the last commandment: 'Give candidates honest and helpful feedback!'

In most cases, feedback...

I have just received another rejection from a very suitable candidate because he refuses the remote arrangement for the position (3 days office per week). This issue is...

The decision to change the job or the company is a major challenge and depends on many personal factors. It is therefore not possible to give general advice. But there are...

Anyone who follows me here knows that most of my advice and criticism of new hires is directed at the company side and not the candidate side. This is not only because we are...

In addition to professional qualifications, the character and mental aptitude of candidates is becoming increasingly important when filling management positions. Personality...

Dr. Sebastian Tschentscher, Managing Director of Digital Minds GmbH, has established principles for effective executive search in his LinkedIn series 'Ten Commandments of...

When it comes to 'correct language', there are now so many rules and prohibitions that it's hard to keep up. The much-discussed gendering is just one area. Recently, I was even...

At a get-together with former colleagues last week, a photo from a joint business trip to the Pentagon reminded me of how often I have asked myself after more than 20 years in...