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Is common sense at all common?
A few things have happened to me recently that have made me wonder whether common sense is at all common these days. After all, shouldn’t...
Alex Booth
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Why recruitment consultants are hated
Many of us love to hate politicians, lawyers and fat-cat bankers and it’s perhaps understandable given the associations with lying, greed...
Alex Booth
Aug 8, 20232 min read


True recruitment research
Just as I’m sure many of you do, I receive marketing emails every week from businesses offering recruitment research services. Sometimes...
Alex Booth
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Heritage
I’m sure you’ll have seen Twitter’s announcement of its rebranding to “X”. It’s apparently the first step in its journey to becoming “the...
Alex Booth
Jul 25, 20232 min read


The death of the little black book
Once upon a time, and not that long ago, an executive recruitment consultant was defined by the quality and extent of their network. If...
Alex Booth
Jul 18, 20232 min read


Agent or consultant?
It’s often said English is one of the hardest languages to learn so maybe it’s no surprise that even native speakers sometimes confuse...
Alex Booth
Jul 11, 20232 min read


Be comfortable in interviews
As an executive search consultant, the majority of the people I meet are experienced, senior leaders with strong track records in...
Alex Booth
Jul 4, 20232 min read


Familiarity breeds missed opportunities
Familiarity can be comforting and maybe it’s one of the reasons that, when recruiting for positions at all levels, companies often go...
Alex Booth
Jun 27, 20231 min read


New doesn't always beat old
I read an article a while ago about how James Dyson thinks letting people work from home is “staggeringly self-defeating”. I remembered...
Alex Booth
Jun 13, 20232 min read


People are not commodities
Commenting on Phillip Schofield’s fall from grace last week, Caroline Flack’s mother alleged that ITV “treats presenters as commodities”....
Alex Booth
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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