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I have been in recruitment since 2010, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is this: A great candidate can still have a terrible interview. I’ve seen candidates who looked perfect on paper walk into an interview completely unprepared and talk themselves out of a job. I’ve also seen candidates who weren’t […]

Despite AI, ChatGPT and ATS systems, one thing hasn’t changed: Your resume has one job: to get you an interview. The interview has a different job: to get you the offer. You may have excellent experience, but if your resume fails the first screening, recruiters may never discover it. In 2026, your resume may be

More recruiters do not necessarily mean more candidates. Sometimes, it simply means several recruiters sending you the same candidate. There is a common belief: “If one recruitment company gives me five candidates, three or four companies should give me 15–20.”Unfortunately, recruitment does not work like ordering pizzas. You do not necessarily get completely different menus.

You’ve done it.You updated your CV, spoke to recruiters, went through interviews, and finally got the call:“We’d like to offer you the position.”You accept, then prepare for the uncomfortable part:resigning.You walk into your boss’s office, hand it over… and then it happens.“Wait. What if we increase your salary?”Suddenly, the company that couldn’t find budget six

Hiring the wrong person is expensive. Every business leader understands the cost of a poor hiring decision. Lost productivity, reduced morale, delayed projects, and the financial impact of replacing an employee can quickly add up. Whether you’re a growing SME or a multinational expanding into Southeast Asia, making the wrong hire affects your entire organization.

Recently, one of our clients approached us with a challenge. They had found the perfect candidate, an experienced expatriate with the exact skills they needed to lead a critical business function in Thailand. There was just one problem. The company did not have an approved headcount for a permanent employee, and the budget and internal

A few weeks ago, I spoke with a candidate who genuinely surprised me. He had worked with several recruiters throughout his career, yet not one of them had ever prepared him for an interview. They arranged the interview, sent him the job description, wished him luck… and that was it. When we started working together,

When you started your career, your education opened doors. Years later, it probably isn’t your degree that’s keeping them open. It’s your experience. One of the biggest mistakes professionals make is giving every section of their resume equal importance. They proudly list every certificate, every workshop and every course they’ve attended. Meanwhile, Professional Experience—the section

Let’s start with a scary fact.Your resume is probably going to be read for about 14 seconds.Not 14 minutes. Not even two minutes.Fourteen.That’s roughly the time it takes to blink a few times or scroll past a couple of posts on social media. In those few seconds, a recruiter has already decided whether your resume

The Cost of Delayed Hiring Decisions One of the most common reasons organisations lose exceptional talent has very little to do with compensation, company reputation, or competition. More often than not, the culprit is delay. In recruitment, momentum matters. Every day that passes without action increases the risk of losing a strong candidate, weakening engagement,