Alex van Klaveren's Blog – February 2016 Archive (1)

I recently did a search for a Head of Marketing role for a London-based startup.  When screening the candidates, one shone through above everyone else, although his CV was not as strong as some of the others.  I was just about to put him forward on a shortlist when I caught myself and realised I had fallen for a superb sales pitch – I needed to go back and do more research.  Gauging how good US candidates are is hard. Why? Because they are so damn good at selling themselves.

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