Detroit

August 2024

How to Become a More Compelling Candidate!

It's a slower month as many are on vacation in August, enjoying the last weeks of summer. If you happen to be in Detroit over the upcoming Labor Day weekend, perhaps you can check out the Detroit Jazz Festival 2024 or the Michigan State Fair. Regardless of whether you travel, attend local events, or just stay home, we at Transearch Detroit hope that you have a lovely close to your summer!

Time for a quick self check-in, to see where you might be able to make some adjustments and improvements in YOU. We're talking about being a compelling candidate this month, so here are a few questions for you to answer:

Would you like to land that dream job for that company you've always wanted to work for?

Do you easily get interviews, but never seem to get to the offer stage?

Are you wondering how to make yourself a stand-out candidate?

If you answered "YES" to any of those questions, Transearch Detroit can help you! We have been in the business of making perfect matches for our clients and candidates for years. We have deep experience, an extensive network, and access to top-notch resources to help you put your best self forward. Ready to get started? Let's go! Read the paper we are featuring in this month's newsletter, entitled, "The 7 Critical Habits of a Compelling Candidate," by John O. Burdett. In his thought piece, John emphasizes the importance of storytelling, trust-building, and asking insightful questions to stand out as the right candidate. The article offers actionable insights that can sharpen your interview skills, ensuring you not only make a strong first impression but also leave a lasting impact. Why should you read this? Not just because we are recommending it, but because Mr. Burdett has written extensively on executive coaching, and business graduates at the University of Texas indicated that his material on coaching was the single most valuable learning source they took away from their undergraduate degree! So spend some time before summer's end investing in yourself by reading the article that begins towards the bottom of our newsletter. And make sure to also check out our Featured Candidate(s) and Role(s) below!

Outstanding Plant General Manager

This candidate has 20 years of automotive industry experience within manufacturing. Currently working for one of the largest Tier 1 system suppliers, he has successfully managed the company’s flagship plant, launching the most important and highly visible program with zero delays, zero dollars over budget, zero customer quality complaints.

Interested in setting up a confidential conversation with this candidate? Call us at 313-887-8300 ex.102 or email us at information@tieronesearch.com.

Experienced Site Level Controller, $10 Billion, World-Class Manufacturer

This is an opportunity to join a winning global team and a world leader in aerospace, medical, IT, and automotive manufacturing. In this role you will lead a team of finance and accounting professionals for a $80 Million manufacturing business. The position reports back to corporate headquarters to the corporate controller with a dotted line to the site general manager. There is lots of room to improve the already profitable business and the company is in need of a good leader to take this plant to the next level. The plant has capacity and the plan is to grow this site significantly. Must be able to relocate to the upper Midwest.

Is This You?? If so, and you'd like to learn more about this position, call us at 313-887-8300 ex.102 or email us: information@tieronesearch.com.

With 60 Offices in 40 countries around the globe, TRANSEARCH is one of the top 10 global firms in the leadership development and executive search landscape.

published August 8, 2024 by John O. Burdett

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“Your body language is an extension of what you are feeling”

An opportunity presents itself. A call from an executive search firm perhaps, or a leadership position featured on an upmarket, online recruitment site. You applied. Shortly, thereafter, you received a call from the recruiter. The result? You have been called in for an interview. Although early in the recruitment cycle – and recognizing that more and more first interviews are either conducted via video conference and/ or utilize a digital format – the interview in question, in that it’s for a senior role, is in person.

You have attended a number of interviews in the past – not for a while though. What follows represents what might be described as an “aide memoire.” Much of what is outlined you will have already thought about. The value in going through The 7 Critical Habits of a Compelling Candidate, however, lies in those key elements of preparation that may have slipped to the back of your consciousness.

Contents of the Article:

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John O. Burdett is founder of Orxestra® Inc. He has extensive international experience as a senior executive. As a consultant he has worked in more than 40 countries for organisations that are household names. John has worked on organisation culture for some of the world's largest organisations. His ongoing partnership with TRANSEARCH International means that his thought leading intellectual property, in any one year, supports talent management in many hundreds of organisations around the world. Get in touch with John O. Burdett

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TRANSEARCH International helps organisations mitigate the numerous challenges of fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscapes by identifying leaders who are adept at learning how to learn, fostering resilience, promoting a culture of learning, and supporting leadership development.

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