Andrew MacAskill

Never burn the bridge on the way out. Even when your employer actively hands you the match!

The same humility that makes you a great leader, can get in the way when you are interviewing or personal branding. Make unapologetically selling yourself the next uncomfortable career skill you master. The results will shock you!

If you know for sure that an internal candidate will get the role, then please don’t waste jobseekers time and money.

The greatest minds don’t think alike. So hire for culture “add” not culture “fit”.

Booked flights to take two very excited 12 year olds to Real Madrid for their birthdays 🎈 on Sunday. Alarm set for when tickets were released but crashed all day yesterday! It’s impossible. @realmadrid please help make these football mad boys dream come true 🙏

Data suggests grieving a loss and navigating a divorce are the two most stressful and emotionally taxing life events. The third? Losing your job. Its serious stuff.

STOP asking candidates about their weaknesses at interview but overselling the job. If you are not going to be transparent then why should they be?!

This week I spoke to a lady who has been in a new role for 3 months. But still never met her new line manager in person. Despite being in the same country as each other. We are amidst a leadership deficit!

Check out my latest article: The First 90 Days....In The New World of Work. linkedin.com/pulse/first-90-… via @LinkedIn

Here is how I approach interviews when hiring👇 1. REMEMBER ITS A TWO-WAY PROCESS 2. SELL WHAT WE ARE DOING TO EVERYONE I MEET 3. TRY AND MAKE SOME OF THE ASSESSMENT MORE OF A WORKING SESSION. 4. CROSS 7 AND 8 OUT ON THE COMPETENCY SCORESHEETS #interviews #hiring

Great recruitment is a simple formula: Hire for cognitive diversity but values alignment. Done. #hiring #talent

Average tenure for under 40's is about to drop below 3 yrs for the first time. What a huge shift. When talking to leaders in Life Science I am explaining that from what I am seeing people are leaving businesses due to 4 B's: Boredom Bonuses Burnout Bosses #retention #talent

Forget fancy websites, posh offices and forced fun. The key to unlocking your teams full potential in 2023 comes down to your ability to create one thing: BELONGING. #culture #talent

A person can be a mentor without saying anything. So even if you are not a great talker, don’t under estimate your ability for impact.

Hugely underrated hiring hack 👇 Retain your best people! Because to attract the best you have to retain the best. #hiring