John Self – from Investigative Reporter to Executive Recruiter

In today’s video segment, executive search consultant John Self talks briefly about his background in reporting and how that has proven useful as a recruiter.

When AHL founder and CEO Dan Nielsen noted that Self’s experience as an investigative reporter probably comes in handy, Self responded,

“Well I think it helps me in terms of crafting questions for candidates. I think it also helps me in having a conversation more than an interview, so I can try to get to who the heck this person really is.”

Self went on to note,

“Being a reporter, digging, being sensitive to inconsistencies—yes, that has been an enormous benefit to me… there’s not a day that goes by that I’m not very very grateful for that background.”

To watch this brief segment from the interview, click above.


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