Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a retired Recruiter and my experience over the past 12-years is that Job seekers who may be expert in what they do, have little or no expertise in profiling themselves as a Candidate. Hence I have written a series of eBooks on the trade secrets of recruitment. The object of me writing these eBooks as “Recruitment-Guru” is to help job seekers to stand out from the crowd of applicants for any job as the “best-fit” choice to a Recruiter and the Hiring Manager.
There are 6 eBooks in the series for Job Seekers on Kindle and Kobo providing advice on how to improve their success ration covering every aspect of the recruitment process.
A second, 4 eBook series, is for HR and Employers. The Recruitment Industry is always changing, however it is clear to see that the individuals responsible for hiring and retaining key talented Employees are out of touch with the worldwide labour market. This limited series addresses that.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest and primary book for Job Seekers is titled: “Here’s everything you kneed to know to secure a job.”
I found during my recruitment consultancy days that potential Candidates have little or no expertise in profiling themselves professionally, they did not understand how to exactly match the Job Listing criteria, they didn’t appreciate that Recruiters only search for CVs that are less than 7-days old and a myriad of other critical factors.
To overcome the Candidate’s lack of understanding I overcame this by creating a Candidate Profile for the Hiring Manager. Now in retirement I owe it to the many thousands of Job Seekers to share with them the Recruiter’s Trade Secrets.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Only openness and honesty. I doubt as to whether any other Recruiter would reveal the Trade Secrets in my eBook.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
As a Recruiter I modelled my approach to Recruitment on the advice of Lou Adler who promoted “Performance-based Hiring” this turns recruitment on it’s head. It repositions the approach to selecting and hiring Candidates by focusing on where the Candidate has what it takes to perform and succeed in a job, rather that relying upon simply their skills and qualifications. This approach served me and my Candidates well.
What are you working on now?
Retirement, and promoting my eBooks
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Investing in everything that works.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Have passion, be benevolent with your knowledge.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Just do it!”
What are you reading now?
I am a keen fan of History, I am currently reading the WWII series by Antony Beevor. I like facts and have a hunger for detailed information.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am interested in Industry 4.0, the new revolution based upon AI, the Internet-of-Things, Big Data and what change this will have on everything we depend upon, including Recruitment.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
1] Chambers, Big book of Facts
2] Stephen Dando-Collins, Legions of Rome
3] Juan Pablo Cardenal, China’s Silent Army
Author Websites and Profiles
Stuart Burns Amazon Profile
Stuart Burns’s Social Media Links
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