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1 Extraordinary Channel to Good Hire

February 14, 2018August 9, 2018 Douglashire, manager, recruitment, teaching0 comment

Following the last post, I want to tell you more about a special advantage if you teach part-time. We all know the conventional recruitment channels: job sites, employment agencies, and your network. Though students are also people you know, i.e. making up part of your network, there are a number of reasons why they deserve your serious consideration when you need to hire. You meet your students a few times Unless you lead a one-off training session, usually a course has several lessons. This means you will see your students…

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From Football Manager to Company Manager

February 5, 2018August 9, 2018 Douglasfootball manager, hire, human resources management, manager, recruitment0 comment

I like to play computer games. They range from war games (e.g. Romance of the Three Kingdoms) to role-play adventure (e.g. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) to first-person-shooting (e.g. Rainbow Six). For sports games, it is mainly soccer. And I switched from action, i.e. directly controlling players in the field, to simulation. And the one game I have been so into, is Football Manager. Interestingly, this game is like a job. You have to decide how to run the club, under the requirements of the board of directors, and constraints from…