CGC   The speaker is rarely junior. More often, they are a Managing Director, a senior partner, a regional CIO, or a transformation lead with decades of delivery behind them. They have led multicounty programmes, signed off seven figure budgets, and survived more reorganisations than they care to remember. And yet here they are. Out of role. Searching. Waiting for calls that do not come… What surprises them most is not the job loss itself. Senior leaders understand restructur

Christopher Graham, Founder & Managing Partner, CGC Recruitment is hard. Getting it right requires clarity, leadership, time, and intent. So naturally, if your goal is to attract the weakest possible candidates, frustrate the good ones, and burn your employer brand to the ground , there are some proven best practices you should absolutely follow. Below is a helpful guide on how to fail spectacularly at hiring , a checklist observed far too often in the wild. 1. Pay Low Recrui