Nordh Executive Search
Nordh Executive Search is an independent and owner-managed personnel consulting firm specializing in the occupation of specialist and managerial positions in the area of it – with the following main areas:IT/Cyber securityData Analytics / Big DataCloud SolutionsStorageStartupsSoftware Development
Episodes
16 episodes
7 Sentences That Can Cost You the Interview
You leave the interview thinking it went perfectly. Two days later, the rejection arrives – and nobody tells you why.Often, it wasn’t your experience or track record. It was how you presented yourself.In this episode of the Nordh ...
Where Do I Belong (Part 3)
Most candidates ask: does this company want me? The better question is: does this company even fit me? Part 3 and the finale of the series: start-up, scale-up or established vendor, what fits you, and how do you come across as confident without...
Time to Opt Out (Part 2)
The hiring process is the best version a company will ever show you. If it already feels like hard work here, it does not get better afterwards. Part 2 of the series: how do you spot serious warning signs in a process, and when is it time to wa...
Run the Process (Part 1)
The candidates who want a job the most tend to negotiate the worst. Not because they're weaker, but because they only have one iron in the fire. This episode, the opener of a short series, is about how you actively steer a hiring process instea...
Ten Seconds on LinkedIn
A recruiter opens your LinkedIn profile and decides in less than ten seconds whether to message you or scroll on. And it's not your experience that decides it, it's how you're positioned on the page.In this episode, Jan Nordh explains wh...
Reframing vs. Lying on Your Resume
Where is the line between a resume that positions you strongly and one that costs you the job on the first reference call?In this episode I break down, from the headhunter's side of the table, what you are allowed to frame strategically ...
The Job Market Has Changed Again. What You Need to Know Now.
109,000 unfilled IT roles in Germany. A 424,000-person cybersecurity gap across Europe. And experienced enterprise sales professionals sitting in processes that die after five rounds.That is not a contradiction. It is the most important ...
Why Open to Work Can Hurt Your Career. The Truth About LinkedIn Visibility
Should senior executives use LinkedIn’s Open to Work banner?For many professionals, it increases visibility. But at Director, VP and C-level, it can sometimes send an unintended message.In this episode, Executive Search Con...
It’s Not a Pitch. It’s a Discovery Call. How Top Salespeople Win Job Interviews
Why do so many outstanding sales professionals fail interviews, despite being exceptional at selling?Because they stop selling the way they normally do.In this episode, Executive Recruiter Jan Nordh explains why your...
AI in Job Interviews: The Interview Question That Reveals How You Really Think
“What are your thoughts on AI?”It sounds like a simple interview question.In reality, it has become one of the most revealing questions in executive hiring, leadership interviews and enterprise sales recruitment.In...
Executive Presence in the Interview
Why doesn't the most qualified person on the shortlist automatically get the senior role? Because senior roles are rarely decided on knowledge alone, but on something that becomes visible in the first few minutes of an interview: executive pres...
Pay Transparency and Your Sales Career
Since 7 June 2026, an EU deadline has redrawn the balance of power in salary negotiations. Most people talk about compliance. The real question is: what does it mean for your next salary conversation, whether you sit in Stockholm, Paris or Lond...
What Hiring Managers Really Want To Hear
Most candidates rehearse their answers. But they never understand the questions. And that is exactly what decides an interview between an offer and a rejection.Jan Nordh has spent years in debrief meetings, hearing what hiring managers s...
Why Recruiters Ghost You
Why does a recruiter go completely silent after a good conversation? Most people blame the system, the market, or the ATS. The honest answer is more uncomfortable — and it almost always has something to do with you.In this episode I expl...
Please Pick Me – Why Pick-Me Energy Is Killing Your Job Chances
Why do qualified candidates miss out on offers — even when they’re a strong fit on paper?In many cases, it’s not the resume. It’s not the experience.It’s something more subtle.After 19 years in Executive Search, I’ve...
Stop Pitching Yourself in Interviews — Do This Instead
"What makes you different from other candidates?"This question comes up in almost every serious job interview — and most candidates answer it wrong. Not because they're unprepared. Because they do exactly what they've always been taught:...