3. Ensure you have a website you can direct candidates to. It is common for international candidates to be suspicious of a headhunt phone call. Websites serve as credibility for you and the recruitment process

Bill Clinton has it. So do Michelle Obama, Sharon Stone, George Clooney and Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer. You don't have to be six feet tall or have a trail of paparazzi following you to exude that "certain something", that magnetic charm and appeal that draw people to you like bees to honey (or in Cesar's case, dogs of all shapes and sizes).

Why is it that some people draw others to them effortlessly and have a natural, easy way about them? Yes, they probably have superior communication skills and project calmness, confidence and authenticity. But charisma is not just the luck of the genetic draw, it is definitely something that can be learned and put into practice.

Humour is one of the greatest and quickest devices for reducing stress.

 

Humour works because laughter produces helpful chemicals in the brain.

 

Humour also gets your brain thinking and working in a different way - it distracts you from having a stressed mindset. Distraction is a simple effective de-stressor - it takes your thoughts away from the stress, and thereby diffuses the stressful feelings.

 

Therefore most people will feel quite different and notice a change in mindset after laughing and being distracted by something humorous.

 

Here is a kick start to your laughter!!

Stress at work has always been an issue but even more so during the current difficult economic climate.