Benefit Golf Tournament
Yesterday I had the honor to participate in the annual charity golf tournament, the FC Fairways of our 1st FC Cologne. It was a pleasure to share the green with FC legends, like Karl-Heinz Thielen and Jonas Hector and other great personalities! But more importantly, we really made a difference because, as every year, the game is played for a good cause and considerable sums are raised for the FC Foundation. Passionate soccer and Cologne tradition, that's what our FC embodies, while at the sam…
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𝘑𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘰 𝘶𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘨! 🐐
Am Samstag hat mer et jeföhlt, dat kribbeln in dr Luft... de Saison 23/34 hat en unserem Wohnzimmer, dem Müngersdorfer Stadion, anjefange! 🔴⚪️ 90 Minuten Vollgas und Leidenschaft und zwar nit nur op dem Platz, sondern och im Herzen vun uns Kölsche! Zwar leider ohne einen Heimsieg, aber dafür mit überragender Unterstützung von den Rängen! Auch wir sind in diesem Jahr wieder stolzer Partner unseres 1. FC Köln, inklusive der Bandenwerbung “Die Einstellung zählt”. 𝘑𝘰 𝘮…
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Benefits in companies: how unrealistic do you want it to get?
It's time for an unpopular opinion: We are in an era of over-glorification of employee benefits, which in many cases are simply unrealistic. The picture painted on social media and elsewhere gives a distorted perception of what "normal" companies can and should actually offer. Yes, we live in an employee market. Yes, workers have more power than ever before. But no, that doesn't mean that every company should suddenly be able to offer paradise on earth. 😲 4-day work week, unlimited vacatio…
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Brainteasers in interviews - stop it!
You may have heard of these so-called "clever" interview questions designed to test the mind, challenge creativity, or whatever the justification. Questions like "How many golf balls can you fit in a VW Golf?" or "How heavy is New York?" may seem interesting or unexpected at first glance. But what's really behind them? Are they test questions to gauge your problem-solving ability, or are they simply a way to throw you off your game? What exactly is a candidate supposed to take away from this q…
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"Where do you see yourself in five years?" 🤔
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" 🤔 Welcome back to 1980, where applicants struggle with this question. Whoever "looks ahead" the best (or lies) wins. Because let's face it, who knows what the world will look like in 5 years? That's why I've brought along some serious answer choices today. So if you're ever faced with the Herculean task of having to answer this question in an interview again, please help yourself: In a world where interview questions have become more creative Pro…
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There is NO shortage of applicants!
We don't have an applicant shortage problem! We have an employer-not-taking-advantage-of-opportunities problem. 😱 Over and over again I hear: "𝘞𝘪𝘳 𝘬𝘰̈𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘻𝘦𝘯!" Yes and then comes: - 💸 So it must not cost much. - 🔝 He must be able to do everything and much more - 👶 She must not be too young - 👴 Too old please also not - ⏲️…
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There is another way!
Every week I report on companies that get in their own way and don't put a foot wrong when it comes to recruiting. And there are actually quite a few of them.🤷♀️ But there are also really, really good employers who know what's important and can secure a very clear competitive advantage when it comes to bringing new colleagues on board. There are countless pros, here are the most important ones in brief and in my opinion also the recipe for success: clear and unambiguous search prof…
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Together for the record!
"History? Written!" - FC Cologne We were dabei❤️🤍 on this special day! THANK YOU to 38,565 record-breaking fans of 1.FC Köln. Together we (in Cologne) can achieve great things. Zesamme simmer stark!
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Together for the record!
My love for soccer began in 1991. As a little girl, I wanted nothing more than to stand on the pitch and win a cup.🏆 But I had to fight prejudice and rejection, because women's soccer was still frowned upon and unpopular back then. But that didn't stop me from continuing. Even in my boys' team, I didn't let anyone get me down. Soccer was my life.⚽️ But there was one dream that I was never able to fulfill and now never will be able to. I wanted to play for 1. FC Köln, my hometown club.…
Read onEngfer Consulting for the Cologne Forest!
For us people in Cologne, the city forest and the green belts are small oases of nature.🌳 That's one of the reasons why we were in Cologne's city forest last week with our team to plant trees. We wanted to give something back to the city of Cologne as well as to nature.🌿 Those who have been following us at Engfer Consulting for a while know that we are not only local patriots, but also that sustainability is very close to our hearts. We are delighted that the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutsch…
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Our official Office Opening!
On 23.03. the time has finally come! We will open our doors to celebrate the move into our new office on Breite Straße with selected guests. We are looking forward to numerous guests who have accompanied us on our journey over the last 6 years. Of course, a keynote on current trends in employee recruitment is not to be missed! So what is TikTok all about? Also joining us are the “Hot Rod Brothers” and in their luggage they have the career cart from Engfer Consulting, a personalized hot …
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Engfer Consulting moves
"Ävver et Hätz bliev he en Kölle Ejal - wohin et Dich och trick"❤️ We started out in mini-offices in Cologne's industrial park, with just enough space for Katharina and Thilo. Consequently, the move to our office on the Schäl Sick, including a view of Cologne Cathedral, was something very special. The years will be forever connected with insanely great, exciting, challenging and successful moments. In 2023, the time has come and Engfer Consulting is moving again. The time is ripe fo…
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Senior Sales Manager
So it's official now: Job ads and job postings are doing pretty well without a 3-page requirements catalog of what the new job holder must be able to do in order to actually be qualified for a job. It's a nice and above all helpful realization. It works without the egg-laying willy-nilly! Yay. And because it worked out so well for me with my last job here, I'd like to stay true to the format and never bug you again in the future with NICE TO HAVES and similar things that aren't really that r…
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FC on Ice
Since the soccer season is a bit different from usual this year, our 1st FC Cologne's Christmas party was not ordinary either. Instead of standing with both feet firmly on the grass, there was skating over ice. Don't worry, the pros did without this fun and passed the time with food and music. In addition to the players, coaches, managers and staff, we were also allowed to be there as sponsors. It is hard to put into words how happy we were about this. However, the laughter of our Katharina E…
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This year we decided not to send gifts to our customers. We are donating the money that would have been raised for this. 2022 has shown us, and probably many others, how well we are doing. We now want to give some of it back. There are many people, institutions and organizations that need support. This makes it difficult to decide exactly who to donate to. Therefore, all employees were allowed to make suggestions as to whom we should donate to. On behalf of Engfer Consulting, a total of 20,0…
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