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A better way to job-search
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Vice Presidents and personnel directors of the one hundred largest corporations were asked to describe their most unusual experience interviewing prospective employees. A job applicant challenged the interviewer to an arm wrestle. I read with interest and delight the recent blog post from JobinME.com (Maine for those who don’t get it) and with their permission I am reposting the entire content today. This is great news. Alright I exaggerate but, 1. You read this and 2. You have just taken a step towards making your resume stand out from the crowd. Making your resume stand out should be the goal of every job seeker. Every resume that leaves someone’s computer and flies through whatever medium to land on someone’s desktop should [...] A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED – We are still pissing in the wind. Not that many years ago the thought that using internet based networking tools (iNetworking) would be important to your job search seemed as likely as someone being amazed at receiving an email on a telephone rather than a text message. After all email today is just so passé, or so I’m told by an incredibly [...] Did you ever have a friend who remembers all the ‘funny lines’ from The Simpsons? For a little while, they are fun to be around, but after more than an hour, it gets really boring. Why? Because everything they think of reminds them (and you) of The Simpsons. I feel the same way about resumes in [...] BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves. ASSMOSIS: The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss [...] Spending as much time as I do working with people who are writing resumes and cover letters I sometimes find myself unable to see the difference between 2 or 3 different submissions. When I catch myself doing this I have to stop and try and discover why. I have been fascinated to read the insightful posts from John Self who has been laying out his thoughts on how employers should focus on interviewing and recruitment. With his permission I am including selections from his blog. In this post I have made no additions or changes and I believe this [...] Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing. |
Simon Clay Michael
 Barry Simpson 
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