Comments on: No one told me … http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/ Pragmatic Job Search Advice Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: No one told me … « Resume Chicks Blog http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-503 No one told me … « Resume Chicks Blog Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:14:17 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-503 [...] Never thought about this before? Read the rest of the story here. [...] [...] Never thought about this before? Read the rest of the story here. [...]

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]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-496 uberVU - social comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:39:23 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-496 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by KimbaGreen: No one told me.... http://bit.ly/9vOT7R via @DawnBugni #jobseekers #jobhavers #anyoneinbetween... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by KimbaGreen: No one told me…. http://bit.ly/9vOT7R via @DawnBugni #jobseekers #jobhavers #anyoneinbetween…

]]> By: Dawn http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Dawn Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:18:46 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-495 Fran - I couldn't have said it better myself. THANKS for taking the time to comment and share a recruiters perspective. Great add! Fran –

I couldn’t have said it better myself. THANKS for taking the time to comment and share a recruiters perspective.

Great add!

]]> By: Fran "Holm" Hogan http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Fran "Holm" Hogan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:55 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-492 What good advice Dawn! No one is going to remember all their accomplishments from a 5 or 10 or even a 2 year career. Anyone can recite responsibilities and functions of their job during an interview but few can explain their role in process, profit or efficiency improvement. In my role I ask these questions in order to find the candidate's strengths. I have to present this person to my client companies and I need more than a bullet list of duties. If the information isn't offered I dig to jog memories. A corporate recruiter isn't going to probe the way I do. You have to be prepared to sell yourself and your accomplishments. The only way to do that is by "writing your career story". Once again...great post. What good advice Dawn! No one is going to remember all their accomplishments from a 5 or 10 or even a 2 year career. Anyone can recite responsibilities and functions of their job during an interview but few can explain their role in process, profit or efficiency improvement.

In my role I ask these questions in order to find the candidate’s strengths. I have to present this person to my client companies and I need more than a bullet list of duties. If the information isn’t offered I dig to jog memories. A corporate recruiter isn’t going to probe the way I do.

You have to be prepared to sell yourself and your accomplishments. The only way to do that is by “writing your career story”.

Once again…great post.

]]> By: Dawn http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Dawn Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:23:49 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-491 Thanks Amanda -- for stopping by and for commenting. You truly know the importance of selling and differentiating clients. It's difficult to sell skills, features and benefits without some solid, substantiated information. And, if we don't write it down, we'll never remember it. I don't care how good we "think" our memories are ... Thanks Amanda — for stopping by and for commenting.

You truly know the importance of selling and differentiating clients. It’s difficult to sell skills, features and benefits without some solid, substantiated information. And, if we don’t write it down, we’ll never remember it. I don’t care how good we “think” our memories are …

]]> By: Amanda Collins http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Amanda Collins Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:47:13 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-490 This is so true, Dawn! Many of my clients tell me they just did their job - even those at higher levels. They fail to see the value they provided, and they certainly don't keep records of results. This is fantastic advice for everyone! This is so true, Dawn! Many of my clients tell me they just did their job – even those at higher levels. They fail to see the value they provided, and they certainly don’t keep records of results. This is fantastic advice for everyone!

]]> By: Dawn Bugni http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Dawn Bugni Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:54 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-489 Kimba - You're so right about the "I could have done better for myself" piece of the equation. I chalk it up to our innate ability to think what we do isn't that big a deal. We discount it and forget it. I do it too. :) As I tell clients, prospective clients and anyone else who will listen, job search is not a time to be shy and humble. If jobseekers don't shout their amazing skills from the mountain tops, no one will do it for them. That's not to say we should be strutting around all arrogant and cocky, but we shouldn't be dismissing what we do as nothing either. Little things can be a big deal (think single mosquito in a room ....) It's time we started recognizing AND documenting it. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. As a jobseeker yourself, your agreement in the importance of keeping up with career wonderfulness carries a lot of weight. THANKS!! Kimba –

You’re so right about the “I could have done better for myself” piece of the equation. I chalk it up to our innate ability to think what we do isn’t that big a deal. We discount it and forget it. I do it too. :)

As I tell clients, prospective clients and anyone else who will listen, job search is not a time to be shy and humble. If jobseekers don’t shout their amazing skills from the mountain tops, no one will do it for them. That’s not to say we should be strutting around all arrogant and cocky, but we shouldn’t be dismissing what we do as nothing either.

Little things can be a big deal (think single mosquito in a room ….) It’s time we started recognizing AND documenting it.

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. As a jobseeker yourself, your agreement in the importance of keeping up with career wonderfulness carries a lot of weight.

THANKS!!

]]> By: Kimba Green http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Kimba Green Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:31:33 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-488 I was always trying to explain this to my teams and the really bad part is I could have done better for myself. I kept my focus on their success and put mine on the back burner. Not a good idea! LinkedIn is a good way to keep track on your accomplishments and your network. Talk about what you are doing and what you are working on. This way when you read through your history of postings you will remember your successes. LinkedIn is not just to find a job, in fact using it to find a job is only using LinkedIn at 10% of its abilities. The last 3 paragraphs should put all of this into perspective. A simple filing system can save a company significant and we have to remember that! Thank you Dawn! I was always trying to explain this to my teams and the really bad part is I could have done better for myself. I kept my focus on their success and put mine on the back burner. Not a good idea!

LinkedIn is a good way to keep track on your accomplishments and your network. Talk about what you are doing and what you are working on. This way when you read through your history of postings you will remember your successes. LinkedIn is not just to find a job, in fact using it to find a job is only using LinkedIn at 10% of its abilities.

The last 3 paragraphs should put all of this into perspective. A simple filing system can save a company significant and we have to remember that!

Thank you Dawn!

]]> By: Caroyln Koewler http://write-solution.com/2010/03/18/no-one-told-me-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Caroyln Koewler Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:58:57 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=867#comment-487 Hello,I love reading through your blog, I wanted to leave a little comment to support you and wish you a good continuation. Wishing you the best of luck for all your blogging efforts. Hello,I love reading through your blog, I wanted to leave a little comment to support you and wish you a good continuation. Wishing you the best of luck for all your blogging efforts.

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