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]]> Comment on Asking for job search help effectively by Courtney http://write-solution.com/2012/04/19/asking-for-job-search-help-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-5164 Courtney Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:06:28 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1839#comment-5164 Love it! I preach this all the time. Very impact full post, thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to see if you get a response? Best, Courtney Love it! I preach this all the time. Very impact full post, thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to see if you get a response?

Best,
Courtney

]]> Comment on How current is that job search advice? | Beware the dinosaur. by Dawn http://write-solution.com/2012/04/04/how-current-is-that-job-search-advice-beware-the-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-5141 Dawn Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:21:51 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1773#comment-5141 Hi Jennifer - You make an excellent point. If a job seeker chooses to work with an intermediary AND that intermediary has an actual opportunity , then by all means, if they want the resume on fuchsia paper with purple unicorns dancing in the borders; do what they say. They've got the relationship with the hiring authority and the "in" needed to land an interview. However if that intermediary is "just" someone with an opinion and that same opinion was shared with the thousands who came before and the thousands that come after, I wouldn't place much stock in what they had to say or what they could for a search. You're right though, to play in that sandbox, you've got to "play by the rules." However, the approach to please one cannot become the basis for the entire search. You hit the nail on the head about people who are not in the trenches giving outdated advice. Things change so quickly, even those of us "in the know" sometimes feel like we're running to keep up with things. New technology and ideas emerge almost daily. Networking IS the key to job search success in today's crazy job search environment. And social media plays a big role. Unfortunately, what I frequently find; graduates are social media savvy when it comes being social, but are surprised when those same tools can be used in a job search, and can impact hiring decisions. So much educating to do ... Thanks for stopping by and adding such an important point to the conversation. Excellent. Hi Jennifer –

You make an excellent point. If a job seeker chooses to work with an intermediary AND that intermediary has an actual opportunity , then by all means, if they want the resume on fuchsia paper with purple unicorns dancing in the borders; do what they say. They’ve got the relationship with the hiring authority and the “in” needed to land an interview.

However if that intermediary is “just” someone with an opinion and that same opinion was shared with the thousands who came before and the thousands that come after, I wouldn’t place much stock in what they had to say or what they could for a search. You’re right though, to play in that sandbox, you’ve got to “play by the rules.” However, the approach to please one cannot become the basis for the entire search.

You hit the nail on the head about people who are not in the trenches giving outdated advice. Things change so quickly, even those of us “in the know” sometimes feel like we’re running to keep up with things. New technology and ideas emerge almost daily.

Networking IS the key to job search success in today’s crazy job search environment. And social media plays a big role. Unfortunately, what I frequently find; graduates are social media savvy when it comes being social, but are surprised when those same tools can be used in a job search, and can impact hiring decisions.

So much educating to do …

Thanks for stopping by and adding such an important point to the conversation. Excellent.

]]> Comment on How current is that job search advice? | Beware the dinosaur. by Jennifer Bulman http://write-solution.com/2012/04/04/how-current-is-that-job-search-advice-beware-the-dinosaur/comment-page-1/#comment-5140 Jennifer Bulman Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:13:10 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1773#comment-5140 Dawn, So glad you brought up the issue of agencies (campus placement is an agency). If a jobseeker chooses to work with an intermediary, that intermediary becomes the first client, and the jobseeker must act to please them to get their help. I have found some of the most outdated advice comes from people in our education system. Why? Because they are not placing people, or helping people place themselves in the current world of work (i.e., they are behind the desk, not in the trenches). The kind of resumé you created belongs in front of the hiring manager. The way to get in front of the hiring manager is to network through an insider. (The Internet has not removed the need to network, just made it easier to find people you know or who might become allies or advocates.) Jennifer Dawn,
So glad you brought up the issue of agencies (campus placement is an agency). If a jobseeker chooses to work with an intermediary, that intermediary becomes the first client, and the jobseeker must act to please them to get their help.
I have found some of the most outdated advice comes from people in our education system. Why? Because they are not placing people, or helping people place themselves in the current world of work (i.e., they are behind the desk, not in the trenches).
The kind of resumé you created belongs in front of the hiring manager. The way to get in front of the hiring manager is to network through an insider. (The Internet has not removed the need to network, just made it easier to find people you know or who might become allies or advocates.)
Jennifer

]]> Comment on How current is that job search advice? | Responding to the dinosaurs. by Dawn http://write-solution.com/2012/04/05/how-current-is-that-job-search-advice-responding-to-the-dinosaurs-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5119 Dawn Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:03:13 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1784#comment-5119 None taken. :) I usually ask, when's the last time this person searched for a job? What's the copyright date in the last career book they read? Or what's the URL of the last career-related blog post they read? Things change. It's either keep up, or partner with someone who does. And that's not always the "free" resource either. (Free can sometimes cost the most!) Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story, Sorilbran. None taken. :)

I usually ask, when’s the last time this person searched for a job? What’s the copyright date in the last career book they read? Or what’s the URL of the last career-related blog post they read?

Things change. It’s either keep up, or partner with someone who does. And that’s not always the “free” resource either. (Free can sometimes cost the most!)

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story, Sorilbran.

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