Comments for The Write Solution http://write-solution.com Pragmatic Job Search Advice Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Jobseekers: How are you making connections? by Dawn http://write-solution.com/2012/01/29/jobseekers-how-are-you-making-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-4881 Dawn Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:00:08 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1712#comment-4881 Hi Dawn - I love it when you stop by. You always add such value to the conversation. :) To another layer to this story ... when I posted it on FB, two other career colleagues chimed in they received the same e-mail. Neither was a recruiter either. So, in addition to a blanket me-me-me e-mail, a missed opportunity at salesmanship, let's add the mistaken belief no one (in the industry) talks to each other. He furthers damages his "brand" and his credibility by assuming we all operate in vacuums. Just when I think I've seen it all ... Thanks for the kind words! You're always welcome here! Hi Dawn –

I love it when you stop by. You always add such value to the conversation. :)

To another layer to this story … when I posted it on FB, two other career colleagues chimed in they received the same e-mail. Neither was a recruiter either.

So, in addition to a blanket me-me-me e-mail, a missed opportunity at salesmanship, let’s add the mistaken belief no one (in the industry) talks to each other. He furthers damages his “brand” and his credibility by assuming we all operate in vacuums.

Just when I think I’ve seen it all …

Thanks for the kind words! You’re always welcome here!

]]> Comment on Jobseekers: How are you making connections? by DawnBugni http://write-solution.com/2012/01/29/jobseekers-how-are-you-making-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-4880 DawnBugni Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:23:37 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1712#comment-4880 Dawn, what a fascinating post. You have a real gift for taking these job seeker missteps and turning them into powerful teaching moments. Not only does this post showcase the naivete of the job seeker, it reveals the ironies in the request. When a job seeker can't see beyond his/her personal needs and wants, it's difficult to imagine how s/he could embrace the expansive expectations of any employer. Your patience and generosity come through here, especially for what appears to be a clueless job seeker. ~Dawn Dawn, what a fascinating post. You have a real gift for taking these job seeker missteps and turning them into powerful teaching moments. Not only does this post showcase the naivete of the job seeker, it reveals the ironies in the request. When a job seeker can’t see beyond his/her personal needs and wants, it’s difficult to imagine how s/he could embrace the expansive expectations of any employer. Your patience and generosity come through here, especially for what appears to be a clueless job seeker. ~Dawn

]]> Comment on How are you asking for help? by Jobseekers: How are you making connections? | The Write Solution http://write-solution.com/2011/07/15/how-are-you-asking-for-help/comment-page-1/#comment-4876 Jobseekers: How are you making connections? | The Write Solution Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:31:36 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1537#comment-4876 [...] written about asking for assistance during a search, here and here. (Read those too.) Following is a portion of what I responded to John, adding to my [...] [...] written about asking for assistance during a search, here and here. (Read those too.) Following is a portion of what I responded to John, adding to my [...]

]]> Comment on Attention! Helicopter Parents: Return to the Heliport by Sammie http://write-solution.com/2008/11/19/attention-helicopter-parents-return-to-the-heliport/comment-page-1/#comment-4874 Sammie Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:13:43 +0000 http://thewritesolution.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-4874 Hello there thank you for your informative blog post on Attention! Helicopter Parents. Great write-up.. keep up the fine work... Hello there thank you for your informative blog post on Attention! Helicopter Parents. Great write-up.. keep up the fine work…
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]]> Comment on The power of value in salary negotiations by Karla Porter http://write-solution.com/2012/01/12/the-power-of-value-in-salary-negotiations/comment-page-1/#comment-4855 Karla Porter Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:05:12 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1690#comment-4855 This is such a valuable post Dawn, it addresses what is perhaps the most confusing and definitely the most daunting aspect of a job offer. We know that men are more likely to negotiate than women and that's one of the reasons we don't rate the salaries of our male peers... I would love to see some role play for negotiation! This is such a valuable post Dawn, it addresses what is perhaps the most confusing and definitely the most daunting aspect of a job offer. We know that men are more likely to negotiate than women and that’s one of the reasons we don’t rate the salaries of our male peers… I would love to see some role play for negotiation!
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]]> Comment on The power of value in salary negotiations by Elephants at Work http://write-solution.com/2012/01/12/the-power-of-value-in-salary-negotiations/comment-page-1/#comment-4847 Elephants at Work Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:05:39 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1690#comment-4847 <strong>The Career Development Carnival: January 2012...</strong> Reading time: < 1 minute Today is a special day because it is our début. The Career Development Carnival is the result of many hours of planning and work that Hannah Morgan and I have done over the last few months. Our vision is to help you find inform... The Career Development Carnival: January 2012…

Reading time: < 1 minute Today is a special day because it is our début. The Career Development Carnival is the result of many hours of planning and work that Hannah Morgan and I have done over the last few months. Our vision is to help you find inform…

]]> Comment on Stop with the bad resume advice by Dawn http://write-solution.com/2011/10/26/stop-with-the-bad-resume-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-4846 Dawn Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:21:00 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1655#comment-4846 Hi Carol - You are and I are going to have respectfully agree to disagree when it comes to the statement "Ideally, your resume should be one page." I outlined my reasoning behind my complete and utter disagreement with that myth in this post and expounded it on my response to Mary above. As the title of the article says: "Stop with the bad resume advice." And that includes promoting resumes with me-centric, "I am seeking ..." type, old-fashioned objective statements. My best advice to job seekers. Vet your career professional carefully and ensure they're using current presentation techniques and methodologies. If they start talking page limits and objectives. RUN AWAY QUICKLY!! There's a LOT of very bad, out-dated resume advice purported as "cutting-edge" out there on the Interwebz. Proceed with caution. Even if we disagree, I do appreciate you contributing to the conversation. :) Hi Carol – You are and I are going to have respectfully agree to disagree when it comes to the statement “Ideally, your resume should be one page.” I outlined my reasoning behind my complete and utter disagreement with that myth in this post and expounded it on my response to Mary above. As the title of the article says: “Stop with the bad resume advice.”

And that includes promoting resumes with me-centric, “I am seeking …” type, old-fashioned objective statements. My best advice to job seekers. Vet your career professional carefully and ensure they’re using current presentation techniques and methodologies. If they start talking page limits and objectives. RUN AWAY QUICKLY!! There’s a LOT of very bad, out-dated resume advice purported as “cutting-edge” out there on the Interwebz. Proceed with caution.

Even if we disagree, I do appreciate you contributing to the conversation. :)

]]> Comment on Stop with the bad resume advice by Carol Wilson http://write-solution.com/2011/10/26/stop-with-the-bad-resume-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-4845 Carol Wilson Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:19:28 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1655#comment-4845 Very nice article highligting the need of resume and not the length. Ideally, your resume should be one page, because recruiters and managers have short attention spans.While everyone agrees shorter is better, it’s a fact that some of us will need longer resumes. If you’ve got a lot of varied experience or a long career, you may well need more space to tell your story.According to me, the key to writing an effective resume of any length is to choose elements carefully. Very nice article highligting the need of resume and not the length. Ideally, your resume should be one page, because recruiters and managers have short attention spans.While everyone agrees shorter is better, it’s a fact that some of us will need longer resumes. If you’ve got a lot of varied experience or a long career, you may well need more space to tell your story.According to me, the key to writing an effective resume of any length is to choose elements carefully.
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]]> Comment on My dad, Mr. B. by Dawn Lennon http://write-solution.com/2011/12/31/my-dad-mr-b/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 Dawn Lennon Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:57:45 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1677#comment-4822 This is very special, Dawn. Not only is it a tribute to Mr. B., it's a reminder about what truly lives on after our lives are spent--all those little things that touch us and stick. All the pieces that get woven into our fiber. All the things that we too will pass along. Your dad left so many of his special things in you. Godspeed to him and god bless to you. ~Dawn This is very special, Dawn. Not only is it a tribute to Mr. B., it’s a reminder about what truly lives on after our lives are spent–all those little things that touch us and stick. All the pieces that get woven into our fiber. All the things that we too will pass along. Your dad left so many of his special things in you. Godspeed to him and god bless to you. ~Dawn

]]> Comment on My dad, Mr. B. by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter (Career Trend) http://write-solution.com/2011/12/31/my-dad-mr-b/comment-page-1/#comment-4817 Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter (Career Trend) Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:42:35 +0000 http://write-solution.com/?p=1677#comment-4817 What a lovely tribute to Mr. B! My favorite line: "He had a sly, sweet smile with “little apple cheeks” that seemed to take his normally solemn face by surprise." Warm regards, Jacqui What a lovely tribute to Mr. B!

My favorite line: “He had a sly, sweet smile with “little apple cheeks” that seemed to take his normally solemn face by surprise.”

Warm regards,
Jacqui

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