Comments on: 11 Steps to the Job of Your Dreams http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/ Wealth and life balance through entrepreneurship Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brandt Smith http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Brandt Smith Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:35:12 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1686 @poyattles - You would think it would come across as a ploy, but in my experience it never does...if you don't use it to ask for a job. It sets you apart from every other canidate (no one else does it). @rkporter - I agree 100% about mass market resumes. I always rewrote my resume for each position I applied for. It would be crafted to speak in the employer's industry lingo and address specific job requirements and how I fill them. From an employers point of view, I find the resume screening quick and easy. Anything mass marketed gets dumped. 90% (or more) of canidates don't take the time to pursue positions at my company, they are just throwing their resume to hundreds of positions hoping for a few interviews. As for drunken Facebook pictures.... @poyattles – You would think it would come across as a ploy, but in my experience it never does…if you don’t use it to ask for a job. It sets you apart from every other canidate (no one else does it).

@rkporter – I agree 100% about mass market resumes. I always rewrote my resume for each position I applied for. It would be crafted to speak in the employer’s industry lingo and address specific job requirements and how I fill them.

From an employers point of view, I find the resume screening quick and easy. Anything mass marketed gets dumped. 90% (or more) of canidates don’t take the time to pursue positions at my company, they are just throwing their resume to hundreds of positions hoping for a few interviews.

As for drunken Facebook pictures….

]]> By: rkporter http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 rkporter Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:09:56 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1682 I spent over 10 years as a recruiter and the last 4 as an internal corporate sales recruiter for a telecommunications company and I can tell you people really need an education in how to get a job. That seems to be the critical skills missing in an education - how to actually get a job. I can't tell you how many cover letters and objectives I read where the person didn't even bother to change the company name or the job title. The other thing also where you are right on target - don't use Monsterboard to get the job. I would get a hundred resumes for 1 job in a few days and if 1 person called me to followup I gave them an instant interview with the hiring manager because there were 99 others that didn't bother to take the initiative. As a recruiter I was so used to looking at resume spam that I didn't even take resumes from job boards all the seriously. Our #1 employees and reps came from internal referrals and using Linkedin as a networking tool. The best people out there don't have to look because they are usually sought after and only need to make a few calls to former colleagues or a former boss to have a dozen leads sitting in their lap within a day and a few job offers within a week. All without ever hitting a single job board. And if there are any college grads out there reading this - take your drunken pictures of of your Facebook and Myspace pages while you are interviewing and job hunting, because companies are looking at those. You can put them back up after you get the job though. lol I spent over 10 years as a recruiter and the last 4 as an internal corporate sales recruiter for a telecommunications company and I can tell you people really need an education in how to get a job. That seems to be the critical skills missing in an education – how to actually get a job. I can’t tell you how many cover letters and objectives I read where the person didn’t even bother to change the company name or the job title.

The other thing also where you are right on target – don’t use Monsterboard to get the job. I would get a hundred resumes for 1 job in a few days and if 1 person called me to followup I gave them an instant interview with the hiring manager because there were 99 others that didn’t bother to take the initiative. As a recruiter I was so used to looking at resume spam that I didn’t even take resumes from job boards all the seriously.

Our #1 employees and reps came from internal referrals and using Linkedin as a networking tool. The best people out there don’t have to look because they are usually sought after and only need to make a few calls to former colleagues or a former boss to have a dozen leads sitting in their lap within a day and a few job offers within a week. All without ever hitting a single job board.

And if there are any college grads out there reading this – take your drunken pictures of of your Facebook and Myspace pages while you are interviewing and job hunting, because companies are looking at those. You can put them back up after you get the job though. lol

]]> By: poyattles http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 poyattles Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:53:46 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1681 Point number 6-- what is an "informational interview"? Wouldn't this come across as a ploy? Point number 6– what is an “informational interview”? Wouldn’t this come across as a ploy?

]]> By: Brandt Smith http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1662 Brandt Smith Sat, 22 May 2010 20:14:03 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1662 @Acai - It goes against conventional wisdom. Most people try to maximize the resumes they send. I can tell you from personal experience that these resumes get trashed quickly. The candidates who stand out take the time to learn about your company. These are also the candidates that are most likely to get hired! @Security - Attitude and passion are important. Your resume is just a screening tool. When you get to the interview, the candidate that is open and with a great attitude stands out. Add in a passion for the industry and the company, and you have a pretty good success formula. @Acai – It goes against conventional wisdom. Most people try to maximize the resumes they send. I can tell you from personal experience that these resumes get trashed quickly. The candidates
who stand out take the time to learn about your company. These are also the candidates that are most likely to get hired!

@Security – Attitude and passion are important. Your resume is just a screening tool. When you get to the interview, the candidate that is open and with a great attitude stands out. Add in a passion for the industry and the company, and you have a pretty good success formula.

]]> By: Security http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Security Thu, 13 May 2010 20:54:54 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1655 I agree with all the above. Attitude and passion are key attributes that need to come across during an interview as well. I agree with all the above. Attitude and passion are key attributes that need to come across during an interview as well.

]]> By: Acai http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 Acai Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1636 That is a good point about the fewer the jobs you concentrate on, the more likely it is you will get one. I never thought of that before, but it makes sense! That is a good point about the fewer the jobs you concentrate on, the more likely it is you will get one. I never thought of that before, but it makes sense!

]]> By: Brandt Smith http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Brandt Smith Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:13 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1564 @scottzee - I couldn't agree more. I am finding more and more that life works out best when I put it in God's (the universe, Allah, etc...) hands. You do need to be careful that you: <ul><li>State what you want clearly</li> <li>Have faith that it will work out the way you want</li> <li>Watch for opportunities that will move you to your goals</li> <li>Act immediately</li> <li>Stay out of the way and don't over-complicate it.</li> <li>Be grateful</li></ul> @scottzee – I couldn’t agree more. I am finding more and more that life works out best when I put it in God’s (the universe, Allah, etc…) hands.

You do need to be careful that you:

  • State what you want clearly
  • Have faith that it will work out the way you want
  • Watch for opportunities that will move you to your goals
  • Act immediately
  • Stay out of the way and don’t over-complicate it.
  • Be grateful
]]> By: scottzee http://blog.wealth-and-wisdom.com/2008/05/01/11-steps-to-the-job-of-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 scottzee Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:51:40 +0000 http://www.wealth-and-wisdom.com/wordpress/?p=11#comment-1527 You forgot 1 step... Pray! http://www.CreditMac.com <a href="http://www.creditmac.com">Credit Repair</a> You forgot 1 step… Pray!

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