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I saw something that made me want to continue on from the last post. Random surfing on cnn.com turned up Aimee Mullins. I hadn’t heard of Ms. Mullins before. Her story is fascinating. Thanks to a birth defect, she had, from the shin down, both her legs and feet amputated. She was told the usual [...] I was talking to a young woman a couple of days ago who was looking for work as a horn player in an orchestra. She complained to me of her lack of experience, and how the orchestral industry was too traditional, stuck in its ways and wouldn’t give her a chance. My suggestion was that [...] When I see long, in-depth resumes (and this means three pages or more), I get worried. Why?–because at this length, the resume is more about who you are than what you can do for the employer. To clarify: The employer, at the time of screening resumes to decide who to interview, does not care who [...] Hey, I’ve spent the past four days driving through and hanging out in Montana, Idaho and now Utah. And I can tell you one thing: I’ve seen a lot of black bulls. A Lot. Fields and fields of black bovines, standing, sitting, chowing, milling. And here’s the observation I’ve made: you can’t tell one from [...] If you’ve been following these posts, you know that for the last little while I’ve been harping on “not settling” and “being very clear about what you want” when it comes to work. Just in case you think I’m the only one who thinks this way, here’s Seth Godin’s take on it. It’s not just [...] There’s something I don’t understand. Maybe it’s a product of sloppy thinking, of nobody ever taking people by the hand and explaining it. The issue is this: when the vast majority of people look for work, they get all scared, rushed, and want to take the first thing that comes along. They fall into jobs [...] So you’re looking for work, been doing so for awhile now, running out of money and things are getting scary aren’t they? You’re in “I’ll Take Anything” mode. Your heart goes up every time someone calls you for an interview, and plummets when you never hear from them again or are told No. It is [...] In this story, CNN looks at how job seekers have tried to stand out to employers. My opinion is hey, it’s all in the execution. There’s doing something eye-catching with your resume, and then there’s showing up at the HR manager’s home Saturday morning with their dog’s favorite food. We’re talking the difference between an [...] Here’s something I hear from people all over the world: “I hate my job. I want to leave. But I have responsibilities…I have payments to make, people to support. It’s just not easy to change when you’ve got these things to worry about.” I agree. It’s really easy to get emotionally involved. Why wouldn’t you? [...] I run into this kind of thing all the time when helping people with their job search (see if this sounds like anyone you know): Me: “So, what do you do / did you do at work?” The Other Guy: “I made sure stuff turned out. I understand business goals, and I worked [...] |
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