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A 5000 email resume spam campaign may get you a job. That’s why there are people who will legitimately mail, email or fax your resume to a boatload of recruiters. If you want to spend the money on it, go ahead. Putting your resume on a hundred job boards may get you a job. On my blog [...]  I was told, “I want to work in a Fortune 100 company. That’s where the action is at. Then I will really be going places.” It could be true. Just remember, Enron was in the Fortune 100 club too. Size isn’t everything. It seems that in every Fortune 100 company there will be whole divisions [...] Trust enthusiasm. Fear okay. If something always goes wrong in your job interviews after the point where references are checked, you probably want to rethink your references. Some of your references may be knifing you in the back. They are your phantom friends. You thought they would give good references. They were always friendly. Still, they may [...] When your friend puts your resume on the desk of her boss and says, “Jill is the best salesperson I’ve ever met,” that’s not a reference. She never worked with you. It is only a fantastic introduction. So get your friend to do that, and also find real references. The people you choose as references need [...] The modern steam locomotive can cross the plains at the lightning speed of 15 mile per hour. The only thing faster is a telegraph. (circa 1870) How fast can you find a new job? Let’s talk about the Beatles. They were an overnight sensation…except for the years they spent playing clubs in Germany [...] The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty, not knowing what comes next. (LeGuin) Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal. (Ditka) I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a [...] Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. (Pythagoras) When is your resume being thrown away? Yesterday I gave the 4 major trashing points in your resume’s life. You have two ways to break through the cycle: Have someone give your resume directly to the boss with their recommendation. Tips for job seekers and Halloween trick or treaters are just about the same. Think about how each of these directly applies to looking for a job. If you are scared, get your dad (a coach) to help on a few doors. Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. (Hoffer) Many people say Saddam Hussein was the foremost expert in hiding what is not there. Rather than argue the facts, let’s exploit his methods. It [...] It’s not who you know, it’s who will help you that counts. I tripled the effectiveness of my networking. At times I have gotten more referrals than I have been able to process. Here are the basics: Yesterday I blogged about Nebraskan networking. Key points are: 1. Ask the right question Always ask: Who do you know that [...] |
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