tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20388422239385982802024-03-13T21:28:56.506-07:00Rethinking Recruiting...One recruiter's humble attempt to help companies and people rethink the way they recruit and/or look for a job!
As a reminder - **This is my personal blog. The views expressed on these pages are mine alone and not those of my employer.**Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-85018069099256859662016-08-12T20:47:00.003-07:002016-08-12T20:47:46.489-07:00The understated importance of the "Big Boss"<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alright….it’s been quite a while since I’ve last written. To be honest, I’ve really struggled with time management and sparks. So, no promises that I’ll be blogging more but I have started to find inspiration about blogging lately so maybe…..I’m not going to go all Michael Phelps and come out of retirement to destroy the world but maybe you’ll see a few more posts.</span></div>
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Most popular post....this is actually a tie. I have two posts, with almost the same number of page views and are VERY different.<br />
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<a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-review-of-google-resume.html">"My review of the Google Resume"</a> is a pretty deep review of the book which is kind of a "how-to" guide for folks doing technical interviews - consider this my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ">"Stairway to Heaven"</a><br />
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<a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2011/05/thinking-about-career-in-recruiting.html">"Thinking about a Career in Recruiting"</a> is a post I wrote and figured no one would care...ironically, people still read this several years later. I don't have a good Led Zeppelin reference here....maybe <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Hb9ABpyts">"Rock and Roll"</a><br />
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Another relatively popular (popular for a B list recruiter is really not that popular but whatever) is <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2012/04/does-your-resume-matter-anymore.html">"Does your resume even matter anymore"</a> which honestly rings pretty true to me. I don't think resumes matter....even if you need one (most places have your LinkedIn profile) the resume is really just a piece of paper...how you interview is what really matters.<br />
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One of my favorite blogs is <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2012/06/oh-yeah-well-keep-your-resume-on-file.html">"Oh yeah, we'll keep your resume on file"</a> it gives me a good chuckle when I read it and it's all very true. Especially #4.<br />
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My first blog was this <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2009/06/welcome-to-my-blog-and-few-quick.html">one</a>, I wrote it almost six years ago and you know what.....46 people have read it. You'd think it really sucks, like REALLY sucks. I mean, it gets like 8 views a year.....but it's actually pretty good.<br />
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The least popular blog is a tribute to <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2010/01/pushing-forward-back.html">"Temple of the Dog"</a> and honestly, it sucks...don't read it.<br />
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Most weirdly ironic blog is this <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2012/08/remember-garrett-weber-gale.html">one</a>, crazy karma....<br />
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The most metal blog is <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2012/07/welcome-to-my-nightmare.html">"Welcome to my Nightmare"</a> which is a tribute to Alice Cooper....yeah, that's right<br />
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Anyway, I hope people find this "Greatest Hits" to be helpful and make it easier to find some of my best content. Feel free to connect w/ me via LinkedIn or catch me via @JeffreyTMoore. Until then, keep networking and talking to people......your career is what you make it.<br />
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<br />Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-82103078766069125912014-07-12T20:35:00.000-07:002014-07-12T20:35:11.925-07:00The Resume Reconstruction Part I - Get rid of your Objective<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-f29408bb-2dc7-0933-d7c7-c07b499842de" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ok, so it’s been ages since I’ve blogged but honestly, it’s been a great 6 month break. Much needed. I feel refresh and energized to start blogging again so I hope you’re ready. I’ve got a bunch of content lined up so it should be fun again...which is always important for me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">True story, I’ve received SEVERAL resumes where the objective has resulted in an instant reject. I mean, instant. Sending a recruiter that says “To find a role at WRONG COMPANY” will get you rejected immediately. Last one I saw was looking for a role at Amazon….that’s great, I love Amazon but um, I don’t work there. Trash.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1) Don’t stress it. Start your resume with your best attribute (Education or Experience) so when a recruiter or manager sees your resume it JUMPS to their attention. This is always my preference on a resume.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2) Start with a summary of skills or experiences. I don’t love this to be honest but if you’ve got a bunch of skills/experiences that an employer will really value than sum them up, show them off and then dig into the details later in your resume.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sense? I hope so, my big issue with resumes right now is that they are filled with junk and don’t truly show off what makes a person exceptional….so over the next few posts we’ll blow it up. I leave on vacation this week but will be posting from parts unknown….until then, enjoy the week</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-76641549126297247992014-03-04T21:30:00.000-08:002014-03-04T21:32:03.096-08:00Five signs your career is undergoing the zombie apocalypse…<br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I had a fantastic conversation with my boss this week joking about how shows like</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> “The Walking Dead”</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> are kind of a funny analogy for work. Well, we were laughing but it’s probably not that funny if you are in a dystopic professional state...but hey, no one said this blog is for SERIOUS advice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You’re constantly overwhelmed</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Ok, so did you see </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcwTxRuq-uk" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">World War Z</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">? The scene where the zombies totally overwhelm Israel freaks me out….crazy. Anyway, a lot of companies with bad cultures have this kind of crazy non-sensical hoard mentality where one person gets infected with an idea….and boom, everyone goes nuts for it. Bad corporate cultures are like cults or zombie infections…..bad ideas dominate and overwhelm anyone who gets in the way.</span></span></div>
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-51121333415506242252014-02-14T21:51:00.001-08:002014-02-14T21:51:43.251-08:00Four years of blogging....wow....Ok, so I got a notice today that my blog is 4 years old...honestly, it's been probably one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I'm certainly no blog king or any kind of expert but I like to think in a way, I've added something to the community and helped a few folks have a better career along the way.<br />
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If you've never blogged but wanted to do it, just do it. Trust me on this, you won't regret it and you'll probably learn even more than you share...I know I have learned WAY more than I've shared.<br />
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Anyway, here's to another 4 years and sharing a few random pieces of info about my blog I don't generally share but think are kind of cool. Hope you enjoy.<br />
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39 people read my first post.....thanks Mom, Dad, family......man, tough start<br />
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151 people read my blog during it's first MONTH of existence.....yeah, I rule.<br />
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About 1500 people read my blog a month when I'm not writing much (see now), when I actually write 4-6 posts a month that number jumps to about 3500.....that blows my mind.<br />
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Since I started this blog, people have read my posts 75,000 times...which is just silly and humbling.<br />
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The post <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-review-of-google-resume.html">"My review of The Google Resume</a>" had about 5500 people read it, the second most popular is <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2011/05/thinking-about-career-in-recruiting.html">"Thinking about a career in recruiting?"</a> which ironically still gets about 50 new views a week. Weird but awesome.<br />
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Most of my readers come via <a href="http://www.jeffreytmoore.com/">www.jeffreytmoore.com</a> which is cool.....the second most via <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffreyTMoore">@JeffreyTMoore</a> on Twitter so follow me if you don't already....<br />
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The large majority of my page views are from the US, like 60% but every day and week someone internationally reads what I've got say....just today for example, people in 10 different countries read my blog. Again, humbling and really shows how small and interconnected the world is when a dude from NH writes a blog that gets read in China......(damn!)<br />
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I run ads on the blog but have never made any money....note to self, fix that. Anyone want to help?<br />
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The only other thing I can say is THANK YOU! Honestly, I never thought I'd get 100 people to read my ramblings and it's by far the most rewarding thing I've done. So if you're a loyal reader (you guys know who are you) or some random person in China who is wondering what the hell this dude with he laser beams is saying....cheers to you all.<br />
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<br />Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-33515493478069075642014-02-13T21:18:00.000-08:002014-02-13T21:18:09.307-08:00Guest Blog!! Common Sense Rules for Recruiters!!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm excited to have a guest blogger this week! My dear friend Nell, she pretty much rules and is a ton of fun. Like I said last week, I'm hoping to have more guest posts and this is the first. With that, I'll let Nell tell you about a few basic rules for recruiters....needless to say, I love the last two. Enjoy!<br id="docs-internal-guid-6158bb52-2ecc-7e78-4396-82d88c1e2dcc" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Find me at </span><a href="https://www.google.com/+NellThayerHeisner11" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #427fed; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">google.com/+NellThayerHeisner11</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or on Twitter @nellthayer</span></span></span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-60473772553937569462014-02-10T20:39:00.004-08:002014-02-10T20:39:31.275-08:00Blog update and a few news itemsOk, it's been like two months since my last post...needless to say, things have been a little crazy. With that here are a few updates!<br />
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1) My writers block is gone (nod to Ted!) so that's good news. You'll start seeing more posts over the next few weeks. If you have any topic requests, let me know and I'll do my best. The plan is to get into my weekly schedule again with a few random one off updates too.<br />
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2) The last 8 weeks have been crazy for me. We bought a house and got stuck in the Boston area for an extra 4 days over the holidays. Since getting back, we closed on the house and are doing a bunch of renovations....note to self, that sucks<br />
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3) I'm going to be trying to do a few more guest blogs and have folks post on my site too. First one is this week from my dear friend Nell. You can find her <span id="docs-internal-guid-6158bb52-1f35-f322-7297-d97a769c00c8" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">@nellthayer on Twitter.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Quick topic this week but a good lesson from this weeks crazy MegaMillions drawing and my love of scratch tickets (yep, you read that right)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As everyone knows, the MegaMillions drawing was HUGE...over $600M. Well, like everyone else I picked up a few tickets and while I was there...I grabbed a few scratch tickets. Again, I love those things. I didn’t win...obviously, or this would be a very different blog. Anyway, the lesson here is you’ve got to play to win. If you don’t play the lottery, you’ll never win the lottery. Period.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This lesson is really important when you’re looking for a job or thinking about taking on a new project. If you don’t try or take a shot...you can be sure you won’t succeed. Have.To.Try. Another great way to phrase this comes from Wayne Gretzky who once said “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Makes sense...so, my question for you is this….are you taking the shot? If not, why?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Enjoy the holidays, I’ll be traveling around a bit but will try to write more. BIG post coming in the new year reflecting on some of my experiences in 2013 so that will be fun.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And finally, my scratch ticket won $10...which I reinvested into another ticket and lost. My wife, won $100….laughed at me and pocketed her winnings. That’s fine, I’ll keep taking my shots and it will keep paying off</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-29971470161138188232013-12-13T22:12:00.000-08:002013-12-13T22:12:24.280-08:00My take on creative job search tactics<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-3e5d39f7-efb9-183f-122a-31e445cc20e2" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve been hearing a lot of stories lately of people using unique and interesting ways to get recruiters attention. I figured I’d take a little time to talk about them and give you my take. I’ll be honest, I’m not really a big fan of this kind of stuff but I’ll try to be impartial. Anyone who knows me, will tell you I’m more of an old school networker. I like chatting on the phone or having a beer via G+ Hangout…..get beyond that and honestly I start to twitch.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anyway, this isn’t about me...this is about you using some off the grid unique ways to get noticed by recruiters or hiring managers. With that...here we go:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Running ads with your name on them - This one was pretty popular a few years back and there were a ton of </span><a href="http://careerenlightenment.com/facebook-ad-got-job" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">examples</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Apparently this worked and it became pretty popular but I never really understood the appeal. It’s a little too shotgun approach for me, although optimizing and targeting the ads definitely helps. The example I posted cost $150 which if you think about it is a great deal. I don’t hate this approach, but when I see ads like this targeted towards me I always think they are spam and I just ignore them.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Making your resume look like a product or web page - This one has been popular for a while and will probably continue to be popular. This particular </span><a href="http://www.zagg.com/community/blog/this-resume-that-looks-like-a-google-search-page-is-going-viral/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">post</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> is a great example if you’re looking for one. From my perspective, this is a good idea if you’re early in your career or in the market for a creative job. A few candidates through the years have sent this kind of resume to me and I always enjoy checking the creativity.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Video Resume - I’m a sucker for the video blog, especially this </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBADPyaZe_E" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">one</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. They haven’t really taken off but some places ask for them and there are a lot of good examples out there as well. Done right, a video resume is a great way to show off your skills and personality for a potential employer. You want to make sure use good quality video and have a well scripted plan to develop a professional video.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creating personal action figures - Ok, last one. A coworker sent me this </span><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/strategy_research/forget_resumes_jens_lennartsson_sends_action_figures_of_himself_to_potential_employers_25988.asp" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">blog</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> last week and I have to admit I love the idea. I looked into making “Jeff Moore - Recruiter” action figures but kind the cost scared me off….I’ll keep researching. Anyway, I think this is a cool idea but is potentially pretty expensive. If you are in the toy industry or another creative role, this could really get you a great job. For me, I just think having my own action figure would be fun :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alright, so there are a few thoughts...obviously, I’m only one data point and every recruiter is different. Doing something creative can be a great way to get noticed but you’ve got to make sure whatever you do reflects your personality and your voice.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Good luck out there and if you find another other examples please share as I’ve love to see other examples.</span></div>
Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-20387209824751228022013-12-05T21:30:00.000-08:002013-12-05T21:30:32.027-08:00Your priorities define you...<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5dda70d6-c661-8e04-25d8-24e079ffc850" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Happy holidays everyone! Hope things are going well. It’s been a little while since I’ve blogged but I really wanted to share something. I had an interview this week and the candidate made a comment to me that I really loved, I mean….loved. They said:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“The priorities we set define us”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It got me thinking, for those of you experience a job search or thinking about moving your career needle...what kind of priorities have you set? Now, the idea of priorities is pretty complicated and honestly only you can set your priorities but I did spend a lot of time thinking about this and had a few thoughts I wanted to share</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rank your priorities</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - This one is obvious right? The question really is, do you want to be the best parent in the world? Best recruiter? Does money matter? Do you work to live or live to work? Literally, there are a bunch of things to consider. What you need to do is figure out what really matters to you...define it and then optimize your more tactical priorities from there.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Set sub-goals</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Ok, so you have your high level priorities set. Awesome...huge step and most people never get there so feel good about this. Next, start trying to define what each one of those priorities really means and what you need to do to accomplish them….and be realistic. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Build a timeline</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - You’ve got your priorities set and you’ve got a bunch of tactical steps you need to take to accomplish your goals...now you need a timeline. The timeline will keep you honest and make you focus. A key here again will be to be realistic. For example, you can’t say you are going to interview for 50 jobs in the next month...not enough days in the month. So, really focus on setting a timeline that you can work with and get things accomplished.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get going</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - This is the most important step. Get going and get it done. The difference between superstars and everyone else is superstars get stuff done. Now is the time to define yourself by not only setting priorities but getting them done.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Good luck out there, the holidays are a GREAT time to amp up your job search</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-77594381969134642462013-11-16T19:56:00.001-08:002013-11-16T19:56:59.800-08:00My review of "BA to Boardroom"....a no BS review for a no BS book<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-74398294-6432-ac26-bbe3-32c68cc86126" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This post is sort of a testament to the awesome connected world in which we live. Let me give you the backstory. I was flying out to San Francisco for a week a Google. Well, the person next to me was writing while I rocked out to Iron Maiden. His name was Chris, and he was writing a book about having a great career. I was writing a blog on “The No Asshole Rule” so we got to talking about his book, his ideas and started to share a few thoughts on having a great career. We exchanged info, and went off to find our rental cars.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A few weeks later, I get an email from Chris asking for my address to send me a copy of the book. AWESOME!! So, after moving cross country and finally getting settled in the Bay Area I’ve had time to read </span><a href="http://batoboardroom.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">“BA to Boardroom With No BS, Skills for Life”</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and wanted to take a few minutes to blog about it and share my thoughts.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">First of all, it’s a great read. Very down to earth and practical. I also think it’s the kind of book that anyone can read and learn a few new things. You don’t need to be a new college grad to heed Chris’s advice….even a dinosaur like me took a few tips, wrote them down and focused some of my energy on getting better.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A Positive Approach</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - On page 23 Chris talks about approaching all individuals and situations in a positive way. LOVE this! Honestly, negative people suck (like that?) and are less successful. People who can have a positive attitude and approach are well liked and able to leverage relationships more successfully in the workplace. Chris gets into a little more detail on what this means and it’s all good stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Applying yourself</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Page 25 here, same general area of the book but Chris talks about effort. Obviously, I agree with him 100% here and think honesty and accountability to work effort is critical. For me, effort is one of the few things as a manager I can’t coach. Either you work hard and really push yourself...or you don’t. Developing this skill will serve you well over the long haul.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Such a great line. When you’re starting your career and frankly at any point in your career focusing on a role that maximizes your skills and allows you to be comfortable is a huge step. It takes time, you shouldn’t expect to just wake up and realize your calling in life but once you figure it out...embrace it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Managing Up</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - In Chapter 5, he talks about a lot of skills but one in particular really rung true to me. Managing up. It’s not the sexiest skill and some people might call it brown nosing...it’s not and it is sexy. Managing up means making sure your boss and other leaders know what you are doing and ensuring they are there to help you. Ever meet someone who complains they can’t get the resources they need...meanwhile you never have an issue getting what you need? Well yeah, that’s because you’ve managed up well and received the support and faith of senior leadership. HUGE skill.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Opportunistic Ambition </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Chapter 6 talks about opportunistic ambition, having mentors and building a personal plan. Really great chapter. As someone who’s had a personal plan for a while, this really jumped off the page at me. I very much enjoyed Chris’s idea of putting yourself first and then secondly having a contingency plan. These are extremely hard concepts but really critical for your career. In my experience, these skills don’t come naturally but once they come...they are like a tidal wave that pushes your skills into the next level. I’ll stop writing about this now, go buy the book</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learning to Lead </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Another fantastic chapter as this skill is another one that really can carry you through your career...even if you end up switching professions. The big take away for me in the book is when Chris talks about creating a high performing team. I mean, talk about the holy grail of work. Being able to attract top talent and put them into a position to perform is literally the difference between great leaders and crappy leaders. So, again, take some time to really learn how to lead. You’ll thank Chris for this, it’s so important. When I look at my team or other teams I’ve lead, I always ask are we a destination for great talent? If not, how do I fix it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ok, LONG blog for me this week but I really enjoyed the book and couldn’t recommend it any stronger. The link above will get you to Chris’s website and allow you to buy the book...just do it. One closing thought. I met Chris on a flight, and I’m the guy who never talks to people on the plane (thank you Bose headphones) but for whatever reason, Chris and I really connected. There is a lesson here….when you meet people along the way, take time to get to know them….you might just meet someone really cool.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Until next time, good luck out there the job market is still tough so you’ve got to work extra hard.</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-27836287167154589022013-11-08T21:33:00.001-08:002013-11-09T08:56:55.180-08:00The importance of setting goals<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-26959cb9-3b58-c0d8-a2b1-862c1e9cfd03" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Let me explain. Goals get you places right? I mean...I’m going to get my Master’s Degree is a goal. Get it done, check the box...winner right? Well kind of, there is a lot more to the idea of goals than checking off a few things on your list. With that, here are a few thoughts on the importance of goals</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1) Yeah, they get you places - See above but when you’re talking about recruiting or your career they are even more important. For example - Saying “We are going to hire 50 Software Engineers” allows you to understand resources, develop benchmarks and understand the difference between success and failure.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3) Shared accountability - Ah, here is the big one. Setting goals, allows you to clearly state what each person on the project owns. So, when the rubber meets the road everyone is accountable for their piece. If the project succeeds everyone knows why/how….if it fails, well that’s ok but everyone will know how and why as well.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So there a you go a few thoughts on goals...the key to all of this is setting realistic goals and trying to get them done. If you’re working on a recruiting team that doesn’t have goals or even worse has messed up goals...take a stand and figure out goals that will work for your team. Trust me, you’ve been far more successful w/ rock solid goals than if you just float around and wish for a positive outcome</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The moral of the story here is simple. Recruiting and hiring is a company wide project. It’s not just the recruiters who are responsible for hiring...sure, we carry the heavy load but if the rest of the company can’t convert the pipeline to hires….you lose. It’s that simple.</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-67592651141915064962013-09-07T20:04:00.000-07:002013-09-07T20:04:07.917-07:00Should you move for a job? Maybe....<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More soon, but good luck out there...the job market still sucks so try to keep focused on your longer term goals.</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-28341487206972433232013-08-22T21:16:00.000-07:002013-08-22T21:16:50.579-07:00Avoiding the awkward "Thank You" letter<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-70999f72-a961-3523-0447-fbbe622a0a95" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ve been blasted this week hence the lack of tweets and blogs…...but here I am! This weeks topic is kind of a funny one but really if you’re looking for a job it’s not funny at all. It’s about the awkward interview or meeting follow up.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I write a lot about recruiting tips and tricks and little nuggets I’ve learned over the years. Here is one I don’t usually share...recruiting is a REALLY hard career. It’s amazing if you’re into it, even better if you’re good at it.....but it’s hard. No joke, it’s harder than it sounds and here are a few reasons why:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sell the candidate, sell the company</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Recruiting has a lot in common with Sales, tons of grinding and prospecting to find business (or candidates if you’re a corporate recruiter) so you spend a ton of time of time on the phone. No big deal, the phone is fun. The challenge is this....you are ALWAYS selling. Sell the candidate on the role. Sell your client on the candidate. Sell the compensation. Sell the benefits. Negotiate the agreement. Sell, sell, sell. You’ve got to have that mindset from the start.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You’re always on the chopping block</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Look, hard truth here. Recruiting is always the first function to feel a slow down. We are the ultimate cost center. Not only are we expensive...but we hire people who are at least as expensive as we are and add to the bottom line. So, when revenues are down or the market crashes who gets laid off first? Recruiters go.....sad but true.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s always a hiring problem</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Final hard truth but it’s something you’ll find at most companies. Companies always blame recruiting. Attrition high? Hire more people. Miss revenue? Recruiting didn’t hire enough sales people. Expenses too high? Recruiting over hired and drove up expenses. Can’t hire enough engineers? The candidate pipeline is too small. Honestly, I’ve seen all of these examples in real life. What’s funny, is it’s almost never JUST a recruiting problem. Sometimes it is sure but usually it’s a bigger issue about the culture or the way the company operates it’s just easier for everyone to point at us recruiters than it is to say there is a culture or management problem.</span></div>
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-81443315885371873682013-08-04T20:46:00.002-07:002013-08-04T20:47:45.223-07:00So you're a great recruiter.....now what?Ok, so by now you've already read my post about what it takes to be a great recruiter right? Well, if not check it <a href="http://rethinkingrecruiting.blogspot.com/2013/07/whats-difference-between-good-recruiter.html">here</a>....<br />
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Anyway, you've done all this cool stuff and you're an amazing recruiter. You can fill any job, your peers love you and clients sing your praises. Awesome right? Well....kind of, I mean, yeah of course it always feels good to be awesome. See Barney Stinson video resume:<br />
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Seriously, this is all great. But how do you take this awesomeness and become sought after in the industry...someone who doesn't LOOK for jobs, because jobs look for you? Here are a few thoughts about building your recruiting brand:<br />
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<b>Build a huge network</b> - It wouldn't be a Jeff Moore blog without a networking tip right? Honestly, for us recruiters we're only as good at our network. Most of us have networks of engineers, or sales people but slack off terribly when it comes to networking with other recruiters. Why? Honestly, I don't know but it's crazy. Build a network of other great recruiters and you'll never be looking for a job again.<br />
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<b>Speak out</b> - A great way to build your brand is to speak at events. Now you don't need to speak at ERE or Talent Connect(although those are great), tons of local groups or job fairs are always looking for recruiters to speak about hiring, resumes, etc etc. I'm a big fan of the "unconference" like #Tru events which are a little more casual but give you great exposure (I'm speaking <a href="http://www.globaltru.com/event/dice-trumountainview/">here</a> in a few weeks). Additionally, I'd be willing to bet your school would love to have their rockstar alumni back to talk about all things hiring. The more you do it, the better you'll get and next thing you know you'll be leading a track at ERE.<br />
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<b>Get social</b> - Recruiters are social people but I'm always amazed at how few of us tweet or blog. There is really no better way to build your brand than to share you're awesome experience with other recruiters looking to learn. You don't have to have a million followers to make an impact, start small by following a bunch of folks and engage......you'll be social before you know it.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pretty simple message here....through the tough times and rough days...keep the faith and focus on getting your job done. If you can’t....maybe it’s time to look around for something better.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Obviously a great song, one of the best. The moral here? You’ll have ups and downs through your career but you’ve got to keep working to bring home the bacon for the family (or retirement, or whatever)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Great line here, and a great moral for your career. Once you get the job...you’re like 10% done. Once you are there, you’ve got to produce. Get it done.</span></div>
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So, what really makes someone great? I mean.....do we even know? I don't think anyone has the magic bullet for finding a great recruiter but here are a few of my thoughts between good and great recruiters.<br />
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1) Good recruiters fill jobs, great recruiters build the organization - This one is crystal clear to me. Most recruiters fill jobs and move one. Weak. Great recruiters partner with the business to help build the best organization the possibly can. Now, this is hard. You can't always be your managers friend. You've got to push back on things and speak your mind when you disagree with a decision. Which leads to #2.....<br />
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2) Good recruiters work on their headcount, great recruiters drive headcount and are vocal about hiring decisions - Honestly, any knucklehead can fill a job....seriously, what we do is not rocket science. But a great recruiter finds talent that forces the business to hire opportunistically and get creative. Great recruiters find so many great people that they business has to think outside of the box in order to get as much talent as they possibly can.<br />
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3) Good recruiters leverage programs, great recruiters build programs - Again, not rocket science here but lots of really good recruiters who can leverage all kinds of recruiting programs to build candidate pipeline...now the great recruiters dream up new programs and build them to fill a business need. <br />
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4) Good recruiters sell the job, great recruiters over-communicate the opportunity - This sounds like a subtle one but trust me the different for your organization is crazy. Good recruiters know their roles and can sell candidates on the job. Big deal. Great recruiters over-communicate with the candidate and can explain the opportunity (not just the job). Truly great talent doesn't take a job...they look for exceptional opportunities to grow.<br />
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5) Good recruiters have all kinds of tricks....great recruiters share their tricks and make everyone better - This is probably the most important. Plenty of recruiters have little tips and tricks they use to get the job done but the great ones are share and collaborate with team to make everyone better...thus creating a great team.<br />
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Clearly this is an incomplete list but it's a start. I'll do a follow up post on a few more things (general smarts, creativity, etc etc) that make a great recruiter. But for anyone out there trying to hire a team or build a recruiting function you can't rely on "good" folks to take you to the next level.....you've absolutely have to find great recruiters who are smart, can get things done and move the needle for the organization.<br />
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Good luck out there this week and more soon before I go on vacation!<br />
<br />Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-23613476045987041472013-07-03T20:19:00.001-07:002013-07-03T20:19:06.571-07:00Navigating the summer slowdown<b id="docs-internal-guid--131f996-a7ac-dad9-c27c-229d7161d0a6" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Cushman</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Why don't you tell me about some of your previous job experience?</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004517/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Costanza</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Alrighty. My last job was in publishing. I got fired for having sex in my office with the cleaning woman.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Cushman</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Go on.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004517/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Costanza</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: All right. Before that, I was in real estate. I quit because the boss wouldn't let me use his private bathroom. That was it.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Cushman</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Do you talk to everybody like this?</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004517/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Costanza</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Of course.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Cushman</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: My niece told me you were different.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004517/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Costanza</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: I am different, yeah.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So,
a few things....don’t sleep with people in the office (obviously) and
the whole private bathroom thing is just weird. What’s interesting to
me, is that different can be and in many cases IS good when it comes to
interviewing. You can don’t want to be Costanza different. When you’re
interviewing you want to show off why you are exceptional and what
makes you different from the rest of the candidates. Got it?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ok, later in the interview George gets to meet Mr. Steinbrenner...</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Cushman</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
I gotta tell you, you are the complete opposite of every applicant
we've seen. Mr. Steinbrenner, sir. There's someone here I'd like you to
meet. This is Mr. Costanza. He is one of the applicants.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202970/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Steinbrenner</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Nice to meet you.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004517/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Costanza</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
Well, I wish I could say the same, but I must say, with all due
respect, I find it very hard to see the logic behind some of the moves
you have made with this fine organization. In the past twenty years, you
have caused myself, and the city of New York, a good deal of distress
as we have watched you take our beloved Yankees and reduced them to a
laughing stock, all for the glorification of your massive ego.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202970/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">George Steinbrenner</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Hire this man!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One
thing you want to do in interviews is speak your mind. Tell the truth
and then really answer questions as truthfully and honestly as you can.
No doubt. However, George pretty much attacks Steinbrenner here. It’s
honestly a hysterical exchange if you have the chance to see the show.
Very rarely will someone say “Hire this man” after being assaulted
verbally like this. Answer truthfully, be direct and if you’re the
right fit....someone will want to hire you.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More soon, I’m trying to write a ton and as always good luck out there....having a great career isn’t easy</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-3489151705506212322013-06-25T20:24:00.000-07:002013-06-25T20:24:15.910-07:00A few thoughts on having a great career and loving itBy the time I post this, I'll be moved to the Bay Area…crazy, but excited by the challenge. This blog is one that I'm excited to write, @TedVessenes commented on a recent post of mine about finding something you love for a job..even better, having a career. Ironically, I've been thinking a ton of the top of not only doing something you love for work but also moving beyond "jobs" and into having a career plan/trajectory. It's probably a book, but who am I kidding I've got no time to write a book at this point.<br /><br />So, a few thoughts on finding something you love and doing it for a career. No matter where you are in your career…hopefully you'll be able to take a few of these nuggets with you.<br /><br />1) It's hard…like, really hard to have a great career - Honestly, how many people do you know who've had a spotless beautiful and amazing career? I'm guessing not that many. Why? Because it's hard. In order to have a great career you've got to work on it all the time and focus not only on kicking ass today…..but how to prepare yourself to kick more ass in the future. Tough stuff. But, eventually you can figure it out. I don't think I realized I truly loved recruiting until about 7 years ago. I always enjoyed it and the checks clear if you know what I mean……but now, I'm a recruiter and it defines me.<br /><br />2) Your early aspirations likely won't matter in the long haul - You probably won't hear this advice in the Career Services office but most likely what you "think" you wanted to be when you grow up ….will be very different from the "real" you that you'll become. I went to school wanting to be a teacher….got into politics and wanted to be a lobbyist….and have been recruiting for 15 years. In 1998, I had no idea what a recruiter was or why anyone in their right mind would want to be one. Unless you have a VERY specific education or training….your career is likely going to be a wild ride. Buckle up and enjoy…no doubt it will be crazy.<br /><br />3) Passion comes in many shapes and sizes - In order to have a great and fulfilling career you need to do something you love. Well, maybe. I mean, sure I'd love to have a career based on listening to heavy metal and watching football……but it's not likely to happen. Thankfully, I love helping people with their career and pushing the envelope of recruiting…but work is work and metal is metal to me. I honestly think you can have a great career doing something you enjoy, but doesn't have to be the ultimate passion of your life. It helps, don't get me wrong…..but as long as you can do something you enjoy and do it well you can have a great career.<br /><br />4) Jobs are for suckers - When I write a book, this will be the title because it's true. Look, everyone needs a "job"….but if your looking at a job as an "end" you're a sucker. Jobs are experiences and each experience should in theory lead you to a better NEXT job. Fifty years ago, you took a job at a company and they took care of you for life….those days are over. Figure out what you want your career to look like….and then get jobs at move you along that path. Simple advice that will change your life.<br /><br />4) Bad experience, is eventually good experience - Every now and again you have to have a crappy experience to really appreciate the good ones. I've seen a lot of crazy stuff in my career, but honestly some of my failures and train wreck experiences have made me stronger and better than I was before. You don't want your whole career to be one crap experience after another…..but every now and again a little does of WTF will help you grow.<br /><br />5) Coworkers matter - Your coworkers are ridiculously important when it comes to long term career success. Why? Two things..first they'll teach you new things and push you to do better. Working in a vacuum will never get you to the next level, only great coworkers will do that. Second….your current coworkers are likely to lead you to your next job. Anyone who's read this blog before knows how much I preach the gospel of networking……your current awesome coworkers are tomorrows invaluable networking connections.<br /><br />6) Company culture matters even more - I've had the luxury of working in some of the best corporate cultures in my career..and some that were not so the best. A great culture will really help you achieve great things and enjoy your career. A great culture pushes you to succeed but understands when you fail. A great culture rewards strong performers and ruthlessly gets rid of bad behavior. A great culture values you as a person and respects your work/life balance. When you find a great culture, and a great team….doing work you love….you are in the zone to really focus on your career and get things going in the right direction. <br /><br />7) If your job sucks or doesn't align with your career goals…..get a new one - Life is too short to be miserable at work. I've said it once and I'll say it again…..don't settle for "ok" or "fine"….don't settle for a crap job and keep looking until you find one you love that helps you accomplish your carer goals.<br /><br />That's it for this post, sorry if it's a little scattered……writing on a plane is not a personal strength!Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-17891251423385636682013-05-15T05:33:00.000-07:002013-05-15T05:33:01.174-07:00The Importance of Individual Performance on your Career<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-28eeebd2-a82b-0e44-7394-72feb87739c2" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ok,
sorry for the lack of content lately...been really busy with the new
job and odds/ends around the house with the move. Regardless....here I
am with a little different post than I usually write.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
talk a lot about how important a great team is for your career,
mentors, corporate culture...all kinds of stuff. The one topic, I
haven’t spoken much about is “Individual Performance”. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">With that, here
is a recent quote from my favorite coach, Bill Belichick when speaking
this week on leadership:</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"We’ve
all heard the saying ‘there’s no I in team’ but in my mind I think
there is a balance on that. There is an ‘I’ in ‘win’ and that stands for
individual performance. Without strong individual performances from all
members of the team, again regardless of what that person’s role... We
can all stand around in the locker room and hold hands and chant ‘Team!
Team! Team!’ all day and that isn’t going to do anything. We have to go
out there and individually perform. There is a balance there.” </span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This
quote blew my mind. Seriously, there is an “I” in win.....and it stand
for Individual Performance. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WOW!! Talk about amazing career
advice...thanks Bill! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So,
next time you’re in the dumps at work or struggling with your
career....remember, hard work and strong individual performance is the
KEY...the absolute key to everything else. None of the other stuff
matter is you can’t perform.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coach
Belichick has another saying I love “Do your job”.......when trying to
advance your career or grow....focus on doing your job and having a
strong individual performance. Everything else is gravy.</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More soon...I promise</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-47375290779379309642013-04-24T22:25:00.001-07:002013-04-24T22:26:59.873-07:00Fun. Recruiting! Recruiting advice from the album "Some Nights"<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5edebcdd-3fa4-8947-7fdc-bc0e69204944" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Another
one of my musical themed blogs. Now, some of my loyal readers are
probably thinking...”Wow, Jeff listens to pop music” instead of my
normal hard rock or metal....well yeah, I like a little pop every now
and again :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
won’t get into too much of an overview of the band, because by now Fun.
is one of the biggest new bands around and their album “Some Nights” is
REALLY popular. Anyway...I love it and honestly find it to be really
inspiring. It’s a great, album and if you give it a listen...I think
you’ll find some job search/career inspiration too. With that...Fun.
Recruiting Advice:</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Give me a second I need to get my story straight - We Are Young</span></b></i></div>
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simple lesson here...before you go on an interview make sure you are
prepared. You’d be shocked at how many candidates don’t prep and bomb
the interview. Don’t be that guy.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ten years of this, I’m not sure anyone understands - Some Nights</span></b></div>
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love this line, and think it’s pretty relevant to a lot of people.
Sometimes you feel like no one really understands the work you do.
That sucks. Don’t fall into this trap. Take time to celebrate your
work and make sure that you’re not the only one who appreciates your
work.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why don’t we break the rules already? Some Nights</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ahhhhh.....one
of my favorite topics. Rules are in place for a reason, gotta follow
them. However, sometimes it’s better to ask for forgiveness than
permission. So, every now and again break a rule. Get shit done and
clean up the broken glass later. Got it?</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’re lost and alone or you’re sinking like a stone...carry on - Carry On</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yeah,
so if you ever find yourself feeling like this at work? Carry on out
to a new job. Seriously, life is too short to be miserable and getting
depressed at work. If you’re feeling lost and alone...get a new job.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We are shining stars, we are invincible, we are who we are - Carry On</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No
real recruiting lesson here but this makes me think of some of the
teams I’ve managed, especially the one I manage now. Superstars think
they can do anything and get any task accomplished....so, if you’re as
good as you think you are.....you’re invincible.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For once I feel like I belong - Why Am I The One</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This
is really about workplace culture. When you find a place that really
truly fits your personality.....stick with it. Great cultures are hard
to find and you should cherish your time working somewhere with a great
culture.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why can’t you see that no one is going to save us - Stars</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Probably
my favorite lyric for this blog. Lets face it, for your career...you
are the only person that has responsibility for your path. You’ve got
to always be thinking about #1 and making sure that you’re happy and
enjoying what you do.</span></div>
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it this week...I’ve been out in California getting to learn my new role
so it’s been a little busy. Lots of more content soon. Good luck out
there!</span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508010898042811103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038842223938598280.post-14798588357761998722013-04-08T18:43:00.001-07:002013-04-08T18:44:31.150-07:00Spring cleaning and your career<b id="internal-source-marker_0.11925181187689304" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.11925181187689304" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With this whole moving to California thing I’ve been doing a lot of cleaning and getting ready for the move. I was walking around outside today and was totally shocked at how beautiful it was...one of those epic spring days. Anyway, the nice weather and cleaning really got me thinking about how you can apply a little spring cleaning to your career. With that, here are a few thoughts on cleaning up your career:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Switch roles or take on a new project </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Sometimes it doesn’t always make sense to get a new job...for whatever reason. So, switch roles or find a new project. There are lots of ways to refresh your career and a new challenge might be just the right idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hire an intern</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - That’s right, no way to get things cleaned up and refreshed than to hire an intern. This will make you responsible for someone else and force you to come up with cool work for them to do while they intern for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take a class </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- You can never lose by getting more education. I’m not saying you should go get your PhD or anything...but picking up a class or two and learning some new skills is a great way to clean up your career.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Volunteer somewhere </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- You didn’t think I’d say this did you? Well, a GREAT way to clean up your career is to start volunteering and exploring your passion. For a lot of us, work is work...and that sucks. If you can find a volunteer gig or opportunity to help a group you're passionate about you may find it evolves into a new career path....and, it will feel great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get a new mentor </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Mentors are some of the most important people in your life. If you don’t have a mentor, get one...if you don’t have three or four mentors....get a few more. You’ll find great mentors can help steer you to greater things in your career. Now...go get them now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s it for today, I’ll try to write more later but the posts might be kind of sporadic until I get out to the Bay Area...but, I am going to be doing a few guest posts for Brazen Careerist so when those go live I’ll make sure to post links.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enjoy the rest of the week!</span></div>
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