Comments on: Just Say No to Corporate Speak http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/ Finding the path that's right for you Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:08:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: CareerSolvers » Blog Archive » Job Postings Gone Bad http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-946 CareerSolvers » Blog Archive » Job Postings Gone Bad Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:52:08 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=241#comment-946 [...] thing is that this job spec is not unusual. Most job specs I read lack clear language, are full of [...] thing is that this job spec is not unusual. Most job specs I read lack clear language, are full of

]]> By: admin http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-264 admin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:20:14 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=241#comment-264 Humor based on Corporate Speak??? Sounds like a YouTube video to me! Thanks for your comments and trackback. Humor based on Corporate Speak??? Sounds like a YouTube video to me! Thanks for your comments and trackback.

]]> By: Career Management Monday | Cube Rules http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Career Management Monday | Cube Rules Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:04:48 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=241#comment-263 [...] Just Say “No” to Corporate Speak [...] [...] Just Say “No” to Corporate Speak [...]

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Scot Herrick Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:30:36 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=241#comment-259 A book I just reviewed on my site notes that many applicants don't even remember the position they applied for when the recruiter calls them. I agree with that statement, but this blog post tells us why. If you were to read 100 resumes for being a manager, 99 of them (my gut telling me this...) would read like the first description. If a recruiter was calling about the second job description, don't you think a candidate would remember it? When you go into a job interview and you have to ask what you actually do on the job, you know the job description failed. I do humor based on Corporate Speak. That's how bad it is out there. If you can too, you've read too many resumes! An important post, Barbara. Company management doesn't get great candidates if they can't start with a good job description. A book I just reviewed on my site notes that many applicants don’t even remember the position they applied for when the recruiter calls them. I agree with that statement, but this blog post tells us why.

If you were to read 100 resumes for being a manager, 99 of them (my gut telling me this…) would read like the first description. If a recruiter was calling about the second job description, don’t you think a candidate would remember it?

When you go into a job interview and you have to ask what you actually do on the job, you know the job description failed.

I do humor based on Corporate Speak. That’s how bad it is out there. If you can too, you’ve read too many resumes!

An important post, Barbara. Company management doesn’t get great candidates if they can’t start with a good job description.

]]> By: admin http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-258 admin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:17:44 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=241#comment-258 Yes! Authenticity! How refreshing! Thanks for commenting! Barbara Yes! Authenticity! How refreshing! Thanks for commenting!

Barbara

]]> By: Liz http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/08/15/just-say-no-to-corporate-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Liz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:59:37 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=241#comment-257 Great post, and so true! The program manager posting that you described will also yield enthusiasm and authenticity in return from job seekers. Imagine, for instance, reading tailored cover letters in response to the two postings. A candidate who is truly a good fit for the PM position will shine ("passion for games", "managed teams of x to y producers", ...). Great post, and so true! The program manager posting that you described will also yield enthusiasm and authenticity in return from job seekers. Imagine, for instance, reading tailored cover letters in response to the two postings. A candidate who is truly a good fit for the PM position will shine (“passion for games”, “managed teams of x to y producers”, …).

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