Comments on: Job Postings Gone Bad http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2009/03/11/job-postings-gone-bad/ 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: Barbara Safani http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2009/03/11/job-postings-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Barbara Safani Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:29:16 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=435#comment-969 Dan, References are important too but there has to be enough compelling information on the resume to get to the reference phase. I still advocate for an accomplishment-focused, metrics-driven resume, but I believe that needs to be coupled with a persuasive pitch and a strong network. None of these strategies should be used in a vacuum-it's the combination of strong marketing collateral and strong networks that generally works best. Dan,

References are important too but there has to be enough compelling information on the resume to get to the reference phase. I still advocate for an accomplishment-focused, metrics-driven resume, but I believe that needs to be coupled with a persuasive pitch and a strong network. None of these strategies should be used in a vacuum-it’s the combination of strong marketing collateral and strong networks that generally works best.

]]> By: Dan Eustace http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2009/03/11/job-postings-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Dan Eustace Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:37:29 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=435#comment-966 Hi Barbara, So many resumes come to me listing: team player, strong communication skills, good writing skills and other proverbial strengths for corporate roles. "The proof is in the pudding"... with real life accomplishments. The "copying and pasting" of job description into the resume, I agree, is not helpful. The resume provides some evidence of the softer skills. There could be a notion of some of the softer skills in recommendations one receives in social networking sites. But is there enough room to state specific things? It could be, and I am posing a question, that this is a role a reference can point out. Hi Barbara,
So many resumes come to me listing: team player, strong communication skills, good writing skills and other proverbial strengths for corporate roles. “The proof is in the pudding”… with real life accomplishments. The “copying and pasting” of job description into the resume, I agree, is not helpful.

The resume provides some evidence of the softer skills.

There could be a notion of some of the softer skills in recommendations one receives in social networking sites. But is there enough room to state specific things?

It could be, and I am posing a question, that this is a role a reference can point out.

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