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Comment on Create an Authentic and Ethical Resume to Win the Job by Barbara Safani

Barbara Safani — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:08:11 +0000

Kate,

Many recruiters recommend tweaking job titles to make them more relevant to their openings. Fabrication is certainly discouraged, but clarification is not. And as for cover letters…my educated guess is that half of hiring managers never read them, so explaining a job title in the cover letter alone only gives you about a 50% chance of explaining yourself. Thanks for commenting.

Comment on The Real Reason Why Most LinkedIn Profiles Suck by Barbara Safani

Barbara Safani — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:04:38 +0000

JT,

Interesting point. I guess the greater question is how many business leaders will read the post and work more collaboratively with HR to create better job postings. Thanks for reading.

Comment on The Real Reason Why Most LinkedIn Profiles Suck by JT Pedersen

JT Pedersen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:55:13 +0000

How many people will not comment on this post, because they’re afraid an honest view of ‘HR’ practices in the hiring arena (showing up in Search), will reflect negatively in their own searches for work?

The abstract is all too frequently spot-on, unfortunately. Not always, but very very frequently.

Comment on Create an Authentic and Ethical Resume to Win the Job by Kate

Kate — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:13:59 +0000

Re: job titles — you should never change a job title (we even suggest against slightly tweaking them), but it is important to address, perhaps in your cover letter, an AKA for your job title. Some companies are getting more creative with titles, so they don’t always translate when you go to look for a job.

Comment on Cool Tool for Job Search: BranchOut by Alison Hillman

Alison Hillman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:01:35 +0000

Hi! My name is Ali and I am BranchOut’s Community Manager. I wanted to thank you for using BranchOut and reaching out to Mike to learn the latest on our application. Both Mike and I are happy to be resources if you have additional questions.

Have a great holiday season!

Ali

Comment on Seven Tips for Networking During the Holiday Season by Wiser Worker Blog » Blog Archive » Tips For Networking During The Holiday Season

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:31:43 +0000

[...] It is that time of year again. The time when we all get invited to holiday parties and events. Everyone seems to have them, and there always seem to be a lot of them during the holidays. Don’t dread these events! They are great opportunities to do some leg work on finding a job. Most people think that this is the perfect time to shut things down until the new year, but they would be wrong. Take a look at a great article from CareerSolvers.com and their tips on networking during the holidays: [...]

Comment on Seven Tips for Networking During the Holiday Season by Seven Tips for Networking During the Holiday Season » US Hospital Careers – Hospital Career News & Information

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:45:39 +0000

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Comment on Six Tips For Uncovering Salary Information About a Job by Barbara Safani

Barbara Safani — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:31:19 +0000

Thanks for the additional information Aaron!

Comment on Six Tips For Uncovering Salary Information About a Job by Salary

Salary — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:47:13 +0000

I’m the content manager from Salary.com. Thank you for the mention. Just wanted to add that Salary.com uses 100% employer-reported data, unlike our competitors. We also feature some great content regarding expert advice on how to get a raise, putting together stellar resumes, career advancement and even Dream Jobs. This week we interviewed Mike Rowe from TV’s Dirty Jobs. Hope you check it out.
http://www.salary.com/Articles/ArticleDetail.asp?part=par4442

Thanks again!

Comment on Common Interview Questions and What They Mean by Lonny Gordon

Lonny Gordon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:43:41 +0000

Barbara, I have had all of these questions in Higher Education interviews for Dean, Provost, and elite institution fine Arts Presidencies.
Thirty One interviews in past three years as an on campus finalist…and I have not found the right fit.
There is a fear of competence and clarity and standards …
Also many of the academic interviewers have very limited real life and reality world experiences and are coming from an academic “Ivory Tower” focus.
The lessons learned are…
1. all candidates should clearly value themselves as human beings capable of fantastic challenges and personal evolution and constant learning.
2. size up the interviewer as they may be wasting your time and just talking and represent a place that is not walking their talk or
pr line.
3. be above the fray by truly being yourself and having a range of skills beyond the job description.
4. talk about change is easy… but it involves people to accomplish any form of change and people in their comfort zone do not like changes and human nature must be engaged. What is the effort ahead and is it even doable?
5. if you hear .. we have never done this before, we would not know how to get from a to b, give us a plan, this is a new idea for us, any form of negative response or resistance to ideas, this is not a good environment and you will find a closed shop mentally .. lacking vision or future thought.
6. never give up and every interview is an opportunity to make a new friend and contacts and open doors.
7. being very cordial and well mannered and a true professional matters… leave every inerview with your integrity in tact!