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Re: How to Rock a Networking Event

Nazib Haider Chowdhury — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:10:17 -0000

I wish we had similar kind of networking event in Bangladesh. This kind of event is still a new idea in this country, however I believe it is now essential, especially for fresh graduates who have very little access to the corporate world.

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Kristi Enigl — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:15:48 -0000

Ben,
Good advice! I know that some recruiters and professional career consultants might not agree with you, but I do. I tell my clients all the time to use the phone and cold call in pursuit of their career goals. No other tool is faster and more direct. If the HR manager or recruiter doesn't want to talk with you, so be it. Many don't, but it''s a numbers game, so keep calling and think like a salesman!

When I recruit or hire, I prefer candidates call me. For me, it's faster than reading a resume, because I can tell immediately if this is someone I want to engage with.

Using Linked In is the best way to go. It's as simple as that. Most people on Linked In are networkers, so they are happy to pay it forward.

Congrats on you new job!!

Kristi Enigl
Global Career Coach

Re: Personal Branding: On Becoming the Mercedes Benz of Interns

Juliana Ossa — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:47:30 -0000

LOVED the post! Got me laughing while listening to -- or reading -- great advice.

Re: 7 Things They Don’t Tell You at Graduation

Michael Carusi — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:46:57 -0000

I added this addendum on Facebook and I'm going to add it here: No major, be it business administration or women's studies, is a golden ticket to a job. Great article, though.

Re: The Shocking Truth Why You Don’t Show Up in LinkedIn Search Results

Chris — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:42:21 -0000

I am surprised to see that so many profiles still keyword cram. It is hard to imagine that individuals truly believe a profile stuffed with the same buzz words will be given the same respect and attention as a well organized and informative one. Destroying your profiles legitimacy for page rank seems counterintuitive.

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Ben Paul — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:20:39 -0000

Thanks! How can I help?

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Ben Paul — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:57:09 -0000

Exactly! Anything I can do to help? Any questions?

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Carhow75 — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:10:11 -0000

Thanks, Ben. I agree. I am trying to adopt this strategy. Find places in which I'm interested, then see if I have potential contacts and try to make connections. Nobody seems to want to do this these days. Everyone wants to apply online though everyone complains about it and no one I know seems to achieve great results. So we just keep doing the same thing over and over - job search insanity I think, right?

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Guest — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:19:05 -0000

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Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Ben Paul — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:17:59 -0000

Sounds good. If you are going to apply, I would suggest reaching out to your connection before applying. It makes the conversation before natural and less like you are trying to get them to pick you.

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Polo1684 — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:34:22 -0000

Great work !!!
I am actually about to start to this process next week because I'm done with finals and have some free time. I'm sure it will work, I'll keep you posted.

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Carhow75 — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:35:51 -0000

Great article! I am in the process of doing this now. LinkedIn makes it easier. I wouldn't say that I don't apply to any jobs but I am very selective and carefully evaluate whether applying to a certain job is worth my time and effort. And I try to make sure I have a connection inside or I make a connection inside the company as I am applying. I think this does work though. Slowly I am building some freelancing prospects as well.

Re: How to Avoid the Worst Job Interview Mistake Ever!

emily hankinson — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:52:42 -0000

I completely agree Lisa! Thanks for reading!

Re: 7 Dirty Little Secrets of Job Hunting

Dave Ellis - YouTern — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:17:37 -0000

Very true, Cate! Social networking is a great resource for job seekers.

Regarding interviewing, I have a friend who can talk with anyone... never gets intimidated. I asked her her secret. She said she just pretends she's the same as that person. She meets a CEO... "Eh! I'm a CEO, too! We're the same." She meets a doctor... or a high-powered lawyer... "So! I'm high-powered too!" Mentally she puts herself on the same level as whomever she's meeting. It reminds her that they're just people... not any better or more intimidating than anyone else.

Could be a useful mindset for job seekers in interviews. You are there to evaluate whether that company is something you want... just as they are evaluating you. It may be that the company isn't good enough for you!

Dave

David Ellis
Community Manager / Content Manager
YouTern

Re: 15 Tricks to Narrow Down Job Candidates Faster

Dave Ellis - YouTern — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:09:07 -0000

Hi Tom,

You make some great points in your blog-within-a-blog-comment-area that are worth repeating:

- Reality hits you in the face like you stepped on a rake in the front
yard. Nobody should let that smack in the face alter your enthusiasm,
desire or ideals.

So true! Many people start their careers ready to take over the world. Like the current Millennial "this is OUR song" by the band "Fun." says "Weeee are young... we can grow hotter, than the sun!" We all have that feeling when we first start. Some of us ignore reality and achieve great things. Others let your metaphorical rake get them down.

- only apply to jobs that are suited to your background, skills and experience.

Good advice. Applying to posts that you're not even remotely close to qualified for... There is no "Gimme a chance!" in hiring. It doesn't work that way, period. It's too expensive to hire the wrong person... hiring costs, training... severance package... re-hiring... training the replacement. A recruiter's job is to hire the person who most-closely aligns with the position the first time.

- network, network network! A resume's only purpose is to get you in the door, not get you a job.

My hope is that every single recent grad reads and understands this third point. It's so true!

Dave

David Ellis
Community Manager / Content Manager
YouTern

Re: 15 Tricks to Narrow Down Job Candidates Faster

Dave Ellis - YouTern — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:55:45 -0000

It's sometimes a double-edged sword, isn't it? And it may depend on the organization's culture. For example, sometimes an organization SEES itself as entrepreneurial and risk-taking. But in reality it has a bureaucratic mindset that fears free-spirits and litigation.

Sometimes it's not that extreme. It may be that the company has processes in place and employees are free to go nuts, within the bounds of those processes.Google for example, until recently (not sure if they still do) alloted a percentage of employees' time to work on their own projects... on the company's dime. Note that the company allows the employees to do whatever they want... BUT, for only for a limited, prescribed amount of time.

Dave

David Ellis
Community Manager / Content Manager
YouTern

Re: 7 Things They Don’t Tell You at Graduation

Dave Ellis - YouTern — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:46:43 -0000

Hi Maryam,

Sure! We'd be happy to have you share the information with your network! Thank you very much!

Dave

David Ellis
Community Manager / Content Manager
YouTern

Re: 7 Things They Don’t Tell You at Graduation

Erica Roberts — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:42:14 -0000

Thank you so much, David!

Re: How to Avoid the Worst Job Interview Mistake Ever!

Lisa Frank — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:09:47 -0000

Great post! Interviews are hard to come by these days. Interviewees should do everything they can to come prepared!

Re: 15 Tricks to Narrow Down Job Candidates Faster

imadime — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:59 -0000

it's interesting that most of these hiring managers want people to fill out forms and "follow the rules" yet when asked about what KIND of people they want to hire, they tend to want risk takers, go getters and innovators. seems like a disconnect.

Re: Students and Career Centers: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Blake McCammon — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:41:42 -0000

I went into my Career Services center my junior year in college looking for tips on where I should apply and how I should go about applying. They took out this (what seemed like) 10,000 page book on statistics within my current industry and what the hot spots were for my degree. After 10 minutes of reading statistics I got bored and "forgot" I had to be somewhere. I thanked them for their time in left.

The only benefits I have ever received from any Career Services department were resume printing (easy, fast cardstock supplier), and I received $10 off my alumni registration if I registered for their job center (which I have never logged into). There were never any workshops that provided any kind of value and their career fairs were of the same people, same industry, all four years I went.

I love the people that work in our Career Services Dept, but quite frankly, I see no value in the department and my Alma Mater could save some money by downgrading their program. Maybe it was lack of resources or maybe it was the director had been in that job for so long that she just stopped advocating new technologies and the right way to apply for jobs.

Re: 7 Things They Don’t Tell You at Graduation

Maryam Goff — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:10:13 -0000

Great article. Do you mind if I re-post on our facebook page?

Re: 7 Things They Don’t Tell You at Graduation

Maryam Goff — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:09:39 -0000

Great

Re: Students and Career Centers: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Zac Macinnes — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:40:38 -0000

My Career Services Office was great. Though as a student I probably would have never made it into their office had my college not required a for-credit internship!

Re: How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

Guest — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:37:48 -0000

What a fantastic strategy. I'll blog this later this morning. Look for a trackback