Comments on: Job hunt tips I've collected http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:20:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Job hunt tips I’ve collected | Career Blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-103862 Job hunt tips I’ve collected | Career Blog Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:32:10 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-103862 [...] Read More at Blog Penelope Trunk [...] [...] Read More at Blog Penelope Trunk [...]

]]> By: The Symposium » Publishing Job Search Advice http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-96038 The Symposium » Publishing Job Search Advice Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:46:53 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-96038 [...] Brazen Careerist This is a new one to me, recommended by my dad for all sorts of career advice. Her job hunt advice can be found here. [...] [...] Brazen Careerist This is a new one to me, recommended by my dad for all sorts of career advice. Her job hunt advice can be found here. [...]

]]> By: Peter Clayton http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-61059 Peter Clayton Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:31:55 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-61059 Hi Penelope, It was really fun to meet you in person, and have an opportunity to record an interview with you - (it's great, btw) - glad you fit me in-between The Wall Street Journal. :-) Our podcast will go live on Monday Apr 30th. In reading this post, I just wanted to tell you that I've added a new interview with Debra Feldman to www.totalpicture.com (the 3rd I've done with her) - and over the holidays I did a series with Dave Perry - which has a lot of great advice. And you're dead-on about wikipedia. I sat-in a session at Search Engine Strategies in NYC recently that covered this topic... and showed a graph comparing the number of hits wikipedia gets everyday - it towers over just about anything else. Just a word of caution: They are very careful to make sure the additions to wikipedia are valid and have content value. If you just try and promote yourself, or use it to link to your content, you will be zapped! Best, Peter Hi Penelope,
It was really fun to meet you in person, and have an opportunity to record an interview with you – (it's great, btw) – glad you fit me in-between The Wall Street Journal. :-) Our podcast will go live on Monday Apr 30th. In reading this post, I just wanted to tell you that I've added a new interview with Debra Feldman to http://www.totalpicture.com (the 3rd I've done with her) – and over the holidays I did a series with Dave Perry – which has a lot of great advice. And you're dead-on about wikipedia. I sat-in a session at Search Engine Strategies in NYC recently that covered this topic… and showed a graph comparing the number of hits wikipedia gets everyday – it towers over just about anything else. Just a word of caution: They are very careful to make sure the additions to wikipedia are valid and have content value. If you just try and promote yourself, or use it to link to your content, you will be zapped!

Best,
Peter

]]> By: liz http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-56135 liz Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:11:44 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-56135 "It shows that you specialize and you know you’re stuff." Shows that you know that you ARE stuff? Um, how many years have you been writing? If you make mistakes with simple, small things like the proper use of your/you're, how can people trust you not to not make mistake on the big things too? * * * * * * * <em>Hi, Liz. Yep, you're right: Typo. </em><em>I'm not great with details. I even wrote a post about that here. <a href="http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/04/07/balance-fearlessness-with-attention-to-detail/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/04/07/balance-fearlessness-with-attention-to-detail/</a> Fortunately, there are lots of jobs in this world that do not require great attention to detail, and I have been careful about only taking those where I will succeed without the details. There is a wide range of skills in this world, and attention to detail is not on everyone's resume. The important thing is to find ways to succeed with the strengths we are born with. --Penelope</I> </em> "It shows that you specialize and you know you’re stuff."

Shows that you know that you ARE stuff? Um, how many years have you been writing?

If you make mistakes with simple, small things like the proper use of your/you're, how can people trust you not to not make mistake on the big things too?

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Hi, Liz. Yep, you're right: Typo. I'm not great with details. I even wrote a post about that here.

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/04/07/balance-fearlessness-with-attention-to-detail/

Fortunately, there are lots of jobs in this world that do not require great attention to detail, and I have been careful about only taking those where I will succeed without the details. There is a wide range of skills in this world, and attention to detail is not on everyone's resume. The important thing is to find ways to succeed with the strengths we are born with.

–Penelope

]]> By: Aji Issac aka AjiNIMC http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-55733 Aji Issac aka AjiNIMC Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:00:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-55733 Thanks Penelope for the answers. Let me rephrase my query. My Boss is one of the smartest Techy I even met and he writes well too. He can become one of the best blogger but he is too busy to maintain a blog. Will that make him lesser than any other candidate who can find more time for blog (may be as he does not have that much interesting work)? Some 4 years back when I started online marketing, which included Search engine optimization, I asked a guru (really genius guy), "Sir, where should I read more about SEO". His answer, "You can read just for one but who really knows the trick are busy doing it. Do not expect them to write tutorials and articles." Hiring manager should use blog as to know more about a person's skills but should not develop a perception that a blogger is smarter than a non-blogger. Do read the comments here http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/web-kotler/ (You will come to know that hiring managers are developing a wrong perception about bloggers). Thanks Penelope for the answers. Let me rephrase my query. My Boss is one of the smartest Techy I even met and he writes well too. He can become one of the best blogger but he is too busy to maintain a blog. Will that make him lesser than any other candidate who can find more time for blog (may be as he does not have that much interesting work)?

Some 4 years back when I started online marketing, which included Search engine optimization, I asked a guru (really genius guy), "Sir, where should I read more about SEO".

His answer, "You can read just for one but who really knows the trick are busy doing it. Do not expect them to write tutorials and articles."

Hiring manager should use blog as to know more about a person's skills but should not develop a perception that a blogger is smarter than a non-blogger. Do read the comments here http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/web-kotler/ (You will come to know that hiring managers are developing a wrong perception about bloggers).

]]> By: AjiNIMC - Gmail a part of my personal nerve center http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-55428 AjiNIMC - Gmail a part of my personal nerve center Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:54:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-55428 I have a query here. I have a blog and I know I can write atleast some 50 quality post every month but how do I find time. I am very dedicated leader for my teams and other non-profitable organizations, churches. I am finding it very difficult to devote time for blogging. * * * * * * <I>Good question. I think, though, that it's a question that applies to lots of things -- how do you find time for friends, for trade shows, for going to the gym, for supervising people who annoy you. Making time for anything is hard because none of us has enough time in this world. It's what makes life interesting, right? If we had all the time in the world, nothing would be urgent, and we really really could put off everythign til tomorrow forever. So the fact that we don't have enough time is actually a gift. Use that gift by making good priorities for yourself. If blogging is a high priority, make time for it. If you want to make blogging your job, post 50 times a month. If you want it to be one avenue of building your career, post a lot fewer times. Good luck! Prioritizing is hard work... Penelope</i> I have a query here. I have a blog and I know I can write atleast some 50 quality post every month but how do I find time.

I am very dedicated leader for my teams and other non-profitable organizations, churches. I am finding it very difficult to devote time for blogging.

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Good question. I think, though, that it's a question that applies to lots of things — how do you find time for friends, for trade shows, for going to the gym, for supervising people who annoy you. Making time for anything is hard because none of us has enough time in this world. It's what makes life interesting, right? If we had all the time in the world, nothing would be urgent, and we really really could put off everythign til tomorrow forever. So the fact that we don't have enough time is actually a gift.

Use that gift by making good priorities for yourself. If blogging is a high priority, make time for it. If you want to make blogging your job, post 50 times a month. If you want it to be one avenue of building your career, post a lot fewer times. Good luck! Prioritizing is hard work…

Penelope

]]> By: Jacob Share http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-55283 Jacob Share Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:31:22 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-55283 This is a great list and some of the comments have welcome additions. I also wouldn't put too much stock in the Wikipedia 'expert'; a more credible way to have an online presence is to blog, write a Squidoo lens, or actively participate in responding to articles like this one. Google finds all :) This is a great list and some of the comments have welcome additions. I also wouldn't put too much stock in the Wikipedia 'expert'; a more credible way to have an online presence is to blog, write a Squidoo lens, or actively participate in responding to articles like this one. Google finds all :)

]]> By: Wendy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-54895 Wendy Tue, 10 Apr 2007 03:09:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-54895 Another tip I learned the hard way: if you answer the phone and it's someone wanting to do an impromptu telephone interview, make up a good excuse as to why you need to phone them back later or reschedule. It's hard to switch gears from what you were doing -- even if it's not sleeping -- to a job interview well plus you want to refresh your memory on the job or organization calling. When it happened to me, it was 2001 -- deadsville in job hunting -- I'd applied to literally a hundred different positions and I couldn't remember the details of this one. So I couldn't ask good questions. I was inarticulate and I'm sure sounded disorganized and uninterested. Had I politely said, "I'm just on my way out the door to a dentist appointment, can I call you back in 2 hours?" I would have had time to prepare for the interview and perform better. Another tip I learned the hard way: if you answer the phone and it's someone wanting to do an impromptu telephone interview, make up a good excuse as to why you need to phone them back later or reschedule. It's hard to switch gears from what you were doing — even if it's not sleeping — to a job interview well plus you want to refresh your memory on the job or organization calling.

When it happened to me, it was 2001 — deadsville in job hunting — I'd applied to literally a hundred different positions and I couldn't remember the details of this one. So I couldn't ask good questions. I was inarticulate and I'm sure sounded disorganized and uninterested.

Had I politely said, "I'm just on my way out the door to a dentist appointment, can I call you back in 2 hours?" I would have had time to prepare for the interview and perform better.

]]> By: Evan Woolard http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-54868 Evan Woolard Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:00:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-54868 I love your point about the 2 email addresses. I never thought about it on that level before. Additionally, nothing says unprofessional like an email address that reads like John@ILoveJohn.com or Janet@toocool.com. I love your point about the 2 email addresses. I never thought about it on that level before.

Additionally, nothing says unprofessional like an email address that reads like John@ILoveJohn.com or Janet@toocool.com.

]]> By: Changing Careers http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/comment-page-1/#comment-54769 Changing Careers Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:56:18 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/09/job-hunt-roundup-7-tips-ive-collected/#comment-54769 Especially don't grab that phone and try to hit the snooze button on it! That's the only way I'd make the mistake of grabbing it if it woke me up. I don't deal with anything without that morning cup of coffee. When calling back, I always politely explain that they caught me while I was out walking the dogs. I don't mention that I was doing it, in my dreams. These are all good points though. So people really leave 2 email addresses? Interesting. Especially don't grab that phone and try to hit the snooze button on it! That's the only way I'd make the mistake of grabbing it if it woke me up. I don't deal with anything without that morning cup of coffee. When calling back, I always politely explain that they caught me while I was out walking the dogs. I don't mention that I was doing it, in my dreams.

These are all good points though. So people really leave 2 email addresses? Interesting.

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