Comments on: To find your best next job, focus on the company not the job http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:25:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Arun http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-181808 Arun Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-181808 Addendum to previous message: That example link did not work, but am sure you can figure that out. Arun Addendum to previous message:
That example link did not work, but am sure you can figure that out.

Arun

]]> By: Arun http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-181807 Arun Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:30:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-181807 As a career-changing non-traditional student, your article(s) definitely is very helpful. 1 suggestion: Set up your links (especially the ones which lead to other sites) to open in a new window (code example: Visit <a href="http://www.amazon.com" rel="nofollow">Fontstuff</a>). That way your visitors have the option of going to the new site/article or staying on the same page. This will ensure more time on your site, as else even if they(your readers) wanted to, they might navigate and browse the other sites and forget how they got there in the first place. If already knew this, then I apologize for wasting your time. Arun As a career-changing non-traditional student, your article(s) definitely is very helpful.

1 suggestion: Set up your links (especially the ones which lead to other sites) to open in a new window (code example: Visit Fontstuff).

That way your visitors have the option of going to the new site/article or staying on the same page. This will ensure more time on your site, as else even if they(your readers) wanted to, they might navigate and browse the other sites and forget how they got there in the first place.

If already knew this, then I apologize for wasting your time.

Arun

]]> By: Job Hunting: Seller or Buyer? « Savoring Ambition http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-171365 Job Hunting: Seller or Buyer? « Savoring Ambition Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:44:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-171365 [...] does it mean to be a buyer? It means that you are making sure that the company you are signing up to work for is meeting YOUR needs at the same time you are working to meet their [...] [...] does it mean to be a buyer? It means that you are making sure that the company you are signing up to work for is meeting YOUR needs at the same time you are working to meet their [...]

]]> By: Ken Forester http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-138698 Ken Forester Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:24:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-138698 I think you should compare different jobs by their Job Security Scores (www.jobsecurityscore.com) and go for the one that comes highest for you. For me a good job is one where I will not be laid off. --Ken-- I think you should compare different jobs by their Job Security Scores (www.jobsecurityscore.com) and go for the one that comes highest for you. For me a good job is one where I will not be laid off.

–Ken–

]]> By: Ian Ybarra http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-106814 Ian Ybarra Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:23:29 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-106814 <strong>My book is out - RECRUIT OR DIE...</strong> Click here or on the cover to see Recruit Or Die on Amazon. Read the introduction for free Listen to my first interview about the book. Or scroll down for links to more early media mentions. Kirkus Reports - review...... My book is out – RECRUIT OR DIE…

Click here or on the cover to see Recruit Or Die on Amazon. Read the introduction for free Listen to my first interview about the book. Or scroll down for links to more early media mentions. Kirkus Reports – review……

]]> By: Modern Worker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-106090 Modern Worker Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:47:37 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-106090 So very true. A job could be everything one has ever wanted, but if the company stinks then it's ruined. So very true. A job could be everything one has ever wanted, but if the company stinks then it's ruined.

]]> By: Look at the Company, Not the Job | Job Blog : North Bay Job Finder http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-105939 Look at the Company, Not the Job | Job Blog : North Bay Job Finder Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:18:57 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-105939 [...] Trunk, aka the Brazen Careerist, has an excellent piece on why job seekers should be concentrating on the company, and not the individual position.  She [...] [...] Trunk, aka the Brazen Careerist, has an excellent piece on why job seekers should be concentrating on the company, and not the individual position.  She [...]

]]> By: I Will Teach You To Be Rich » My first book is out! It’s on recruiting young talent and it’s in bookstores everywhere http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-105825 I Will Teach You To Be Rich » My first book is out! It’s on recruiting young talent and it’s in bookstores everywhere Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:30:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-105825 [...] Penelope Trunk wrote, As a candidate, this book is a peek into the secret world of your suitors. You should understand [...] [...] Penelope Trunk wrote, As a candidate, this book is a peek into the secret world of your suitors. You should understand [...]

]]> By: Find the right job, use your strengths http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-105823 Find the right job, use your strengths Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:14:12 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-105823 [...] about strengths and work. Penelope Trunk from Brazen Careerist put out a post this week titled To find your best next job, focus on the company not the job. In it she talks about evaluating a position based on the company culture and how your strengths [...] [...] about strengths and work. Penelope Trunk from Brazen Careerist put out a post this week titled To find your best next job, focus on the company not the job. In it she talks about evaluating a position based on the company culture and how your strengths [...]

]]> By: Pirate Jo http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-105820 Pirate Jo Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:07:26 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/06/to-find-your-best-next-job-focus-on-the-company-not-the-job/#comment-105820 "If firms try too hard to sell themselves, we might be buying something else than they’re actually offering." They don't just direct their overselling toward recent college grads, either. It is truly amazing, how many times I've seen an entry-level staff accountant job dressed up as a "senior financial analyst" position. Their is nothing senior-level or analytical about them, and companies could save themselves so much money if they'd just describe the position like it is and hire an entry-level person for the job. They seem to think these jobs are rocket science and an inexperienced person couldn't get in there and learn them. If they hire someone with fifteen years of experience for a routine job posting debits and credits, what on earth makes them think that person is going to stick around for any length of time? "If firms try too hard to sell themselves, we might be buying something else than they’re actually offering."

They don't just direct their overselling toward recent college grads, either. It is truly amazing, how many times I've seen an entry-level staff accountant job dressed up as a "senior financial analyst" position. Their is nothing senior-level or analytical about them, and companies could save themselves so much money if they'd just describe the position like it is and hire an entry-level person for the job. They seem to think these jobs are rocket science and an inexperienced person couldn't get in there and learn them. If they hire someone with fifteen years of experience for a routine job posting debits and credits, what on earth makes them think that person is going to stick around for any length of time?

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