Comments on: How to get a job you’re not qualified for http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Continuous Learning and Professional Development | RDK infoExchange http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-144660 Continuous Learning and Professional Development | RDK infoExchange Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:29:19 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-144660 [...] to be proactive in continuing our own professional development. Penelope Trunk, in an article on how to get a job you’re not qualified for says that, “if you are always taking jobs you’re qualified for, then your learning curve is [...] […] to be proactive in continuing our own professional development. Penelope Trunk, in an article on how to get a job you’re not qualified for says that, “if you are always taking jobs you’re qualified for, then your learning curve is […]

]]> By: Top 50 best sales articles | SOCOM Sales - Selling is Easy! http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135715 Top 50 best sales articles | SOCOM Sales - Selling is Easy! Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:44:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135715 [...] How to get a job you’re not qualified for - Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk [...] […] How to get a job you’re not qualified for - Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk […]

]]> By: bkrummel http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135508 bkrummel Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:34:12 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135508 Your third rule-'Just Apply' was the simplest, beneficial thought I've ever been told in applying for jobs. I've always thought that you needed to have met all the qualification and requirements that a job asks for. But the simple fact of trying was eye opening. I mean why not, what’s the worst that can happen you don't get the job! Fine, at least you tried! Thank you for sharing this with me! It is very helpful as I start my search to join the real world following college. Your third rule-’Just Apply’ was the simplest, beneficial thought I’ve ever been told in applying for jobs. I’ve always thought that you needed to have met all the qualification and requirements that a job asks for. But the simple fact of trying was eye opening. I mean why not, what’s the worst that can happen you don’t get the job! Fine, at least you tried! Thank you for sharing this with me! It is very helpful as I start my search to join the real world following college.

]]> By: Dina http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135333 Dina Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:31:18 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135333 You are very gutsy. I never dare to send resume to jobs I'm not qualified in and even in jobs I am qualified sometimes I have to be pressured to take the job - I am a freelance and use the moving from job to job process that you describe all the time but I usually feel really incapable at the first months of a project in a whole new area. You are very gutsy. I never dare to send resume to jobs I’m not qualified in and even in jobs I am qualified sometimes I have to be pressured to take the job - I am a freelance and use the moving from job to job process that you describe all the time but I usually feel really incapable at the first months of a project in a whole new area.

]]> By: I AM Qualified! « If I knew all the words http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135330 I AM Qualified! « If I knew all the words Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:46:10 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135330 [...] reading Penelope Trunk’s blog on “How to get a job you’re not qualified for” it helped give me that nudge I needed to [...] […] reading Penelope Trunk’s blog on “How to get a job you’re not qualified for” it helped give me that nudge I needed to […]

]]> By: Save the Assistants -- Workplace Horror Stories, Job Search Tips, Bad Boss Guide http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135156 Save the Assistants -- Workplace Horror Stories, Job Search Tips, Bad Boss Guide Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:47:37 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135156 [...] for things you already know how to do means you stay within a really limited job scope. So here are some of those words of wisdom: One reason my resume is so varied is that I have always done two things at once so that I can [...] […] for things you already know how to do means you stay within a really limited job scope. So here are some of those words of wisdom: One reason my resume is so varied is that I have always done two things at once so that I can […]

]]> By: Why I want the job I’m not qualified for « A Swallow in Spring http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135130 Why I want the job I’m not qualified for « A Swallow in Spring Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:00:28 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135130 [...] read “How to get a job you’re not qualified for” on Penelope Trunk’s blog: Brazen Careerist. I think this may be just the thing I need to hear to keep me from feeling utterly overwhelmed and [...] […] read “How to get a job you’re not qualified for” on Penelope Trunk’s blog: Brazen Careerist. I think this may be just the thing I need to hear to keep me from feeling utterly overwhelmed and […]

]]> By: You’re better than that « The PRfect job http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135097 You’re better than that « The PRfect job Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:15:32 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135097 [...] Penelope Trunk feel it was necessary to include the third rule, “Just Apply,” in her how-to-get-a-job-you’re-not-qualified-for list? Here is a little made-up case study demonstrating what I have seen happen to several friends and [...] […] Penelope Trunk feel it was necessary to include the third rule, “Just Apply,” in her how-to-get-a-job-you’re-not-qualified-for list? Here is a little made-up case study demonstrating what I have seen happen to several friends and […]

]]> By: Stephanie http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135090 Stephanie Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:07:20 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-135090 You wrote: "I have always done two things at once so that I can switch up as soon as my learning curve flattens." I've always done that too. I always have "side" ventures and projects going. It enhances my creativity, opens doors of opportunity, and teaches me a lot about myself. I figure that time is short and I only have one life to live so I better make the most of every moment... You wrote: “I have always done two things at once so that I can switch up as soon as my learning curve flattens.” I’ve always done that too. I always have “side” ventures and projects going. It enhances my creativity, opens doors of opportunity, and teaches me a lot about myself. I figure that time is short and I only have one life to live so I better make the most of every moment…

]]> By: John Feier http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-134961 John Feier Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:39:50 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/29/how-to-get-a-job-youre-not-qualified-for/#comment-134961 Somewhere I read that close to 40% of all applicants LIE about their work experience or education. This could mean that up to 40% of the workforce did not fill the requirements and yet were still hired. This is entirely possible as some employers may be overestimating what it actually takes to do the job. But then again, all this lying may be giving employers the impression that there's more qualified people out there than what there really is. This makes it hard on people who are honest but who do not have any experience. Why play by the rules when so many others don't? Somewhere I read that close to 40% of all applicants LIE about their work experience or education. This could mean that up to 40% of the workforce did not fill the requirements and yet were still hired. This is entirely possible as some employers may be overestimating what it actually takes to do the job.

But then again, all this lying may be giving employers the impression that there’s more qualified people out there than what there really is. This makes it hard on people who are honest but who do not have any experience.

Why play by the rules when so many others don’t?

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