Tag Archives: Applying for Jobs

My Recent Job Application, Part 4: Packaging and Spin

by on May. 14, 2012 in Applying for jobs, Personal Examples

Photo:  Blinking Idiot This is the fourth and final post in the series about my recent job application. I’ve talked about how to beat the no experience problem and how totally rewriting my resume helped highlight the right experiences that got me the job. I ended the last post by saying that often the experience is there, we just [...]

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My Recent Job Application, Part 3: The Resume

by on May. 08, 2012 in Applying for jobs, Personal Examples

Photo: julesreyes This is part three in the series about my recent job application and how I got a job I wasn’t “qualified” for. In this post I’ll talk about resume writing and how we all have more experience than we think. For the job I recently got writing reviews of high-end men’s gear, they [...]

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My Recent Job Application: Part 2

by on May. 03, 2012 in Applying for jobs, Getting a job, Personal Examples

Photo:  Jack Keene I recently got a job as a contributor for a site* that, to put it simply, reviews men’s gear. Everything from clothes and tech gadgets to liquor and outdoor gear. I’m a huge fan of the site, and one day they posted an opening so I applied. I’ve talked about my gear [...]

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My Recent Job Application

by on May. 02, 2012 in Applying for jobs, Getting a job, Personal Examples

Photo:  Ed Yourdon By operating a job application tracking tool and writing a career blog, I get to explore many aspects of the job search. But even with all the interviews, research, and writing, it’s still easy to lose touch with the people on the ground – the job seekers in the trenches, applying for [...]

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One Meaty Lesson Job Seekers Can Learn From Shark Tank

by on Mar. 07, 2012 in Applying for jobs, Networking

This is an excerpt from post I did for Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals. To read the article in its entirety, check out the link to Brazen’s site below. Confession: I love the show Shark Tank. Love it. I’m way too entertained by all aspects of business and entrepreneurship – and Shark Tank indulges [...]

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2 Obvious Points Job Seekers Still Miss

by on Mar. 01, 2012 in Getting a job, Networking

Photo:  Åsmund Bø There was an interesting piece on CNN Money recently, which gave a few interesting pieces of advice to struggling job seekers. I was struck by how basic the columnist’s advice was – and I don’t mean that as a criticism. People are still not learning or practicing the most basic skills when [...]

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“Follow Your Passion” – Good or Bad Advice?

by on Dec. 27, 2011 in Applying for jobs, Getting a job

Photo:  Alvin Trusty We hear it all the time when looking for work or picking a career, usually from well-meaning but not all that helpful family and friends:  “Find your passion.” I don’t know about you, but my response to that has always been “WTF? What is that? What’s my passion? How do I find [...]

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Why Hiring You is More Expensive Than You Think

by on Nov. 09, 2011 in Applying for jobs, Brazen Posts

Photo:  Gerard Van der Leun This is an excerpt from post I did for Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals. To read the article in its entirety, check out the link to Brazen’s site below. [Update: This article is available in its entirety below] Everyone knows it’s difficult to get a job these [...]

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Why Are You Applying for That Job?

by on Nov. 01, 2011 in Applying for jobs

Photo:  Darwin Bell So, you need a job and are eyeing up prospects. It can be a very stressful but exciting time. You find some interesting options and start to envision yourself working at XYZ corp., imagining what your life will be like if you just get that job. It’s kind of like falling in [...]

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‘Unemployed Need Not Apply’ – Should it be Illegal?

by on Oct. 27, 2011 in Applying for jobs, News, The State of the Job Market

Photo:  姒儿喵喵 An problem with passing any given law is that unintended consequences inevitably follow. I’ve written about this before, like in this letter to the editor in the Financial Times in 2008. In it I draw a parallel between market intervention and time travel, saying both are way too complex and have too many [...]

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