Recruiters often need to hire people with specific, technical knowledge. When I mention a skill to someone and he says, “I can do that,” I feel encouraged. When she tells me where she learned that software or technique and how she applied that knowledge, I get jazzed. When he tells me more about the skill or requirement than I know myself, I send him in for an interview.Insight News
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May 24th
Plan Your Career by Julie Desmond
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Pants on fire? Don’t get burned
Recruiters often need to hire people with specific, technical knowledge. When I mention a skill to someone and he says, “I can do that,” I feel encouraged. When she tells me where she learned that software or technique and how she applied that knowledge, I get jazzed. When he tells me more about the skill or requirement than I know myself, I send him in for an interview.Career RoundAbout: Detour? Or Excellent Shortcut?
When Rachel asked me to help her husband find a job, I said no. You who know me know, I rarely say no. Especially to a challenge. But I told her, Pops (not his name, but what we call him) never does what I tell him to do. Everyone knows someone who won’t be moved. For example, I can get a CFO to change a budget item, but I can’t get my kid to drink orange juice. Put Grandma in the kitchen, and my son is quickly half-tanked on Minute-Maid.We applied the Grandma theory to a discussion about, Who can help Pops? We settled on a mutual friend. I would pass the information along to the buddy, and the buddy would share the suggestions with Pops. This sounds complicated, but sometimes an indirect route is the best way to achieve results. In fact, most career plans now involve roundabouts.
Now what? A game plan for job seekers who have already tried everything
Sometimes I meet people who are really down on their luck. They’ve been out of work a while and feel their prospects are low. They can’t see a way out, and yet, to me, the path is so clear it’s practically paved in little yellow bricks. Recently, I talked with an engineer in just this situation. The game plan we came up with together is straightforward and simple and one you might want to try if you’ve already tried everything and still can’t find a job.Before You Hit Send: A Case for Proofreading Your Emails
Business owner Jim shared an email that surprised me and made me think. We all know people who text and drive and chew gum at the same time. We are in a hurry these days, and need to accomplish important things. In a written message, typos are easily forgiven, especially if a line at the end of the message says, “Sent from my phone.” That said, professionals still have a responsibility to maintain a slightly higher standard. America is in the middle of a battle between spell check and autocorrect, and if the following email is any indication, America is not winning.
Bridging the achievement gap through education and risk taking
When the State of Minnesota tests schoolchildren each fall, they break down the results in numerous ways in order to determine who is learning and which schools need to step up their programs. According to Michelle Deziel, the results consistently show that educational resources are not getting to the kids who need them the most. And educating children, according to Deziel, is a key to long term success in bridging the achievement gap between cultures and overcoming racism in everyday life.
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