Comments for The Wooden Group http://woodengroup.com Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:57:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by RandyWooden http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-340 RandyWooden Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:57:40 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-340 Tofa, Yes, the webinar will on the 24th at noon. For some time I'd done these live, in person, in my office. But that limited attendance to people who were local and, likely, unemployed. The webinar format allows employed people to catch it during lunch and also extends access to people outside a local driving radius. Tofa,
Yes, the webinar will on the 24th at noon. For some time I’d done these live, in person, in my office. But that limited attendance to people who were local and, likely, unemployed. The webinar format allows employed people to catch it during lunch and also extends access to people outside a local driving radius.

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by Leah Wilson http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-339 Leah Wilson Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:38:11 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-339 I would like to viewthe webcastof the Get Hired webinar. Thanks, I would like to viewthe webcastof the Get Hired webinar.

Thanks,

]]> Comment on Dumbing Down Your Resume by Belinda http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/15/dumbing-down-your-resume/#comment-338 Belinda Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:42:36 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3254#comment-338 Randy's recommendations can be summed up in a commonly used saying - "underpromise and overdeliver." Describing your skills at a lower level than a top-performing position at which you are successful, is NOT being dishonest! Hiring managers don't have time to slog through irrelevant information. When I have hired for positions, I frankly tossed the resumes that threw the kitchen sink at me. Sure, account for the time spanned on your resume, but don't tell me every little thing you did that has no bearing on the job I'm hiring for. Instead, tell me how these ancillary skills contribute to what I need for the position I'm filling. This is a "customer-focused" attitude and one that WILL have a better chance of being noticed than the typical "here's everything I've done since I was born, you figure out how I fit in your organization" resume. Randy’s recommendations can be summed up in a commonly used saying – “underpromise and overdeliver.” Describing your skills at a lower level than a top-performing position at which you are successful, is NOT being dishonest! Hiring managers don’t have time to slog through irrelevant information. When I have hired for positions, I frankly tossed the resumes that threw the kitchen sink at me. Sure, account for the time spanned on your resume, but don’t tell me every little thing you did that has no bearing on the job I’m hiring for. Instead, tell me how these ancillary skills contribute to what I need for the position I’m filling. This is a “customer-focused” attitude and one that WILL have a better chance of being noticed than the typical “here’s everything I’ve done since I was born, you figure out how I fit in your organization” resume.

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by Tofa McCormick http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-335 Tofa McCormick Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:05:06 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-335 Has this passed or is this being held this upcoming thursday, the 24th? Has this passed or is this being held this upcoming thursday, the 24th?

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by Ann Morgan http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-334 Ann Morgan Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:59:36 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-334 I would like to attend this webinar as well. Thank you, Ann Morgan I would like to attend this webinar as well. Thank you, Ann Morgan

]]> Comment on Dumbing Down Your Resume by Walter http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/15/dumbing-down-your-resume/#comment-333 Walter Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:28:11 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3254#comment-333 Many thanks for finding the time to describe the terminlogy for the rookies! Many thanks for finding the time to describe the terminlogy for the rookies!

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by Tweets that mention Get Hired Webinar to address job hunting mistakesThe Wooden Group -- Topsy.com http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-330 Tweets that mention Get Hired Webinar to address job hunting mistakesThe Wooden Group -- Topsy.com Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:04:24 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-330 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by gecareers and Randy Wooden, Randy Wooden. Randy Wooden said: Job hunting? Join me at noon today for a free, live "Get Hired" webinar on job hunting mistakes. Access code: …http://tinyurl.com/6cez8dh [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by gecareers and Randy Wooden, Randy Wooden. Randy Wooden said: Job hunting? Join me at noon today for a free, live "Get Hired" webinar on job hunting mistakes. Access code: …http://tinyurl.com/6cez8dh [...]

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by RandyWooden http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-329 RandyWooden Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:45:52 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-329 Just to verify, the access code for today's webinar is 21711GH Visit: www.justin.tv/randywooden Just to verify, the access code for today’s webinar is 21711GH
Visit: http://www.justin.tv/randywooden

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by Bharatwaj Jagadeesan http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-327 Bharatwaj Jagadeesan Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:39:52 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-327 Hi Randy, I would like to listen in on the 'get hired' webinar. I would appreciate it if you could send me a link to it. Thank you. Hi Randy,
I would like to listen in on the ‘get hired’ webinar.
I would appreciate it if you could send me a link to it.
Thank you.

]]> Comment on Dumbing Down Your Resume by RandyWooden http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/15/dumbing-down-your-resume/#comment-326 RandyWooden Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:10:44 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3254#comment-326 Karen, Inventing something you've never done and claiming it as your own is different from having done something and choosing to not include it on your resume. But I understand your view... and for that reason I labeled this as a potentially controversial topic. As for job titles, they are often not necessarily a true indicator of what the scope of your duties might be. Within a tiny company I might be a VP of Sales over a handful of people. If I'm applying for a role as an account manager or even as a sales manager, the chance I would get looked at if my old title was "VP of Sales" is slim... even though the scope of my duties would fall well within the range of this new job. Karen,
Inventing something you’ve never done and claiming it as your own is different from having done something and choosing to not include it on your resume. But I understand your view… and for that reason I labeled this as a potentially controversial topic.

As for job titles, they are often not necessarily a true indicator of what the scope of your duties might be. Within a tiny company I might be a VP of Sales over a handful of people. If I’m applying for a role as an account manager or even as a sales manager, the chance I would get looked at if my old title was “VP of Sales” is slim… even though the scope of my duties would fall well within the range of this new job.

]]> Comment on Dumbing Down Your Resume by Karen Young http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/15/dumbing-down-your-resume/#comment-325 Karen Young Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:59:04 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3254#comment-325 What you are telling people to do is dishonest. Dropping degrees and changing job titles could keep you from being hired if the employer verifies education and previous employment and finds out that you were not truthful. What you are telling people to do is dishonest. Dropping degrees and changing job titles could keep you from being hired if the employer verifies education and previous employment and finds out that you were not truthful.

]]> Comment on “Get Hired” webinar on ‘Mistakes Job Hunters Make’ – Thursday, noon by Luana http://woodengroup.com/2011/02/10/get-hired-webinar-on-mistakes-job-hunters-make-thursday-noon/#comment-324 Luana Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:52:18 +0000 http://www.woodengroup.com/?p=3249#comment-324 I’m interested in attending your “Get Hired” webinar. Thank you. I’m interested in attending your “Get Hired” webinar.

Thank you.

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