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Bob McIntosh's Blog – March 2012 Archive (7)
7 ways to make networking a pleasant experience
They say timing is everything. Nothing illustrated this more than when I entered a hall full of networkers today, and a woman I had never met approached me before I even put my dollar in the contribution jar. It was as if she came out of nowhere like a dive-bombing sparrow from the sky.
Honestly, I can’t…
ContinueAdded by Bob McIntosh on March 31, 2012 at 8:39am — 2 Comments
Four reasons employers will hire you
Okay, now Forbes magazine in its article, Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions, has confirmed what employers are looking for in…
Added by Bob McIntosh on March 29, 2012 at 7:59am — No Comments
What the Hunger Games taught me about the job search
The other night I saw The Hunger Games with my daughter and one of her friends. When we got into a discussion about the various scenes in the movie, we all agreed that Rue’s death was the saddest…oh, I hope I’m not giving away too much of the movie.
There’s another scene I would classify as more bloody and…
ContinueAdded by Bob McIntosh on March 27, 2012 at 6:54am — 2 Comments
80% of today’s jobs are landed through networking
According to a report from ABC News, 80% of today’s jobs are landed through networking. This percentage of networkers represents smart jobseekers who understand that looking for and finding work takes...work.
They understand that personal networking coupled with online networking will yield better…
ContinueAdded by Bob McIntosh on March 26, 2012 at 8:30pm — 26 Comments
9 tips for successful networking
It’s no surprise that when you read articles like Nine Tips for Networking for Business Success they apply nicely to the job search—as in nine tips for networking for job search success. This is because the job search is like running a business…namely yours. That’s right, you have a marketing campaign which heavily relies on your ability to network your way to…
ContinueAdded by Bob McIntosh on March 24, 2012 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments
The great thing about introverts
There are many self-help books for introverts—Self-Promotion for Introverts, Ancowitz; Networking for People who Hate Networking, Zack; The Introverted Leader, Kahnweiler; to name a few. This appears a bit odd to me, because I never thought that introverts need that much help.
I’ve often wondered…
ContinueAdded by Bob McIntosh on March 20, 2012 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments
The system is not perfect
Some of my customers, who are jobseekers, for the most part think recruiters—internal and third-party alike—are unfair and the reason for their failure to get a job. They think recruiters are only concerned with two things: 1) determining if my customers meet 10 out of 10 requirements and 2) want them to work for peanuts. I know this is not necessarily true, I know that recruiters have a job to do, which is to find what the employer wants. This is how recruiters get paid.
I’ve read…
ContinueAdded by Bob McIntosh on March 19, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments
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