….”internet your way to a job!”
OK…the latest craze…twitter, linkedin, facebook, plaxo your way into your new job…wellllllll, maybe…
they are simply tools to get interviews…don’t be lead to believe that they are going to revolutionize your job search..
the three new books i just read on internetting your way to a new job don’t even address how to interview or how to sell yourself…they sell the idea that by using the net you can miraculously have a job fall in your lap..
oh, yea…here we go…a video resume…i don’t think it will help you at all…it is worse than a video conference interview… it will give an employer too many reasons to eliminate you… too one dimensional…like your picture on your resume ..
don’t buy it…look at the revolutionary internet stuff on other folks…see what you think…
twitter…i could be wrong, but what kind of busy, hard working candidate or employer has time to “follow” other folks around all day…
some of this stuff is just too social…might be great to find a date…but not a job..
hey, if they get you an interview..OK…but don’t think it is going to make looking for a job any easier…
…your picture on your resume
this has been a bit of a “thing” lately…DON’T DO THIS…DO NOT PUT YOUR MUG ON YOUR RESUME.. you are not trying to get a date…you don’t look anywhere near as good in a picture as you think you do…i don’t care what you or your spouce or friends think…
in fact, it is just another reason for someone not to like you
the resume should communicate, “here is why you should interview me”….your picture doesn’t help that..
…keeping a journal
really a good idea to keep a journal about your daily activities and how they went…
the writing is great catharsis for your soul …and it is great to be able to go back and see what went on last week…ten years ago…
doesn’t have to be much every day, but it helps one be clear about what is going on
…scared
i am continually suprised at how simply afraid people get when they have to find a job…
terry mcdonald…the guy in california that i am helping from the dr.phil show, lost his job in january of ’09..until we were on that show…april…he had only 3 interviews…only three
i asked him about the circumstances and he admitted that it was simply fear…just didn’t know what to do…so much anxiety…
we have him on track now…simply taking massive action..but fear is a very difficult emotion
…lessons from dr.phil
went to appear on the dr. phil show…it will air april 29 …spent two days taping in LA…
i don’t know much about television, but i have been watching businesses grow siince 1973…i have never seen such a well run business as the dr.phil show… this guy runs one of the smoothest, most precision operation i have seen
there are 300 people that work for the dr.phil show…there are 10 producers, each with 10 or 11 folks working for them …the rest are technical people…each producer manages one show at a time..
they tape three shows a day, four days a week…and, i mean the “trains run on time”…everything runs on time…the preperation for each show is amazing…everyone knows exactly what they are suppose to do…and they had better do it right..
phil mcgraw is one of the nicest guys i have met…he has tremendous compassion for people and everyone that works there admires him and the organization…some of those folks have been there 13 years…since it started…some have left and come back…
those coming back will tell you that they go to other hollywood shows and they aren’t run near as well as mcgraw’s…they really appreciate working there..
i have really only spent two or so hours with dr.phil himself…but the organization reflects him and his values..it is a tremendous group of people…and, as with most firms, the get their character from the top guy
it was a real pleasure to experience this guy’s business…
even the guy who drove me from the airport was saying how much trouble most of hollywood was having…and that one of the bright spots was the success of the dr.phil show..
i can see why…
….never let the fear of striking out get in your way
the past two weeks have been hectic…appeared on one dr.phil show…took two days…and “appeared” on another one over the phone..
one of the dr.phil guests i am helping…you can see the show on april 29th…lost his job last december…here it is april and he has only had three interviews…
why???..’cause he is just plain scared…pure fear…simply paralized by fear…he has been so afraid of getting rejected he doesn’t try to interview..
fear is overcome by massive action…in the words of babe ruth, “never let the fear of striking out get in your way!”
