Don’t Be A Know-It-All

A provocative post about Helicopter Parenting on Modite this morning reminded me of some advice I frequently give to job-seekers, but I don’t know that I’ve ever really mentioned it clearly here.
Don’t lie. Admit when you don’t know something… but immediately prove to me that you can assemble the resources to get it figured out.
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Bestest Blog Post Evaaaar?

I think I just wrote the best blog post of my life… and it wasn’t even on MY BLOG.  It was on Jason’s… down in the comments. It’s how to get yourself noticed by a hiring manager when you have too many skills, or you’re overqualified, or you  are a round-peg in a square-hole.

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Clock Building, Not Time-Telling

Relevant to my post last week about things to change in the Recruiting industry, I am reminded of a concept in “Good to Great” and “Built to Last” discussing how to build greatness that lasts:
Clock Building, Not Time-Telling
Of course, it sounds simple on the surface (all good philosophical phrases are) but their implications are far [...]

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Bozofication Alive and Well: Utah Companies Will Pay for Stupidity

UPDATE: Please leave comments about BOZO things you have experienced at your or other companies! Anonymous submissions OK
I hate to say it, but I am seeing some of the most foolish and downright stupid things coming from Utah companies these days. These things may not be approaching the Yee-Haw ‘Bozofication’ problems that Guy [...]

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Utah Business Week: Business Experience for HS Students

Passing along information from Jake Smith, SOS Technical’s Account Manager in Salt Lake:

[There is a great program] called Utah Business Week (UBW). UBW is a program for high school students to spend one week learning about business. The program takes place at Utah State University July 29th August [...]

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Nursing Degree Guide: A gateway to the world of nursing?

Sponsored Review
 
The Nursing Degree Guide is a nursing resource for nursing education, continuing nursing education, and a recruitment resource. The site puts more focus on education for those looking to become nurses than on providing site users with a place to find jobs. While providing information on various types of nursing career paths, I could [...]

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Where Do Top Talent Come From?

If you wanted to take on a company like Apple, it only makes sense that you would possibly want to recruit the kind of people they recruit, boosting your company’s brainpower while shortening the supply for your competitor.
As LinkedIn Kung Fu Master Shally Steckerl over at ERE found out, there is a way you can [...]

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Gutsy Web 2.0 Development Team For-Hire, Cheap!

PLEASE REPOST IF YOU CAN HELP THIS TEAM
A year from now, they will be one of the hottest tech companies in Utah.  Right now, they’re looking to keep food on the table, and the bill-collectors at a reasonable distance… and keep their dreams alive.
I have access right now to a top-notch web 2.0 development team [...]

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Avoid Communication Killers

Jeff Keller has a book called "Attitude is Everything".  In it, you can find some great insight to communication.

In business, the effective communicators are the ones who will be respected and promoted to leadership positions. In sales, good communicators are more persuasive, establish rapport and sell more than those with weak skills. To be effective, [...]

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