http://resumebayblog.com/2009/09/you-dont-matter-that-much/ Building Resumes for the Information Age Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:32:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://resumebayblog.com/2009/09/you-dont-matter-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-50 carrollseghers Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:54:37 +0000 http://resumebayblog.com/?p=834#comment-50 Having been on both sides of the desk, in good times and bad times, I completely agree. Let's face it, the only time a position is really "open" to be filled is when the daily impact of not having someone in that role is so great that management approves the expense. Then the hiring manager, who is probably doing 50% of the open position's duties in addition to their own, has to create extra time to manage and complete the candidate search and selection process. This burden tends to narrow one's vision to the desire for "immediate pain relief." Figuring out which areas of the described position's responsibilities are causing the most issues and convincing the hiring manager of your ability to immediately and expertly address them is the key to getting the offer. Think in the "here & now". Having been on both sides of the desk, in good times and bad times, I completely agree. Let's face it, the only time a position is really “open” to be filled is when the daily impact of not having someone in that role is so great that management approves the expense. Then the hiring manager, who is probably doing 50% of the open position's duties in addition to their own, has to create extra time to manage and complete the candidate search and selection process. This burden tends to narrow one's vision to the desire for “immediate pain relief.” Figuring out which areas of the described position's responsibilities are causing the most issues and convincing the hiring manager of your ability to immediately and expertly address them is the key to getting the offer. Think in the “here & now”.

]]> http://resumebayblog.com/2009/09/you-dont-matter-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-43 carrollseghers Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:54:37 +0000 http://resumebayblog.com/?p=834#comment-43 Having been on both sides of the desk, in good times and bad times, I completely agree. Let's face it, the only time a position is really "open" to be filled is when the daily impact of not having someone in that role is so great that management approves the expense. Then the hiring manager, who is probably doing 50% of the open position's duties in addition to their own, has to create extra time to manage and complete the candidate search and selection process. This burden tends to narrow one's vision to the desire for "immediate pain relief." Figuring out which areas of the described position's responsibilities are causing the most issues and convincing the hiring manager of your ability to immediately and expertly address them is the key to getting the offer. Think in the "here & now". Having been on both sides of the desk, in good times and bad times, I completely agree. Let's face it, the only time a position is really “open” to be filled is when the daily impact of not having someone in that role is so great that management approves the expense. Then the hiring manager, who is probably doing 50% of the open position's duties in addition to their own, has to create extra time to manage and complete the candidate search and selection process. This burden tends to narrow one's vision to the desire for “immediate pain relief.” Figuring out which areas of the described position's responsibilities are causing the most issues and convincing the hiring manager of your ability to immediately and expertly address them is the key to getting the offer. Think in the “here & now”.

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