Comments on: Guest Julie O’Malley Helps Older Job Seekers Act Like 13-Year-Olds http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds Just another Diggings site Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: smkfuiybyil http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-117462 smkfuiybyil Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:01:40 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-117462 3CboUW <a href="http://dhznsegabffd.com/" rel="nofollow">dhznsegabffd</a>, [url=http://puzuvtppofnp.com/]puzuvtppofnp[/url], [link=http://yhzqicxpdops.com/]yhzqicxpdops[/link], http://cfiedlsdbgre.com/ 3CboUW dhznsegabffd, [url=http://puzuvtppofnp.com/]puzuvtppofnp[/url], [link=http://yhzqicxpdops.com/]yhzqicxpdops[/link], http://cfiedlsdbgre.com/

]]> By: Tony http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-117367 Tony Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:18:48 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-117367 Scott, yes, do wear a suit. The idea is to dress better than the job requires. This shows the interviewer that you are serious about the position and making a positive impression. Take the extra time and effort to look your best; the interviewer will notice, and you will feel more confident. Scott, yes, do wear a suit. The idea is to dress better than the job requires. This shows the interviewer that you are serious about the position and making a positive impression. Take the extra time and effort to look your best; the interviewer will notice, and you will feel more confident.

]]> By: Scott @ The Passive Dad http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116998 Scott @ The Passive Dad Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:47:30 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116998 It's been a while since I've had to interview, but I remember someone telling me to be sure to wear a suit at all times. In the past I've worked in fields that had casual dress attire in the office, but I still wore a suit for the interview. Does this advice still hold true today? It’s been a while since I’ve had to interview, but I remember someone telling me to be sure to wear a suit at all times. In the past I’ve worked in fields that had casual dress attire in the office, but I still wore a suit for the interview. Does this advice still hold true today?

]]> By: Maribeth http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116960 Maribeth Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:52:32 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116960 Julie - well said and LOL. As an HR professional who has interviewed numerous people in countries around the globe, your advice is "spot on" as we say in London. Would also like to recommend that displaying your belly button tattoo that has clearly expanded over the years - is never hip no matter what a younger advisor recommends!!!Love the glasses. TTFN Julie – well said and LOL. As an HR professional who has interviewed numerous people in countries around the globe, your advice is “spot on” as we say in London. Would also like to recommend that displaying your belly button tattoo that has clearly expanded over the years – is never hip no matter what a younger advisor recommends!!!Love the glasses. TTFN

]]> By: Julie O'Malley, CPRW http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116958 Julie O'Malley, CPRW Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:20:04 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116958 "...anything you can say that might help someone TODAY, post economic tsunami?" The same advice that applies at any time is true today, but maybe kick it up a notch. Go the extra mile. You only need one job, so go one step further than the competition. Example 1: NETWORKING: If you've already told everyone you know that you're looking for work, follow up with a copy of your resume, a written "elevator speech" they can use to describe you to others, and a list of job titles that you would be qualified for. HELP others become your evangelist by making it EASY for them to help you. Example 2: RESUME & COVER LETTER: Think like a hiring manager. If you were the one with an open position, and a stack of resumes on your desk from more-or-less-equally-qualified people, would you be interested in another obituary of someone's old job descriptions? (Hint: NO!) But you'd perk up for the one where the person made it EASY for you to see how their experience applies to YOUR needs. Life Lesson: If you want others to do something, make it easy for them! “…anything you can say that might help someone TODAY, post economic tsunami?”

The same advice that applies at any time is true today, but maybe kick it up a notch. Go the extra mile. You only need one job, so go one step further than the competition.

Example 1: NETWORKING: If you’ve already told everyone you know that you’re looking for work, follow up with a copy of your resume, a written “elevator speech” they can use to describe you to others, and a list of job titles that you would be qualified for. HELP others become your evangelist by making it EASY for them to help you.

Example 2: RESUME & COVER LETTER: Think like a hiring manager. If you were the one with an open position, and a stack of resumes on your desk from more-or-less-equally-qualified people, would you be interested in another obituary of someone’s old job descriptions? (Hint: NO!) But you’d perk up for the one where the person made it EASY for you to see how their experience applies to YOUR needs.

Life Lesson: If you want others to do something, make it easy for them!

]]> By: Julie O'Malley, CPRW http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116957 Julie O'Malley, CPRW Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:10:34 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116957 Q: "What is the biggest or most common mistake you see on resumes today?" A: By far the most common mistake I see is the lack of a Summary at the top of the resume. Your resume has to grab the hiring manager's attention in the first 10 seconds or so. In the old days, "Objective" was the top item. Today, that's a waste of space. Start with a Summary of Qualifications -- it should include all the juiciest parts of the resume; the stuff you really want the hiring manager to see. Marketing communications specialist with 18 years' in print and online collateral, web site content management, direct marketing, and planning of integrated annual marketing strategy and budget. * Launched Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Pay-Per-Click (PPC) initiatives that increased site visits by 22% etc. Q: “What is the biggest or most common mistake you see on resumes today?”

A: By far the most common mistake I see is the lack of a Summary at the top of the resume. Your resume has to grab the hiring manager’s attention in the first 10 seconds or so. In the old days, “Objective” was the top item. Today, that’s a waste of space. Start with a Summary of Qualifications — it should include all the juiciest parts of the resume; the stuff you really want the hiring manager to see.

Marketing communications specialist with 18 years’ in print and online collateral, web site content management, direct marketing, and planning of integrated annual marketing strategy and budget.

* Launched Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Pay-Per-Click (PPC) initiatives that increased site visits by 22%
etc.

]]> By: Julie O'Malley, CPRW http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116956 Julie O'Malley, CPRW Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:57:06 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116956 @Conrad -- Oh. Well, you're very well preserved! LOL @Conrad — Oh. Well, you’re very well preserved! LOL

]]> By: Conrad http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116954 Conrad Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:09:16 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116954 Uh...Julie. You ARE vastly younger than I am, LOL. The year you were born was indeed the year I started Middle School. Uh…Julie. You ARE vastly younger than I am, LOL. The year you were born was indeed the year I started Middle School.

]]> By: wwds http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116953 wwds Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:53:57 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116953 Julie--- What is the biggest or most common mistake you see on resumes today? And...anything you can say that might help someone TODAY, post economic tsunami? Julie—
What is the biggest or most common mistake you see on resumes today? And…anything you can say that might help someone TODAY, post economic tsunami?

]]> By: Julie O'Malley, CPRW http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2009/03/guest-julie-omalley-helps-older-job-seekers-act-like-13-year-olds/#comment-116952 Julie O'Malley, CPRW Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:42:47 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=2768#comment-116952 @Janice -- Yeah, just because they don't take an involuntary nap at their desks every afternoon doesn't mean the youngsters are superior workers. @Conrad -- I was born in 1961 and in junior high between 1973 and 1975, but feel free to spread the word that I am vastly younger than you are :) @Janice — Yeah, just because they don’t take an involuntary nap at their desks every afternoon doesn’t mean the youngsters are superior workers.

@Conrad — I was born in 1961 and in junior high between 1973 and 1975, but feel free to spread the word that I am vastly younger than you are :)

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