Bad Resume Guy 2: Is It Me You’re Looking For?
“So this SEO guy walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, night club, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor, shots, booze…”
You read Bad Resume Guy and took the advice in it.
You’ve got multiple versions of your resume at the ready.
You think you’re all set, but you’re not getting the responses or the traction with it that you hoped you would.
I guess it’s time to talk about Search Engine Optimization, because it’s not just for websites folks…
The Bachelor Party Hypothesis
By now, you’ve read our entries in the Networking Basics category, and even a few of the How Not To Suck realm.
You’ve probably started to build up a network of your own.
Well, now I’m going to tell you how to properly categorize and inventory network, so that you can take stock of where you are in the process and figure out where you need to be tweaking things to make sure you get where you want to be.
And also why we keep harping on the whole “LION” thing and why “open networking” doesn’t help you.
At all…
How Not To Suck At Running a Networking Group – Communication
Late last year, mostly by request, we gave you How Not To Suck At Starting a Networking Group.
Well, it’s been a couple of months now, and so hopefully you’ve figured out if this is something you actually want to do.
If not…well, then you can pretty much stop reading right about now, since the rest of this has no meaning to you.
If so…well, let’s try to keep you from sucking at running a networking group…
How Not To Suck At Interviewing For A Job Part 3
Congratulations, you’ve made it past the first hurdle.
You’ve gotten past the gatekeepers, resume screeners, candidate tracking systems, and have gotten a call or email that someone would actually like to talk to you about hiring you for a job that they have open.
So Dave did a phenomenal job with part 1 and part 2 of “How not to suck at Interviewing for a Job” but as things happen in the world, things change and I wanted to add a couple things I thought were common sense, but I find out they are not…
How Not To Suck At Interviewing For A Job, Part II
Congratulations, you’ve made it past the first hurdle.
You’ve gotten past the gatekeepers, resume screeners, candidate tracking systems, and have gotten a call or email that someone would actually like to talk to you about hiring you for a job that they have open.
Now, let’s not kid ourselves – even though you’ve made it past the whirling blades of death at the entrance to the secret cave containing the buried treasure…there are still a lot of obstacles to be handled before you can start deciding what you need to pack in your cardbox box for your first day at the office to make it feel like “you”.
Let’s at least make it through the interview first.
Yesterday we got you through the prep work before the interview, so now let’s tackle the interview itself…
How Not To Suck At Interviewing For A Job, Part I
Congratulations, you’ve made it past the first hurdle.
You’ve gotten past the gatekeepers, resume screeners, candidate tracking systems, and have gotten a call or email that someone would actually like to talk to you about hiring you for a job that they have open.
Now, let’s not kid ourselves – even though you’ve made it past the whirling blades of death at the entrance to the secret cave containing the buried treasure…there are still a lot of obstacles to be handled before you can start deciding what you need to pack in your cardbox box for your first day at the office to make it feel like “you”.
Let’s at least make it through the interview first…
How Not To Suck At LinkedIn
Continuing our (relatively new) tradition of helping you not suck, we now move into How Not To Suck At LinkedIn.
We’ll take a look at some of the key areas that cause people to suck at LinkedIn – the profile, groups, statuses, various applications…and hopefully help to keep you from being one of those people who can’t figure out why they don’t have any quality professional connections.
Ready?
Let’s get started…
How Not To Suck At Starting a Networking Group
An interesting thing has been happening lately.
People have asked us how we do what we do.
People in Information Technology, but in other parts of the state, or even other parts of the country.
People in other industries who are just as tired as we were of the dbags and lame events in their world, and they want to try and get something better off the ground.
We keep answering them one by one, and we think we’ve actually come up with a few ways to help you not suck at starting a networking group…
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How Not To Suck At Being A Developer
“See this? Our website? I just want it to suck less. Can you make it suck less? I have a big bag of money for someone that can make it suck less for me. ” - a CTO who shall remain nameless, during a business meeting circa 1999
My Detroitnet.org cards title me “The Geek”.
I have been a trained monkey watching backup tapes spin. I have been a DBA. I have been a helpdesk jockey, a developer, a tech lead and a systems architect. I have also been a manager, a director and a Vice President.
Think of me as you from 10 years (or more…shut up) from now, coming back through a rift in the time/space continuum…all to tell you why you suck as a developer, and what you can do to avoid some upcoming pain that I know is coming your way…
How Not To Suck At Facebook
“See this? Our website? I just want it to suck less. Can you make it suck less? I have a big bag of money for someone that can make it suck less for me. ” - a CTO who shall remain nameless, during a business meeting circa 1999
I am in my 30’s.
I am on Facebook.
I am writing this for all other people in their 30’s or above as a Public Service Announcement. Many of you suck at Facebook, and have no idea how badly you’re even sucking. If you’re in your early 20’s or below, stop reading now and move along, because these don’t apply to you and I don’t have the patience to debate any of this with you. If you are in your late 20’s and approaching your 30’s…and you are on Facebook…you should especially read this. Be prepared moving forward. Be smart. Suck less.
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