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September 2005 - Posts

So, you didn’t get the job…

Posted Friday, September 30, 2005 7:00 AM by JobsBlog
So, you didn’t get the job. Sorry. I hate that. I hate calling you and telling you, too; it is the least favorite part of my job. But how you handle this call is important. Don’t underestimate the importance of not getting the job. It will tell you plenty Read More...
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Best blogger meet-up ... ever

Posted Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:58 PM by JobsBlog
I’m in Boston for the ER Expo (a recruiting conference). In the past year, blogging has gotten pretty popular within the recruiting industry, and to kick off the conference, David Manaster (president of ERE) organized the (first-ever?) recruiter blogger Read More...
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Attending the SD Best Practices Conference in Boston?

Posted Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:31 PM by JobsBlog
So it seems the SD Best Practices Conference 2005 is sharing a conference center with the recruiting conference I am currently attending here in Boston. Software engineers and recruiters in the same building? Woooo. Fun times ahead. If you are attending Read More...
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What is that 2nd job really worth? Find out here ...

Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2005 6:21 AM by JobsBlog
Would a second income be a good thing in your household? Or maybe you are considering taking your family income down to one. Before you make the leap, check out this cool tool brought to you by the good people at Microsoft. The Microsoft Second Income Read More...
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On the road again ...

Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:50 PM by JobsBlog
Busy times are ahead for me. I’m out of the office most of this week (again). I’ll do my best to sneak a few entries in this week, but we’ll see how that goes. Where will I be? Tonight I’m headed over to the Building 43 Cafeteria to attend a reception Read More...
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Is it a lie or an exaggeration?

Posted Monday, September 26, 2005 1:02 PM by JobsBlog
A resume is a personal marketing tool. It should be compelling enough to get you the phone call that opens the door to further conversation, and sometimes getting this initial phone call requires a little exaggeration. Maybe your performance in your last Read More...
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Microsoft’s 30th anniversary and the related festivities

Posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:25 PM by JobsBlog
Ben Riga reports that, "as a thank you from Microsoft to the community on our 30th anniversary," you can receive free admission to the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose this Saturday (9/24). < via Scoble > Meanwhile in Redmond …. our company Read More...
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Block your employer from viewing your resume

Posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:34 AM by JobsBlog
Interesting new feature from Monster ... Privacy Plus : a feature that allows job seekers to block up to five companies from viewing their resume. Anthony and the gang are talking about how it might play out in real life over on recruiting.com . gretche Read More...
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You just don’t fit in. What?

Posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:52 AM by JobsBlog
Last night, Martha terminated her first candidate’s interviews with the phrase, " You just don’t fit in ." Oh, Martha. Please tell me that’s not your catch phrase?! While I anxiously await Heather’s review of the show , I want to chime with my own advice Read More...
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Humor Indubitably

Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 1:36 PM by JobsBlog
I know a few readers asked that we not mention the G-word on here (again … why can’t we get along?!) :) , but some posts over on Channel9 have just got me (and my team) cracking up and I’ve got to link to them. (Note: Jamie, the creator, is not a Microsoft Read More...
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Bite of Advice: The art of the search ... part 2

Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:39 AM by JobsBlog
Suggestion Kittty says …. Yesterday, I advised you on how to expect and deal with recruiters or hiring managers searching for your name on the internet . Today, I offer you this: If you have an upcoming interview and you know the name of your interviewer, Read More...
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Bite of Advice: The art of the search ... part 1

Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:22 PM by JobsBlog
Suggestion Kitty says … There’s a lot of talk out there about how job seekers should expect recruiters or interviewers to dig up the " digital dirt " from the past. That is, before a company will consider you for a position, recruiters will search for Read More...
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Seven Deadly Sins of Interviewing

Posted Monday, September 19, 2005 11:37 AM by JobsBlog
The Ladders has posted the Seven Deadly Sins of Interviewing and a forum where you can share your own experiences (as either an interviewee or interviewer.) Of course, I disagree with the suit comment on the lust section , but the main point is not lost Read More...
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OT: More support for dog literacy at the Bellevue Whole Foods

Posted Monday, September 19, 2005 9:55 AM by JobsBlog
I’ve written about our dog Oliver and the Reading with Rover program in which he is involved . Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 20), the Reading with Rover team will be at the Whole Foods in Bellevue , and the store will donated 5% of the day’s proceeds to Read More...
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Bill to Napoleon: Where do you want to go today?

Posted Friday, September 16, 2005 1:41 PM by JobsBlog
"Wherever I feel like I want to go. Gosh!" Looks like BillG has been teaming up with Napoleon Dynamite . This is a rough, boot-legged video from PDC, but I hear a better quality, legit version may be coming out in near future. But just had to share. I Read More...
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Microsoft, the media, and Mini

Posted Friday, September 16, 2005 1:07 PM by JobsBlog
Hey campers! I’m back! Wow. I so didn’t intend to be away from JobsBlog for this long. I have a bag full of excuses for my absence over the last two weeks (vacation, all day offsites, conferences, traveling, etc), but I think you probably just want me Read More...
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Gas and the unemployed jobseeker...

Posted Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:20 AM by JobsBlog
Unless you live in a plastic bubble, secluded from the outside world, you are no doubt feeling pain at the pump. When I took this picture two weeks ago (below), unleaded was coasting at $2.81 in my neighborhood. Thanks to a concerted effort to squash Read More...
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Mattresses for Sale?

Posted Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:44 AM by JobsBlog
Today when I drove into the RedWest campus, I saw a bunch of people right outside the Microsoft entrance wearing those familiar sandwich board signs and waving to the drivers turning into campus. I slowed to read the handwritten signs, but instead of Read More...
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Ivy League and Minimum Wage

Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:34 PM by JobsBlog
I was quiet all last week, partly because I doing a rash of interviews and partly because I was absorbed by my two new favorite books: “Freakonomics” by Steven Levitt and “Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich. Both deal with modern day economics and Read More...
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Can you successfully hire the right people? Test your skills with Resume Grabber.

Posted Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:03 AM by JobsBlog
Hey gang – I’ve got another fun game for all you aspiring Hiring Managers and Recruiters … Resume Grabber Resume Grabber is a creation by reader Brandon. He said I could share it with you as long as I also share my personal high score. So admittedly, Read More...
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