Comments on: I Smell Blood! http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/ advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul S http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-440452 Paul S Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:21:06 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-440452 This is a great point and I appreciate having been referred to this blog entry. Keep up the great work Jason. ...And Thanks Jason and All. This is a great point and I appreciate having been referred to this blog entry. Keep up the great work Jason. …And Thanks Jason and All.

]]> By: Daniel Johnson, Jr http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-434282 Daniel Johnson, Jr Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:14:41 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-434282 This post and the "Substantiate Yourself" one that is related to it have resonated with me a lot over the past three or so years since I've been reading your blog. We job seekers cannot let our being in transition be the most interesting thing about us when we talk to others. As you've said in the other post, we need something we're working on to substantiate ourselves. That has been some of the most helpful advice I've received over the years. This post and the “Substantiate Yourself” one that is related to it have resonated with me a lot over the past three or so years since I’ve been reading your blog.

We job seekers cannot let our being in transition be the most interesting thing about us when we talk to others. As you’ve said in the other post, we need something we’re working on to substantiate ourselves.

That has been some of the most helpful advice I’ve received over the years.

]]> By: Thom Singer on the Job Search | Career Management Alliance Blog http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-423267 Thom Singer on the Job Search | Career Management Alliance Blog Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:07:46 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-423267 [...] their contact. The perfect post to read with regard to your attitude is also one of my favorites: I Smell Blood is where I share a time when I had a bad attitude and an HR exec called me on it. Favorite line? [...] [...] their contact. The perfect post to read with regard to your attitude is also one of my favorites: I Smell Blood is where I share a time when I had a bad attitude and an HR exec called me on it. Favorite line? [...]

]]> By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Thom Singer on the Job Search http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-423241 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Thom Singer on the Job Search Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:46:00 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-423241 [...] perfect post to read with regard to your attitude is also one of my favorites: I Smell Blood is where I share a time when I had a bad attitude and an HR exec called me on it.  Favorite [...] [...] perfect post to read with regard to your attitude is also one of my favorites: I Smell Blood is where I share a time when I had a bad attitude and an HR exec called me on it.  Favorite [...]

]]> By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Are You Bleeding? http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-74629 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Are You Bleeding? Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:30:47 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-74629 [...] I knew what he was saying. I was in a pathetic place and I’m sure I was smelling wounded, the kind of wounded that recruiters and hiring managers stay away from. It inspired me to write a post, which is one of my favorites. [...] [...] I knew what he was saying. I was in a pathetic place and I’m sure I was smelling wounded, the kind of wounded that recruiters and hiring managers stay away from. It inspired me to write a post, which is one of my favorites. [...]

]]> By: Dan J http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-2609 Dan J Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:12:08 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-2609 I love this post! I love this post!

]]> By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Substantiate Yourself http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/10/11/i-smell-blood/comment-page-1/#comment-2606 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Substantiate Yourself Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:39:17 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/135#comment-2606 [...] The next time I saw those friends, almost every single one of them, they treated me differently. The common reaction was “hey, I want you to meet my boss (or pres. of the company)” or “hey, you need to meet my friend that works at xyz company” What changed? Not my resume. Not my skillset. I’m sure my demeanor changed (there’s an important post I wrote on not letting others smell blood that definitely came into play)… but the most significant thing was that I had substantiated who I was. Instead of people asking “what do you do” or “what are you looking for” they were able to see the website and guess that I was involved in very cool web applications, leading edge stuff (design, functionality, marketing, etc.). [...] [...] The next time I saw those friends, almost every single one of them, they treated me differently. The common reaction was “hey, I want you to meet my boss (or pres. of the company)” or “hey, you need to meet my friend that works at xyz company” What changed? Not my resume. Not my skillset. I’m sure my demeanor changed (there’s an important post I wrote on not letting others smell blood that definitely came into play)… but the most significant thing was that I had substantiated who I was. Instead of people asking “what do you do” or “what are you looking for” they were able to see the website and guess that I was involved in very cool web applications, leading edge stuff (design, functionality, marketing, etc.). [...]

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