Comments on: Food for Thought http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/12/07/food-for-thought/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Confessions of an Executive Restaurant Recruiter http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/12/07/food-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2603 Confessions of an Executive Restaurant Recruiter Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:01:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/255#comment-2603 <strong>10 Ways to Make Recruiters Love You (part 5)...</strong> It’s time for our fifth installment of the series, well it is actually a good piece past time. Last time I wrote, it was December 1st and it was in the 70’s. It has been 11 days since I wrote the article on "consideration." I&#821... 10 Ways to Make Recruiters Love You (part 5)…

It’s time for our fifth installment of the series, well it is actually a good piece past time. Last time I wrote, it was December 1st and it was in the 70’s. It has been 11 days since I wrote the article on "consideration." I&#821…

]]> By: Jason http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/12/07/food-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2423 Jason Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:07:29 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/255#comment-2423 Scot, your question is great: "do we just commit to the work and not worry about the rest" - I think I do a bad job of answering this and a great job of some kind of "hate the employer" message. That's not my position though - I think that you should do an excellent job, give at least 100% to the job, but NEVER NEGLECT your own career management. Janet, glad to have you stop by :p Like I said, I didn't think I needed to listen to it but it really does address what lots of people need to hear - "what do I want to be when I grow up" - but this time, instead of saying "fireman", he talks to you as a professional. Again, worth the time. Scot, your question is great: “do we just commit to the work and not worry about the rest” – I think I do a bad job of answering this and a great job of some kind of “hate the employer” message. That’s not my position though – I think that you should do an excellent job, give at least 100% to the job, but NEVER NEGLECT your own career management.

Janet, glad to have you stop by :p Like I said, I didn’t think I needed to listen to it but it really does address what lots of people need to hear – “what do I want to be when I grow up” – but this time, instead of saying “fireman”, he talks to you as a professional. Again, worth the time.

]]> By: Janet http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/12/07/food-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Janet Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:39:31 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/255#comment-2326 Jason, Great post and resources! I'm listening to David Maister's podcast on what makes a professional. I was going to summarize the main points, but you just have to listen to it. I wish I'd understood what he teaches earlier. Since I've started to learn (by trial and error) and apply what he's talking about my income has grown (even more than in the dot com dream days). As or more important, I'm working with other people who "get it" both in my career and in my network. Life is good even when, as the readers here know, there have been unexpected and sometimes difficult changes. Janet Jason,
Great post and resources!
I’m listening to David Maister’s podcast on what makes a professional.
I was going to summarize the main points, but you just have to listen to it.
I wish I’d understood what he teaches earlier.

Since I’ve started to learn (by trial and error) and apply what he’s talking about
my income has grown (even more than in the
dot com dream days). As or more important, I’m working with other people who “get it” both in my
career and in my network. Life is good even when, as the readers here know, there
have been unexpected and sometimes difficult changes.
Janet

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2006/12/07/food-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Scot Herrick Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:31:13 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/255#comment-2319 These are good blogs, Jason. Thanks for sharing. It still surprises me the level of commitment to a company (not the work, but the company) people have in this age of a global economy. I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I have to be the best person ON THE PLANET for my job, otherwise I could lose the job I have. What constitutes the "best on the planet?" How will we know? Or, do we just commit to the work and not worry about the rest? Skills and performance count towards opportunities and each of us can control our skills development and work performance. Maybe that's enough. Thanks for sharing from my blog. This is a really nice site. Scot These are good blogs, Jason. Thanks for sharing.

It still surprises me the level of commitment to a company (not the work, but the company) people have in this age of a global economy. I’m still coming to terms with the fact that I have to be the best person ON THE PLANET for my job, otherwise I could lose the job I have. What constitutes the “best on the planet?” How will we know?

Or, do we just commit to the work and not worry about the rest? Skills and performance count towards opportunities and each of us can control our skills development and work performance. Maybe that’s enough.

Thanks for sharing from my blog. This is a really nice site.

Scot

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