Comments on: Sarah Palin Teaches Job Seekers Not to Throw in the Towel https://www.keppiecareers.com/sarah-palin-teaches-job-seekers-not-to-throw-in-the-towel/ Social media speaker, social media consultant, job search coach Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul https://www.keppiecareers.com/sarah-palin-teaches-job-seekers-not-to-throw-in-the-towel/#comment-200 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:04:33 +0000 http://keppiecareers.wordpress.com/?p=621#comment-200 Palin presents the classic resume writing challenge: The ill-qualified individual in search of high position. As a professional resume writer, I usually try to talk my clients back down to earth, but sometimes it isn’t possible.

In Palin’s case, the employer is the U.S. public, and she presents problems that will keep the McCain resume-writing team busy. How do they present her as experienced, when two years ago she was mayor of an Alaskan village of 5,000? How can they cast her as “ready at 3 a.m.” when she has never taken part in a national debate on global issues? How can they depict her as qualified while continuing to say Obama is not? What sort of sample resume did she show Senator McCain?

Actually this situation presents Palin with an opportunity, even if she loses. Her resume will be stronger by November, win or lose, having been a candidate. Most job applicants don’t have that fortune.

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