Keppie Careers

Social media speaker, social media consultant, job search coach

Live on High Velocity Radio!

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microphone.wpr1I’m excited to invite you to listen live tomorrow – Monday, July 20th – at 10:00 am Eastern time on High Velocity Radio when I will join guest host Stephanie A. Lloyd, Founder and CEO, Radiant Veracity (at the intersection of talent and social media) and Jenny DeVaughn, Senior Talent Consultant at Talent Connections, for a discussion about social media and how to use it successfully for personal branding, finding a job, business development and advancing your career.

Where can you find High Velocity Radio? Follow THIS LINK to Stephanie’s blog for a “listen live” player.

There is no “one size fits all” career advice. Don’t you deserve the best, personalized information and help? Learn how I can help you with your search.

Frustrated that your search isn’t resulting in a job? In Atlanta? Join me and Stephanie for our series of in-person job search interventions. Read more about how to propel your search and sign up here.

Why you didn't get the job

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soap45560773_1c6e342e73_mYesterday, I got on my soapbox and ranted about the fact that there is no one “right” way to search for a job. It might be nice (or maybe not), but there are so many people and twice as many opinions involved in every job posting, resume review, interview and hiring decision.

As promised, today – a look at why you didn’t get the job from my friend Stephanie Lloyd, Consultant on Talent Acquisition strategies and Owner of Calibre Search Group. Stephanie  wrote a great post on her blog, Radiant Veracity. It’s called “75 Reasons You Didn’t Get the Job.“

(Stephanie is also a National Careers & Workplace Columnist for Examiner.com.)

Before you start to sweat and feel overwhelmed, the point of Stephanie’s list is to remind job seekers that, sometimes, the reason they do not land the job is more about the organization and situations than about any one specific thing that a job seeker does in the process. A sample:

  • You’re not qualified.
  • You’re overqualified.
  • You were overdressed.
  • You were underdressed.
  • The job was filled internally.
  • The job was put on hold.

See? You can’t please everyone all of the time. The fact is, personal preferences will enter into the process, and every individual has his or her own likes and dislikes. And, you don’t control when and if an employer’s needs change. It’s up to the job seeker to react flexibly in this ever-changing environment and to move deftly through the process.

I DO believe that every job seeker controls his or her own destiny, despite the fact that there may be aspects that you cannot change. Have you really done everything you can to improve your chances? Yesterday, I spoke to a potential client who was really doing most everything right, but I advised her how to ramp-up her networking and to improve her online presence by writing a blog. Take a critical look at what you can do differently to help improve your chances in this tough market.

I’m glad you are reading this! Be sure to look through my blog roll as well! Take and follow good advice from professionals about your job search and you are much more likely to land something in a reasonable time frame. You don’t need to go it alone…Save your time, money and sanity…Approach your search with the very best information and there is no need to get frustrated!

There is no “right” way, but there are things that you may be doing wrong! So, are you ready to get in the game? To grab the keys and climb the stairs to your own career bus? Let me help get you started ahead of the pack. Learn more about what I can do for you.

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