Comments on: 10 things to help you get hired http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/ Trying to manage my way out of a wet paper bag. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:40:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gary Slinger » On the Generosity of the not met*, Unexpected Surprises, and Written Responses http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-38 Gary Slinger » On the Generosity of the not met*, Unexpected Surprises, and Written Responses Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:36:13 +0000 http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-38 [...] Doug Hampshire and I both made references to hand-written notes in recent posts of ours about job interviews, and received both positive and negative feedback about it.  It occurs to me that in our modern world, with expectations of immediacy and always-on communications – there’s a Blackberry on the counter in front of me as I write this – that there’s a risk of perceived lack of courtesy or appreciation, in that gap of time between something being offered, received, or done for – whatever – and the acknowledgement and/or “thanks” making their way through the paper and mail system. [...] [...] Doug Hampshire and I both made references to hand-written notes in recent posts of ours about job interviews, and received both positive and negative feedback about it.  It occurs to me that in our modern world, with expectations of immediacy and always-on communications – there’s a Blackberry on the counter in front of me as I write this – that there’s a risk of perceived lack of courtesy or appreciation, in that gap of time between something being offered, received, or done for – whatever – and the acknowledgement and/or “thanks” making their way through the paper and mail system. [...]

]]> By: Iain McCall http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-24 Iain McCall Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:32:48 +0000 http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-24 I'm not looking to actively move companies at the moment, but I appreciate the time and effort you've made to write up some tips on getting hired. I like your art of negotiating, I guess you and Donald Trump are drinking partners ;-) I’m not looking to actively move companies at the moment, but I appreciate the time and effort you’ve made to write up some tips on getting hired.

I like your art of negotiating, I guess you and Donald Trump are drinking partners ;-)

]]> By: Gary Slinger » Handwritten Notes After A Job Interview? http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-17 Gary Slinger » Handwritten Notes After A Job Interview? Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:56:05 +0000 http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-17 [...] Following up both on my post yesterday, and on Doug’s post “10 things to help you get hired“, because of this comment: Doesn’t a hand written thank you card make you look like an incredible suck-up? Sure maybe some hiring managers get off on that sorta thing, but… I’d consider that overdone. [...] [...] Following up both on my post yesterday, and on Doug’s post “10 things to help you get hired“, because of this comment: Doesn’t a hand written thank you card make you look like an incredible suck-up? Sure maybe some hiring managers get off on that sorta thing, but… I’d consider that overdone. [...]

]]> By: secretgeek http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-16 secretgeek Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:41:15 +0000 http://hampshire.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/10-things-to-help-you-get-hired/#comment-16 Doesn't a hand written thank you card make you look like an incredible suck-up? Sure maybe some hiring managers get off on that sorta thing, but... I'd consider that overdone. Doesn’t a hand written thank you card make you look like an incredible suck-up? Sure maybe some hiring managers get off on that sorta thing, but… I’d consider that overdone.

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