Comments on: Why Resumes Don’t Work http://www.thebranddame.com/why-resumes-dont-work/ Lyn's Irreverent Look at Our Branded World Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lyn Chamberlin http://www.thebranddame.com/why-resumes-dont-work/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Lyn Chamberlin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:32:07 +0000 http://www.thebranddame.com/?p=277#comment-143 Yes, Andrew (aka The Brand Chef)--standing out from the madding crowd is what must happen. Somewhere along the line we got the idea that we had to conform, to be like everyone else in order to succeed. I couldn't agree more-- great authentic personal brands are about the intrinsic things that make us human--not what makes us carbon copies of each other! Thanks for the great comment. Yes, Andrew (aka The Brand Chef)–standing out from the madding crowd is what must happen. Somewhere along the line we got the idea that we had to conform, to be like everyone else in order to succeed.

I couldn’t agree more– great authentic personal brands are about the intrinsic things that make us human–not what makes us carbon copies of each other!

Thanks for the great comment.

]]> By: Andrew B. Clark http://www.thebranddame.com/why-resumes-dont-work/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Andrew B. Clark Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:17:30 +0000 http://www.thebranddame.com/?p=277#comment-142 Personal branding at its core... Challenge the applicants. When I receive their resumes, and decide to schedule an interview, I ask them to tell me the first sentence in their resume. Most times they can't. They're so consumed with packing details of their (6- months after graduation) expertise in marketing/production {whatever} that they've forgotten that I'm hiring a human being... Some times companies forget that as well... So what if Jones doesn't have an MBA. Does he/she stand out? Will he/she make your company stand out? And better yet, will they improve the culture? Great post, Lyn. Thanks for the pick-me-up... Keep Cooking! Andrew B. Clark The Brand Chef <abbr><em>Andrew B. Clarks last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/ZwPT/~3/453422211/eavesdropping-on-your-customers.html" rel="nofollow">Eavesdropping On Your Customers?</a></abbr></em> Personal branding at its core…

Challenge the applicants. When I receive their resumes, and decide to schedule an interview, I ask them to tell me the first sentence in their resume. Most times they can’t. They’re so consumed with packing details of their (6- months after graduation) expertise in marketing/production {whatever} that they’ve forgotten that I’m hiring a human being…

Some times companies forget that as well… So what if Jones doesn’t have an MBA. Does he/she stand out? Will he/she make your company stand out? And better yet, will they improve the culture?

Great post, Lyn. Thanks for the pick-me-up…

Keep Cooking!
Andrew B. Clark
The Brand Chef

Andrew B. Clarks last blog post..Eavesdropping On Your Customers?

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