Comments on: #jobhunt No. 10: Round 2-Electric Boogaloo! http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/04/15/jobhunt-no-10-round-2-electric-boogaloo/ Intelligent Career Strategies for Higher Education Professionals Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean Cook http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/04/15/jobhunt-no-10-round-2-electric-boogaloo/#comment-38 Sean Cook Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:21:54 +0000 http://higheredcareercoach.com/?p=682#comment-38 Thanks Jamie,<br><br>I appreciate the kind words. Will e-mail it shortly. In the meantime, you can check out my BusinessCard2 at <script type='text/javascript' src='http://businesscard2.com/api_1.php/api/embedScript?customerDomain=higheredcareercoach.businesscard2.com'></script> Thanks Jamie,

I appreciate the kind words. Will e-mail it shortly. In the meantime, you can check out my BusinessCard2 at <script type='text/javascript' src='http://businesscard2.com/api_1.php/api/embedScript?customerDomain=higheredcareercoach.businesscard2.com'></script&gt;

]]> By: Jamie Farrell http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/04/15/jobhunt-no-10-round-2-electric-boogaloo/#comment-37 Jamie Farrell Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:06:49 +0000 http://higheredcareercoach.com/?p=682#comment-37 Hi Sean. Can you email me your resume? I have a lot of contacts and really like your blog as well as your intelligent comments / discussion. Perhaps I can be of help... Hi Sean. Can you email me your resume? I have a lot of contacts and really like your blog as well as your intelligent comments / discussion. Perhaps I can be of help…

]]> By: ZackFord http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/04/15/jobhunt-no-10-round-2-electric-boogaloo/#comment-36 ZackFord Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:59:52 +0000 http://higheredcareercoach.com/?p=682#comment-36 This might sound ironic coming from someone who is also still job searching, but one sure way to avoid having your hopes dashed by placement conferences is by not relying on them to begin with!I've applied for jobs that have had over 200 applicants. I can do nothing but be patient and confident. This might sound ironic coming from someone who is also still job searching, but one sure way to avoid having your hopes dashed by placement conferences is by not relying on them to begin with!I've applied for jobs that have had over 200 applicants. I can do nothing but be patient and confident.

]]> By: Mickey Fitch http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/04/15/jobhunt-no-10-round-2-electric-boogaloo/#comment-35 Mickey Fitch Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:29:10 +0000 http://higheredcareercoach.com/?p=682#comment-35 Shannon: Thanks for being so open and sharing how your process is (and isn't) going. You're right...it is hard to see in that moment that there is "anything" beyond all of the placement conferences, but yes, life does exist out there. As someone who is also searching myself, I can say that I am pleasantly surprised by how positive my search experience has gone despite not going to the placement conferences that fit for my area of student affairs/level. What I can say is this: build your network and grow those mentors and references. These are truly people who will help you get an interview, push you beyond the other candidates, and people who can help others make the final hiring decision. For each of the places that I've applied to, I have some kind of connection there through my network, so I can work "that angle" to try to further my candidacy. Will it work? Don't know that it will "work" to get me a job offer with every school (that would be out of this world, but also statistically a relative impossibility), but I know that it helps me as a professional because I've reinvested in my network and that goes farther than a lot of jobs do. <br><br>Best of luck, keep us informed! Shannon: Thanks for being so open and sharing how your process is (and isn't) going. You're right…it is hard to see in that moment that there is “anything” beyond all of the placement conferences, but yes, life does exist out there. As someone who is also searching myself, I can say that I am pleasantly surprised by how positive my search experience has gone despite not going to the placement conferences that fit for my area of student affairs/level. What I can say is this: build your network and grow those mentors and references. These are truly people who will help you get an interview, push you beyond the other candidates, and people who can help others make the final hiring decision. For each of the places that I've applied to, I have some kind of connection there through my network, so I can work “that angle” to try to further my candidacy. Will it work? Don't know that it will “work” to get me a job offer with every school (that would be out of this world, but also statistically a relative impossibility), but I know that it helps me as a professional because I've reinvested in my network and that goes farther than a lot of jobs do.

Best of luck, keep us informed!

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