{"id":2519,"date":"2011-06-07T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/higheredcareercoach.com\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2015-07-29T21:05:33","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T21:05:33","slug":"tech-toys-and-the-risks-and-benefits-of-introducing-new-and-shiny-into-a-job-search-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/higheredcareercoach.com\/staging\/2913\/tech-toys-and-the-risks-and-benefits-of-introducing-new-and-shiny-into-a-job-search-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech, Toys and the Risks and Benefits of Introducing "New and Shiny" Into a Job Search Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Showing yourself to be technologically savvy and forward-facing are incredibly important in today’s job market, so it’s no surprise that job-seekers find themselves exploring the best ways to highlight their tech skills and comfort with technology.<\/strong> But there are potential downsides to bringing along “new and shiny” as you enter into a search process. This week, as we continue our exploration into interview ecology<\/strong><\/a>, we’ll explore the risks and benefits of introducing different variables into the job-search ecosystem <\/a>and hopefully, help you make some intelligent choices about how you integrate these different variables into your search strategy.<\/p>\n

The Risks of Bringing “New and Shiny” into a Search Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I recently traded tweets with a job-seeker who was worried about whether bringing his iPad to an interview might seem pretentious to the interviewers.<\/strong> We had a great and wide-ranging exchange about the pros and cons of doing so, and this conversation kind of converged with another recent one with a client and my interests in person-environment theory and the environment, and resulted in this series of posts.<\/p>\n

The Delicate Ecosystem of the Everyday Interview<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let’s return to some basics of this proposed “interview ecology” framework:<\/strong><\/p>\n