Showing posts with label Resume Psychology the Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resume Psychology the Book. Show all posts

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Commercial - Resume Psychology - Breaking News Format

Since I am not interested in selling books out of my car, it seems I need to have a commercial.

Luckily - this is pretty easy to set-up. Hope you like it. There should be a 2-camera angle version coming in the next few weeks. Hopefully, they will let me have the blooper-reel.

Email if you have an opinion - up or down!




To your best resume yet,

Dirk Spencer
Recruitment Consultant
Author of Resume Psychology and The Candy Maker Resume

The Candy Maker Resume: Resume Writing Hacks by Dirk Spencer; ISBN-10: 0692652698 and ISBN-13: 978-0692652695.

Resume Psychology - Resume Hacks and Traps Revealed - Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! (ISBN-10: 0692525602 and ISBN-13: 978-0692525609 print and Kindle eBook)

Both available on Amazon.Com and Amazon world-wide: Amazon.Co.UK - Amazon.FR - Amazon.DE - Amazon.CA - Amazon.IT - Amazon.ES.

My book made a 10 Must Buy List…
https://www.recruiter.com/i/10-must-buy-books-for-job-seekers/

My Lead-Page to sell books for Resume Psychology is
www.resumepsychologythebook.com

This Link is to the print and Kindle version of Resume Psychology on Amazon http://www.Amazon.Com/dp/0692525602/

This link is to the print version of The Candy Maker Resume on Amazon.Com http://www.amazon.com/dp/0692652698

The author page for Resume Psychology on Amazon
www.Amazon.Com/Author/DirkSpencer

Buy Resume Psychology at a discount here
https://www.createspace.com/5714917
Printer Discount Code: FA6pWQ4J

My Twitter
@DirkinDallas

Resume Psychology the blog
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/

Connect to me on LinkedIn (1K recruiters, 8K connections)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas

My online presentations are here
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer

My photo content is here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamidirk/

More photos online here
https://www.pinterest.com/DirkinDallas/

Internet articles (recruiting, job search, book, customer service with Dirk mentions)

Examples of great customer service
http://www.nanorep.com/49-customer-experience-professionals

Keeping in Touch with Candidates:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/8-ways-to-stay-in-touch-with-rejected-candidates/

Should You Re-Apply to the Same Job:
http://insights.dice.com/2016/01/11/should-you-apply-for-the-same-job-twice/

You May Be an Outdated Job Seeker If…:
http://www.careercloud.com/news/2016/1/23/the-outdated-job-seeker-part-2

Six Unlikely Places to Find Jobs
https://www.recruiter.com/i/6-unlikely-places-to-find-a-job/

Be a Better Recruiter:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/be-a-better-recruiter-10-simple-tips/

Curve Ball Interview Questions:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/interview-questions-the-top-10-curveball-questions-and-why-you-should-pose-them-to-candidates/

Resume Psychology Blog Posts:

The 3-Rs of Resumes:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-3-rs-of-resumes.html

Resume Help - Fiverr.Com and Others:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/resume-help-fiverrcom-and-others.html

Questions for Hiring Managers - What NOT to Ask:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/questions-for-hiring-managers-what-not.html

Questions for Hiring Managers - Potential Insights:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/questions-for-hiring-managers-potential.html

Questions for Hiring Managers - Checking Your Field Position:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/questions-for-hiring-managers-checking.html

Questions for Hiring Managers - Get Their Back-Story
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/questions-for-hiring-managers-get-their.html

Questions for Hiring Managers - Go Deep or Go Home:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/01/questions-for-hiring-managers-go-deep.html

Questions for Hiring Managers - Generic Questions - Make Them Your Own:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/02/questions-for-hiring-managers-generic.html

Professional Summary – Make It Count:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/01/professional-summary-make-it-count.html

Detail Vs. Granularity & What is the Big Deal?:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/01/detail-vs-granularity-what-is-big-deal.html

Will This Get Me Hired?:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/01/will-this-get-me-hired.html

What is Your Goal?:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/01/what-is-your-goal.html

Your Resume is Your Career Anthropology:
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2016/01/your-resume-is-anthropological.html

What is Resume Psychology?
http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/2015/12/what-is-resume-psychology.html

SlideShare Presentation by Dirk Spencer

Think Like a Search Engine Find User Groups for Leads:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/think-like-a-search-engine-find-user-groups-for-leads

Freelancing Online (e-Lancing):
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/freelancing-online-elancing

Using LinkedIn for Job Search:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/using-linkedin-for-job-search

Interview Psychology - Preparation Attracts Offers:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/dirk-spencer-interview-psychology

The Candy Maker Exercise:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/dirk-spencer-candy-maker-exercise

Resume Psychology - The Resume Playbook:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/dirk-spencer-resume-psychology-the-watermark-lecture-2012

Resume Kiss of Death (K.O.D.) - Killing Vague Resume Content:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/unpacking-your-content-dirk-spencer

Finding Open Jobs with Job Boards:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/dirk-spencer-best-use-of-job-boards

Your Resume Action Plan - Resume Boot Camp:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/dirk-spencer-resume-boot-camp-with-dirk-frisco-connect

Resume Psychology – Get the Offer lecture 2011:
http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer/dirk-spencer-resume-psychology-the-watermark-lecture-2011

Book interviews I paid for using Fiverr.Com Resources



Resume Psychology: Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed - Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! – Amazon World Wide:

The Candy Maker Resume – Resume Writing Hacks - Amazon World Wide:


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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Questions For Hiring Managers - Checking Your Field Position

Waiting to know where you stand after an interview can be difficult.

Learning to ask questions about your standing or determining how large the candidate pool is takes guts and preparation.

While you cannot ask all of these questions, you can apply 1 or more based on the context of your interview.

If you are interviewing with multiple individuals or multiple groups of people; using different questions with each may create insights to your potential for an offer.

Mastering questions similar to these may be a good starting point:
• Do you have referral candidates scheduled to interview?

• Are there any friends or family who will interview for this position?

• If am not offered the job at an appropriate time should I reapply in the future or consider other companies?

• If am not offered the job, would you consider me a I silver-medalist candidate or a distant runner-up?

• Candidly speaking, what would keep you from offering me this position besides [other interviews / just starting / pending internal referrals]?

• What position would you recommend me for if my experience does not align with your needs? Are their contacts in the industry you can introduce me to?

• Do you have any friends outside the company who might be a fit for this position?

• Who outside the company is the go-to-person for discussing openings like this?

Using questions like this breaks the norm. Few candidates come in to an interview this prepared or bold.

It takes guts and is full of risks.

It will likely alienate the hiring manager. They may feel answers to these questions is confidential or would undermine the process.

Why? Some hiring managers have been sand-bagged by groups of candidates coordinating their interview efforts. This experience can make them slow to sharing information and many of them have been trained to be vague by HR or legal.

And while I can mention the risks, many of you will be thinking:
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained
- It is my chance to understand how big the playing field is
- I need to know if I am in the running

Whatever your decision - be prepared by being well rehearsed. Over-learn the content. Memorization alone will fail you.

You have achieved an over-learned condition with the material when you realize you have had "dreams" about it.

Do not skip this step - if you are going to go for it; be prepared.

The next post for this series: a list of questions for hiring managers on one page.

My Lead-Page for the book is www.resumepsychologythebook.com

This Link is to the print and Kindle version on Amazon http://www.Amazon.Com/-/dp/0692525602/

The author page on Amazon is www.Amazon.Com/Author/DirkSpencer

Buy the book at a discount here https://www.createspace.com/5714917
Printer Discount Code: FA6pWQ4J

The book is called Resume Psychology Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed- Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! by Dirk Spencer. ISBN-10: 0692525602 and ISBN-13: 978-0692525609 available in print and Kindle eBook.

My Twitter is https://twitter.com/dirkindallas

The blog link is http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/

Connect to me on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas

My online content is here http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer

My photo content is here https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamidirk/

Recent media mentions include:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/10-must-buy-books-for-job-seekers/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/8-ways-to-stay-in-touch-with-rejected-candidates/
http://insights.dice.com/2016/01/11/should-you-apply-for-the-same-job-twice/
http://www.careercloud.com/news/2016/1/23/the-outdated-job-seeker-part-2
https://www.recruiter.com/i/6-unlikely-places-to-find-a-job/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/be-a-better-recruiter-10-simple-tips/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/interview-questions-the-top-10-curveball-questions-and-why-you-should-pose-them-to-candidates/

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Monday, February 8, 2016

Questions For Hiring Managers - Generic Questions - Make Them Your Own

Here is an abstract or generic hiring manager question inventory.

Most of the questions are self-servicing for the candidate. They do not engage the hiring manager.

There is a the risk of alienating the hiring manager who may not be allowed to answer the questions honestly.

This may force them to deflect an answer.

Deflecting an answer is not a difficult thing to do at all. But socially, it is unpleasant. It is not a fun to do.

Why do you care about their comfort-level? The negativity they feel can become associated with you which works against offers.

Minimize your risks by asking the minimum number of questions you need answers.

b>Hiring Manager Questions – Abstract / Generic Inventory
• What happened to the previous employee?

• How long as the position been posted?

• Does the manager hire for culture or technical fit?

• Which experiences or technical skills matter most for the role?

• What are the challenges facing the role (budget, labor, process, technology, or regulations)?

• What are the characteristics of a successful hire for this position?

• Who are the competitors locally, nationally and why?

• What are company costs or expenses trending up, down or remaining flat and why?

• Describe the company: culture, values, guiding principles impacting the job.

• Company projections: above or below expectations; expanding or contraction and why?

• What changes internally created this position (promotions, exits, or re-organization)?

• What changes externally created this position?

• Is the company revenue up, down, flat and why?

• What are the work-styles of the bosses, peers, teams and other departments?

• How long ago was the position budgeted?

• How long was the position opened employees before going to the public?

• How many internal candidates have interviewed?

• What have been the primary mistakes of other candidates who have interview with you previously?

Make these questions your own by rehearsing what you decide to ask aloud. This develops the vocal patterns so the question sounds natural.

You have rehearsed them enough at the point you "dream" about the questions in your sleep?

Next up - positioning questions in a crowded field.

My Lead-Page for the book is www.resumepsychologythebook.com

This Link is to the print and Kindle version on Amazon http://www.Amazon.Com/-/dp/0692525602/

The author page on Amazon is www.Amazon.Com/Author/DirkSpencer

Buy the book at a discount here https://www.createspace.com/5714917
Printer Discount Code: FA6pWQ4J

The book is called Resume Psychology Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed- Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! by Dirk Spencer. ISBN-10: 0692525602 and ISBN-13: 978-0692525609 available in print and Kindle eBook.

My Twitter is https://twitter.com/dirkindallas

The blog link is http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/

Connect to me on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas

My online content is here http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer

My photo content is here https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamidirk/

Recent media mentions include:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/10-must-buy-books-for-job-seekers/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/8-ways-to-stay-in-touch-with-rejected-candidates/
http://insights.dice.com/2016/01/11/should-you-apply-for-the-same-job-twice/
http://www.careercloud.com/news/2016/1/23/the-outdated-job-seeker-part-2
https://www.recruiter.com/i/6-unlikely-places-to-find-a-job/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/be-a-better-recruiter-10-simple-tips/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/interview-questions-the-top-10-curveball-questions-and-why-you-should-pose-them-to-candidates/

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Questions For Hiring Managers - Potential Insights

The answers to your professional interest questions initiate a relationship irrespective of an offer or not.

Some of those insights could include:
• Attribution bias of the manager; is success self-made or made by working with people

• If they have healthy work relationships and or the political skills to prevail at the company

• Their mentors, if they had any and or if they mentor others currently

• Validation of work-life values as presented by the company

• Insights to which parts of the job they enjoy and which parts might they delegated

• If they are attached to the work, people or company or something more personal

• If they might be in a transition phase down, across, up or out of the company

Beyond a better understanding the hiring manager, the candidate creates a context for keeping in touch if they are not selected for the position!

This is helpful as networking with professionals is the fastest route to new employment.

The mistake most candidates make is focusing solely on the job piece - the short-game to the exclusion of the long-game.

People can be sympathetic to a candidate's need for a job.

But... they would rather treat the candidate as a professional who has an agenda, a consistent business persona, some self-awareness and "stones" big enough to move from the short-game to the long-game effortlessly.

Generic question list coming up next... Dirk

My Lead-Page for the book is www.resumepsychologythebook.com

This Link is to the print and Kindle version on Amazon http://www.Amazon.Com/-/dp/0692525602/

The author page on Amazon is www.Amazon.Com/Author/DirkSpencer

Buy the book at a discount here https://www.createspace.com/5714917
Printer Discount Code: FA6pWQ4J

The book is called Resume Psychology Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed- Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! by Dirk Spencer. ISBN-10: 0692525602 and ISBN-13: 978-0692525609 available in print and Kindle eBook.

My Twitter is https://twitter.com/dirkindallas

The blog link is http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/

Connect to me on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas

My online content is here http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer

My photo content is here https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamidirk/

Recent media mentions include:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/10-must-buy-books-for-job-seekers/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/8-ways-to-stay-in-touch-with-rejected-candidates/
http://insights.dice.com/2016/01/11/should-you-apply-for-the-same-job-twice/
http://www.careercloud.com/news/2016/1/23/the-outdated-job-seeker-part-2
https://www.recruiter.com/i/6-unlikely-places-to-find-a-job/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/be-a-better-recruiter-10-simple-tips/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/interview-questions-the-top-10-curveball-questions-and-why-you-should-pose-them-to-candidates/

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Monday, February 1, 2016

Questions For Hiring Managers - Get Their Back-Story

Professional Interest Questions for Hiring Managers might include:
1. How were you recruited to the company?

2. How long have you been with the company?

3. Did you leave the company and come-back and why?

4. Who helped you land the position in the first-place?

5. Who has help you the most while working there? Is that person still with the company?

6. Who is your mentor? Is this person your primary sponsor?

7. Besides the monetary or benefits, what keeps you motivated day to day?

8. What things do you train on or read to stay relevant to the company?

9. How do you integrate work with non-work home-life?

10. What work-activities or task re-charge your batteries or help you decompress?

11. How long do you see themselves working in this position (project, team, department)?

The answers to these questions will provide a variety of insights. Watch for the next blog.

My Lead-Page for the book is www.resumepsychologythebook.com

This Link is to the print and Kindle version on Amazon http://www.Amazon.Com/-/dp/0692525602/

The author page on Amazon is www.Amazon.Com/Author/DirkSpencer

Buy the book at a discount here https://www.createspace.com/5714917
Printer Discount Code: FA6pWQ4J

The book is called Resume Psychology Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed- Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! by Dirk Spencer. ISBN-10: 0692525602 and ISBN-13: 978-0692525609 available in print and Kindle eBook.

My Twitter is https://twitter.com/dirkindallas

The blog link is http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/

Connect to me on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas

My online content is here http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer

My photo content is here https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamidirk/

Recent media mentions include:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/10-must-buy-books-for-job-seekers/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/8-ways-to-stay-in-touch-with-rejected-candidates/
http://insights.dice.com/2016/01/11/should-you-apply-for-the-same-job-twice/
http://www.careercloud.com/news/2016/1/23/the-outdated-job-seeker-part-2
https://www.recruiter.com/i/6-unlikely-places-to-find-a-job/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/be-a-better-recruiter-10-simple-tips/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/interview-questions-the-top-10-curveball-questions-and-why-you-should-pose-them-to-candidates/

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Friday, January 29, 2016

Questions For Hiring Managers - Go Deep or Go Home

The questions candidates are told to ask hiring manager during interviewees cut across these generic topics:
- Culture Fit
- Technical Expertise
- Challenges Facing the Role
- Expectations for Success
- What Happened to the Last Person in the Position
- How long has the position been open
- What is Stopping Them from Making You an Offer

The truth is the hiring manager cannot answer these questions directly. Why? They are trained to deflect or defer answers by legal and HR. They do this to protecting the company from potential lawsuits and to protect the privacy of the previous employee.

Because they are prepared, candidates can better differentiate themselves (and perhaps gain more useful insights about there potential future boss) using questions designed to show a professional interest in the hiring manager's back-story instead.

This line of questioning would be considered a social normal during a conference or association lunch. Questions about how the hiring manager arrived at the company and or their current position is a natural progression with either:
- A future work-relationship (boss, peer, team-member)
- A future business related networking contact (non-hire)

Think about it - either way, smart-business people play the short-game and long-game.
- The short-game would be the interview and landing an offer
- The long-game would be networking with a potential bosses or co-workers in the future

Candidates should take advantage of this social construct to extend the relationship beyond the interview - regardless of outcome.

How? These types of professional interest questions presume a work relationship is going to happen:
- Either through a job offer
- Post-interview business-contact

This meta-message stands-apart from the traditional self-serving questions designed to verify facts to serve the candidate and place the hiring manager on the spot. This approach also avoids the awkward and useless connection building with family, sports team and other empty chit-chat.

And, it is a lost social grace to demonstrate work-related interest in a future boss or business contact.

More to come...

My Lead-Page for the book is www.resumepsychologythebook.com

The book needs more reviews on Amazon if you are able: http://www.Amazon.Com/-/dp/0692525602/

The author page on Amazon is www.Amazon.Com/Author/DirkSpencer

Buy the book at a discount here https://www.createspace.com/5714917
Printer Discount Code: FA6pWQ4J

The book is called Resume Psychology Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed- Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! by Dirk Spencer. ISBN-10: 0692525602 and ISBN-13: 978-0692525609 available in print and Kindle eBook.

My Twitter is https://twitter.com/dirkindallas

The blog link is http://resumepsychology.blogspot.com/

Connect to me on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas

My online content is here http://www.slideshare.net/dirkspencer

My photo content is here https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamidirk/

Recent media mentions include:
https://www.recruiter.com/i/10-must-buy-books-for-job-seekers/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/8-ways-to-stay-in-touch-with-rejected-candidates/
http://insights.dice.com/2016/01/11/should-you-apply-for-the-same-job-twice/
http://www.careercloud.com/news/2016/1/23/the-outdated-job-seeker-part-2
https://www.recruiter.com/i/6-unlikely-places-to-find-a-job/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/be-a-better-recruiter-10-simple-tips/
https://www.recruiter.com/i/interview-questions-the-top-10-curveball-questions-and-why-you-should-pose-them-to-candidates/

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