http://karlaporter.com/job-seeker/whos-gonna-hire-me/ Human Capital & New Media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://karlaporter.com/job-seeker/whos-gonna-hire-me/comment-page-1/#comment-219 karlaporter Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:25:52 +0000 http://karlaporter.com/?p=521#comment-219 Yes, there's nothing like stepping into someone's shoes. Sometimes we get what my late grandmother would call "all hoity toidy". A job search can be a very humbling experience especially when one has been unemployed for a long period of time and finds them self looking at opportunities less than equivalent to their skills and experience. Instead of having empathy and evaluating in a non-judgmental way, so many times a false sense of superiority creeps in and looks down on the candidate. It's a big no-no but happens all the time. We have to be aware of our biases in order to keep them in check. Yes, there’s nothing like stepping into someone’s shoes. Sometimes we get what my late grandmother would call “all hoity toidy”. A job search can be a very humbling experience especially when one has been unemployed for a long period of time and finds them self looking at opportunities less than equivalent to their skills and experience. Instead of having empathy and evaluating in a non-judgmental way, so many times a false sense of superiority creeps in and looks down on the candidate. It’s a big no-no but happens all the time. We have to be aware of our biases in order to keep them in check.

]]> http://karlaporter.com/job-seeker/whos-gonna-hire-me/comment-page-1/#comment-218 GL HOFFMAN Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:37:22 +0000 http://karlaporter.com/?p=521#comment-218 Just when you think the obvious does not need to re stated karla you have proven it does. It simply shows how frustrating job seeking can be for people who are not used to doing it. Just when you think the obvious does not need to re stated karla you have proven it does. It simply shows how frustrating job seeking can be for people who are not used to doing it.

]]> http://karlaporter.com/job-seeker/whos-gonna-hire-me/comment-page-1/#comment-141 karlaporter Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:25:52 +0000 http://karlaporter.com/?p=521#comment-141 Yes, there's nothing like stepping into someone's shoes. Sometimes we get what my late grandmother would call "all hoity toidy". A job search can be a very humbling experience especially when one has been unemployed for a long period of time and finds them self looking at opportunities less than equivalent to their skills and experience. Instead of having empathy and evaluating in a non-judgmental way, so many times a false sense of superiority creeps in and looks down on the candidate. It's a big no-no but happens all the time. We have to be aware of our biases in order to keep them in check. Yes, there’s nothing like stepping into someone’s shoes. Sometimes we get what my late grandmother would call “all hoity toidy”. A job search can be a very humbling experience especially when one has been unemployed for a long period of time and finds them self looking at opportunities less than equivalent to their skills and experience. Instead of having empathy and evaluating in a non-judgmental way, so many times a false sense of superiority creeps in and looks down on the candidate. It’s a big no-no but happens all the time. We have to be aware of our biases in order to keep them in check.

]]> http://karlaporter.com/job-seeker/whos-gonna-hire-me/comment-page-1/#comment-140 GL HOFFMAN Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:37:22 +0000 http://karlaporter.com/?p=521#comment-140 Just when you think the obvious does not need to re stated karla you have proven it does. It simply shows how frustrating job seeking can be for people who are not used to doing it. Just when you think the obvious does not need to re stated karla you have proven it does. It simply shows how frustrating job seeking can be for people who are not used to doing it.

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