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How to Hire the Right Talent for Your Business

Granite Leadership Strategies

Consider the typical scenario: You advertise on a job posting site, a job search engine, or a social media site where candidates may search for open positions. You receive a slew of resumes or applications. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview.

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Priority: Make Customers Feel Special

Martinka Consulting

So it has to have been a balancing act for these firms on how to keep customers, advertisers, and content providers happy. But now, at least on Xfinity, many shows have “smart resume.” I’m not sure how the advertisers or content providers (who often charge advertisers) like it, but we sure do.

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From Creative Industry to McKinsey Offer - Experienced Hire

CaseInterview.com

Question: It was really fascinating to read your today's email about landing a McKinsey offer while coming from advertising. My Reply: Given your background, there are two things I would suggest: Make sure your resume emphasizes your quantitative analysis and math skills. Thanks a lot in advance, hope to hear back from you.

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Consultant Marketing Trepidation To Elation

Jerry Fletcher

How do you take that resume out and convince someone to hire you as a consultant? Some that I’m aware of: New college graduate writes a laudatory one-page letter as his wife to personnel directors of ad agencies across the Midwestern USA touting his New York experience with no resume attached. State a problem and your solution.

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Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time

Martinka Consulting

So let’s look at the above in the context of other areas, starting with advertising. A perfect example is car dealers who advertise free oil changes for life. Misleading ads, inflated resumes, stories about high school athletic accomplishments (Glory Days as Bruce Springsteen called them), and many other things. Conclusion.

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Some Things Never Change

Martinka Consulting

Less than 20% of all hiring that takes place in today’s market occurs from submitting a resume or application to a published Internet opportunity. It’s a lot easier for an intermediary or seller to screen you out if they haven’t met you, built a relationship, and are relying only on a resume or application.

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Deceit

Martinka Consulting

And to be fair, we know there are a lot of embellished resumes out there. I’m sure you see or hear of things like this all the time whether it’s pricing in a store or the advertised deal that seems “too good to be true.” I see or hear about things like this all the time. You really have to be careful of what you’re being told. *