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Laurent Brouat commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'Don’t put “Looking for a job” on your linkedin status'

Charles, whether you are in transition or not and if you have a good reputation, recruiters and opportunities come to you. So basically I think you don't need to specify it on your profile!

on Tuesday

A Charles (Bud ) Amentt, Jr commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'Don’t put “Looking for a job” on your linkedin status'

Laurent, I agree. It is always best to put yourself in the best light. I do believe that somewhere on one's LinkedIn profile, it should mention that one is in a "transitional" mode. It is important to have recruiters know that you are in transition.…

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Don’t put “Looking for a job” on your linkedin status

www.laurentbrouat.com I see many people updating their status with “Looking for a job” or “Looking for new opportunities” But do you think you make the most out of Linkedin? Do you think it is going to attract recruiters? I think it is not the…

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Laurent Brouat commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'Recruiters can rule you out for wrong reasons'

I agree, but even knowing the problem, it is very difficult to identify during an interview...

on Monday

A Charles (Bud ) Amentt, Jr commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'Recruiters can rule you out for wrong reasons'

Great article. I just hope that recruiters can put their biases aside and look at the bigger picture.

December 8

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Recruiters can rule you out for wrong reasons

www.laurentbrouat.com Yesterday night I was watching a show on BBC called "the Restaurant" and I have been watching it since the beginning. It is a show where 9 couples go through tests to see if they are able to set up their own restaurant. And…

December 7

Laurent Brouat commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

But Erin, if they don't read it, what happens?

December 3

Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

I disagree. Maybe I am just old-fashioned or polite, but I like cover letters. I think they are a nice way of saying to the hiring person, "Hello! Here is a little bit about me before you get to every accomplishment I can add to the resume..." Cov…

December 3

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I thank headhunters for boosting my clients mood!

www.laurentbrouat.com Someone I know was contacted by a headhunter the other day…She was not interested in the position at all. But she realized that it gave her a boost in self-confidence….yes she became aware that she is desirable on the job m…

November 30

Laurent Brouat commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

Connie, Laura, Thanks for your comments, a lot of food for thought... Laura, I think the time spent on cover letters is far too much...I spoke to many recruiters over the past years and all the feedbacks are the almost the same, they don't read them…

November 29

Connie commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

I think it's more a question of "what form does your cover letter take?" based on the expectations of recruiters in our multi-faceted and fickle working world. - Email says, "I respect your time so I'm making this quick and easy." - Social networki…

November 26

Laura Smith-Proulx, CCMC, CPRW, CIC commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

Laurent, Interesting post and definitely a great point about the time spent networking, which is invaluable given the level of competition at this point. I have to say that in my recruiting days, I rarely even glanced at a cover letter. However, w…

November 25

Laurent Brouat commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

Gary, that is a real question: how many? If for example you spend 2 hours on cover letters every day, and that 1 in 100 recruiters really read the cover letter, what would you advise? But thanks for the comment, Gary, because it is still accurate, t…

November 24

Gary Alan Miller commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'The last dinosaur: the cover letter'

I'm torn on this one, personally. While I do agree that time could be spent in more productive ways, we still see tons of positions being posted with cover letters requested. Now, perhaps that's due to the audience (I work at a university with stude…

November 24

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The last dinosaur: the cover letter

www.laurentbrouat.com Let’s face it: in 2 years as a Recruiter, I never read a cover letter. And you know what? My colleagues did not either. Ah sorry actually I read one cover letter because I found the CV funny… I do remember in 1998, when I…

November 24

amyeandrews commented on Laurent Brouat's blog post 'Do you bother to connect on linkedin with a personal message?'

I totally agree...it seems that recruiters are the biggest offenders of this. They want to connect to you so they can get an in w/ your contacts, but yet they rarely, if at all return the favor. Personally, I've found Twitter to be much more helpful…

November 23

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Don’t put “Looking for a job” on your linkedin status

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I see many people updating their status with “Looking for a job” or “Looking for new opportunities”

But do you think you make the most out of Linkedin? Do you think it is going to attract recruiters?

I think it is not the best thing to… Continue

Posted on December 14, 2009 at 8:21pm — 2 Comments

Recruiters can rule you out for wrong reasons

www.laurentbrouat.com

Yesterday night I was watching a show on BBC called "the Restaurant" and I have been watching it since the beginning.

It is a show where 9 couples go through tests to see if they are able to set up their own restaurant. And on their way,… Continue

Posted on December 7, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

I thank headhunters for boosting my clients mood!

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Someone I know was contacted by a headhunter the other day…She was not interested in the position at all.

But she realized that it gave her a boost in self-confidence….yes she became aware that she is desirable on the job market and that some… Continue

Posted on November 30, 2009 at 4:42pm —

The last dinosaur: the cover letter

www.laurentbrouat.com

Let’s face it: in 2 years as a Recruiter, I never read a cover letter.

And you know what? My colleagues did not either.

Ah sorry actually I read one cover letter because I found the CV funny…

I do remember in 1998, when I was looking for a j… Continue

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 5:04am — 7 Comments

Do you bother to connect on linkedin with a personal message?

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Almost every day now, I receive requests for connections on linkedin. I think linkedin is a wonderful tool…but people don’t respect some basic rules.

Actually these are common rules. When you meet someone at a networking venue, do you say… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 4:51am — 1 Comment