Author: Todd Rogers

For a lot of people, the idea of their boss taking another job can be grounds for celebration; the mean old ogre is finally going to live in a new forest. In my case, it’s a different story entirely. Today being Wednesday, my current boss’s two week notice comes to a close the day after tomorrow and I’m a little uneasy about it. Mostly, I’m upset because this is the second time in my life that this person has been my boss and both stops have been both challenging and fulfilling.

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Pretend for a moment that you are desperately unemployed. It might look like this: you’ve got bills piling up, you’ve got kids to feed, it’s been greater than 6 months since your last check and your parents and siblings are not willing to lend you any more money. Now, imagine that you’re sitting in an interview for a job that seems to be an ideal fit. Things are going smashingly well and you’re getting your hopes up that the slump is nearly over

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The phrase “down the memory hole” comes from George Orwell’s book “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” It’s where inconvenient or unwelcomed memories go to be forgotten, and it is likely where many job-applicants feel their resumes go right after completing an online application.

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A light bulb recently turned on in my head and it relates to processes and progress. People find it reassuring when they are informed that there is progress happening in pretty much anything that they are involved in. But, some parties to a process are more deserving of progress reports.

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In May of 1994, I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps, after a little more than four years of service. The Marine Corps make a really big deal about perceived exclusivity; until you graduate from boot camp or officer candidate school, calling yourself a Marine is an shortcut to a fat lip, or much worse.

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By my estimate, it’s been at least six months since I’ve provided TechNation readers with input regarding resumes. Since my last installment on this subject, I estimate that I have viewed about 5,000 resumes and since I’ve been involved in about 30 new people being hired by my employer, which means that approximately 99.4 percent of the resumes that I have viewed were sent to us by people that were not hired.

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