I’ve received several emails about my blog post yesterday from executives seeking to hire good candidates. They are frustrated about the poor documentation that job applicants submit. Misspellings, incorrect names and improper approaches seem rampant.
When you are searching for a new job, you are in essence “branding” yourself. Lyn Chamberlin writes The Brand Dame, an excellent blog on branding I highly recommend. In June of last year, she wrote a post about branding yourself during your job search, entitled “How NOT to Get a Job.” It addresses the need to make certain your documents are 100% correct, properly targeted and she offers great suggestions on how (and how not) to submit them.
