How To Geek On

Perhaps my least favorite term in the job search is the term “overqualified”. Ever notice how many times you hear the phrase “I’m overqualified” and how rarely you hear the phrase “we thought he was overqualified?” There’s a reason for this…

You get a tweet within minutes from a qualified candidate, followed by an email with resume and link to the candidate’s LinkedIn profile. You quickly find someone who knows this candidate through Facebook and work with them to checkout their profile. Nearly all of this you do in 10 minutes with your thumbs while waiting for the coffee maker to finish. Stirring in your sugar and creamer you thumb an email asking the candidate to meet for lunch.

As a Job Search Coach, so many of the people I talk to are at their wit’s end with their career transition. It’s easy to get there. We’re looking for a company to accept us, aren’t we?

I stood with toes curled over the concrete edge of the pool looking down. Goose bumps crossed my skin. My chest concaved a little in fear of the cold water below. It had rained the night before.

When you know you’re getting laid off and severance is coming, its hard not to think about trying to get severance AND land a new job. But does it work?