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I don't know... this woman at NEXT STEPS, what's she look like?

Is bumb ironing the new donkey punch?

A personal brand, what total and utter bullshit. That crap is symptomatic of the new labour approach to the world, all spin and no content. You need skills, experience and the right attitude, the rest is superfluous rubbish.

Write a decent CV then apply for jobs you can do.

You're right, skills, experience and the right attitude are all you need in the military but in civvy street it's me first, so marketing yourself gets you places.

Originally Posted by career_coach

You're right, skills, experience and the right attitude are all you need in the military but in civvy street it's me first, so marketing yourself gets you places.

Are you suggesting becoming a rent boy?

Originally Posted by career_coach

You're right, skills, experience and the right attitude are all you need in the military but in civvy street it's me first, so marketing yourself gets you places.

Really?

I work in civvy street and can guarantee that no amount of personal branding, personal statements, career coaching or ACTION PLANS have ever got me a job. Strangely enough, my skills, training and experience have.

If I ever see the CV of someone containing any element of branding, "people person", "goal centric" or other PR waffle, it goes straight into file 13.

I want to know what people are trained to do, what they have done, and how well they have done it - based on key performances. Statements about personal attributes such as "I am a dedicated team player, always striving towards my goals, but with great interpersonal skills" are ignored as the lies they usually are.

After all, no-one would ever put "I am as jack as fuck. I do the bare minimum I can get away with, and will trample over anyone who stands in the way of me achieving more pay for less work" despite that being a far more honest appraisal of most people's personal profiles.

Originally Posted by The_Duke

Originally Posted by career_coach

You're right, skills, experience and the right attitude are all you need in the military but in civvy street it's me first, so marketing yourself gets you places.

Really?

I work in civvy street and can guarantee that no amount of personal branding, personal statements, career coaching or ACTION PLANS have ever got me a job. Strangely enough, my skills, training and experience have.

If I ever see the CV of someone containing any element of branding, "people person", "goal centric" or other PR waffle, it goes straight into file 13.

I want to know what people are trained to do, what they have done, and how well they have done it - based on key performances. Statements about personal attributes such as "I am a dedicated team player, always striving towards my goals, but with great interpersonal skills" are ignored as the lies they usually are.

After all, no-one would ever put "I am as jack as fuuck. I do the bare minimum I can get away with, and will trample over anyone who stands in the way of me achieving more pay for less work" despite that being a far more honest appraisal of most people's personal profiles.

Fvck, did I send you the draft version of my CV in error?