Hey, gang. You can put the huge part of the foregoing "advice" in a small dory with no oars, and push it out to sea on the outgoing tide. Here's where it's all at, and you almost certainly don't appreciate this. GOOD MEN (AND WOMEN) are hard to find. I am saying that as a goofball who has hired or otherwise had in his employ - WELL OVER A THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN in my lifetime, I can address this "GOOD MEN/WOMEN" thing - In Spades. IF YOU ARE WORTH HIRING AT ALL, it will be because of the skills that you offer this bunch of hiring ignoramii - as one of their "new" employees. Don't come on as a "wise guy", but DON'T BE AFRAID TO OUTLINE YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES. Look; I'm a WW2 Vet who lived in a combat zone for over a year. Following that, I began as a billing clerk with the BlooperHuge Oil Company, and left them willingly after 8-1/2 years, after becoming the Super - over a sales territory. I then became a Sales Engineer and Factory Rep for an Automotive Parts remanufacturer and distributor ship. Then, General Manager of a retail/wholesale auto repair facility. To top this off, I became the co-owner of 7 small business, and concurrent with that, I took a not-for-profit International Trade Association and led it out of the doldrums over a 13 year period, beginning with a total annual income of less than $70,000 - leaving it with an income that approached $2,000,000. Yes; I have a wide range of experiences, but I am not too good or too high-brow to begin working for your firm for what I consider to be a pittance for a logical period of, say, 6 months, while you make up your mind that I am one of your most valuable and flexible employees, and I make up my mind that I like you and your company. My question is - "Are we on the Same Page, here"? Sparky.
Nov 7th 2009 @ 8:24AM Sparky
Hey, gang. You can put the huge part of the foregoing "advice" in a small dory with no oars, and push it out to sea on the outgoing tide. Here's where it's all at, and you almost certainly don't appreciate this. GOOD MEN (AND WOMEN) are hard to find. I am saying that as a goofball who has hired or otherwise had in his employ - WELL OVER A THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN in my lifetime, I can address this "GOOD MEN/WOMEN" thing - In Spades. IF YOU ARE WORTH HIRING AT ALL, it will be because of the skills that you offer this bunch of hiring ignoramii - as one of their "new" employees. Don't come on as a "wise guy", but DON'T BE AFRAID TO OUTLINE YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES. Look; I'm a WW2 Vet who lived in a combat zone for over a year. Following that, I began as a billing clerk with the BlooperHuge Oil Company, and left them willingly after 8-1/2 years, after becoming the Super - over a sales territory. I then became a Sales Engineer and Factory Rep for an Automotive Parts remanufacturer and distributor ship. Then, General Manager of a retail/wholesale auto repair facility. To top this off, I became the co-owner of 7 small business, and concurrent with that, I took a not-for-profit International Trade Association and led it out of the doldrums over a 13 year period, beginning with a total annual income of less than $70,000 - leaving it with an income that approached $2,000,000. Yes; I have a wide range of experiences, but I am not too good or too high-brow to begin working for your firm for what I consider to be a pittance for a logical period of, say, 6 months, while you make up your mind that I am one of your most valuable and flexible employees, and I make up my mind that I like you and your company. My question is - "Are we on the Same Page, here"?
Sparky.
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Nov 7th 2009 @ 9:46AM Robert
Dear Mr. Sparky:
You rock. Keep it up. A company would be lucky to have you work for them.
Sincerely,
Robert