Nov 13 2017 60 mins 11
We've talked a lot about the job-seeking process, but this time we get to examine things from a different perspective: the company. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: CIG is Looking for an Awesome Writer! The application form's questions #1 The application form's questions #2 How to Crush Job Interviews (Ep. 183) Swim University Swim University YouTube channel Roasty Coffee Roasty Coffee YouTube channel Listen Money Matters How to Finish Homework FAST How to Stop Falling Behind on Your Homework Defy Gravity (Roxine's website) Tom's Impossible List Kurt Gödel Uncertainty principle Medium Typepad Pastebin James Joyce HackCollege How to Go from Merely Good to Truly Great (Ep. 178) Good to Great, by James Collins James Collins Charisma on Command YouTube channel Dwight D. Eisenhower Beardbrand Beardbrand YouTube channel Presentation by Eric Bandholz from Beardbrand Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:00:57 - How some members of the team were hired 0:04:07 - Reasons for hiring a new writer 0:06:36 - The questions and the form used in the hiring process 0:13:15 - Seemingly irrelevant questions and "weeding out" people 0:20:49 - Can we be great at something without having a knack for it? 0:24:56 - Don't "shotgun" your resume to a lot of companies 0:27:25 - Ways to show showcase your experience in writing 0:34:50 - The initial "weed out" bullet points 0:38:20 - Handling rejection from a job opportunity 0:40:56 - The next steps of figuring out who to hire 0:47:04 - Ghostwriting and assigning the right tasks to employees 0:53:56 - Reasons for why would-be-employers might not respond to you 0:57:30 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!
