Yes, you've forwarded countless cover letters and resumes. You're one among tens of thousands of equally qualified candidates--so, how do you stand out from the crowd?
Answer: by illustrating your softskills.
In The Hard Truth About Softskills recruiting expert Peggy Klaus writes about the nontechnical qualifications for employment, stating that 'companies are finally starting to respect their value, linking competency in the softskills arena to positive performance apparaisals and salary increases.' Studies show how softskills can be as reliable an indicator of job candidate value as the more traditional qualifications of technical mastery and experience.
So, before you've had a chance to meet a recruiter or interview, how do you promote your softskills? How do you convey your value among coworkers and to the company's bottom line?
Judefolly.com is in the process of developing a unique service to meet that very challenge.
We invite West LA SF Valley job seekers actively looking for employment, to participate in the development of this service. There's no obligation. It will take no more than 90 minutes of your time and you will be among the first to benefit from this creative and engaging idea. Appointments will be scheduled shortly. This service is free.
What it takes is some feedback from colleagues you've worked with previously--at least two managers and also a peer--arranged and edited into an entertaining prose portrait about your soft skills. When sending them the Soft Skills Profile Questionnaire (see below), ask them to answer as many questions as possible and to be as specific as possible.
Once you've received their responses, a Soft Skills Profile rep will work with you to fashion your colleagues' feedback into an engaging illustration of your ability to interact with people (see Shelby Krantz example at the bottom). It can be posted in the 'skills' field of your LinkedIn profile--there for recruiters and hiring managers to read.
If your interest or curiosity has been provoked, please do not hesitate to make contact.
Soft Skills Profile Questionnaire
For the purpose of this process, the soft skills definition we rely upon is an employee's non-technical ability to relate with people--whether colleagues, managers or clients. For the purpose of piecing together a dimensional and engaging 'portrait' of the job seeker, please answer as many of the following four questions in as great as detail as possible.
How might you describe ______'s ability to communicate (written, verbally and interpersonally) with colleagues.
In relation to a team or larger group, how would you characterize ______'s manner of participation in an setting of colleagues gathered for a specific effort.
How has ______ responded to constructive feedback about his/her performance, whether or not such appraisal has been warranted?
In relation to workplace cultural diversity, how has _____ illustrated sensitivity to, or awareness of, colleagues of different backgrounds?
Everyone loves a teamplayer without ever committing to what it actually means. As far as _______'s ability to work effectively with anyone with different skill sets, personalities, work styles, or motivation level--what sets him/her apart from other employees?
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Shelby Krantz, QC Specialist
'I give everyone who joins the team a Beatles' name,' writes Tim Barnes, team lead at Revolution Tech Solutions and unapologetic Fab Four enthusiast. 'Shelby's definitely the quiet, intense type. So naturally I called him 'George'. Wasn't long before I came to depend on him as my go-to guy for difficult or irate clients. He could usually talk them off the ledge, as it were.'
Lorraine Tate worked with Shelby at Clean Spleenz during the high flying times of the dot-com boom. 'Everyone was euphoric about the company's IPO. Shelby always kept his focus without being sanctimonious about staying on task. The rest of the group would often take his lead and bear down for the work at hand.'
And how he could bear a withering appraisal, even when aimed at the wrong individual. Heather Beno, an IT Consultant to Vanguard, recalls one particular instance when a senior VP rushed into the server room in a rage. Shelby happened to be on his way out, heading for his lunch break. 'That rant could have peeled the paint from right off the wall,' Beno said. 'Shelby winced and then calmly explained to the SVP that he had the wrong guy, and offered to help resolve the crisis.'
- Location: Westside, San Fernando
- Compensation: TBD
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- Please, no phone calls about this job!
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