Why an Outstanding Resume is Not Enough to Get an Interview: Reason 5
Why an Outstanding Resume is Not Enough to Get an Interview: Reason 5
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The bias of employers against entrepreneurs.
People who want to or need to “get a real job” after running their own business for a decade or more face problems because employers believe that they will not fit into the culture, won’t take direction, won’t sit still, will want to change things the minute they arrive and will see how the organisation can be managed much more effectively. Of course, the employers are right!
Entrepreneurs and independent business people can make poor employees because they won’t be told, can’t take direction, have no patience and are always looking to change things. Why do you think they went into business for themselves in the first place? Although not impossible, it is more difficult for someone who has been in the self-employed workforce for many years to get interviews than people who have in the employed workforce. Many employers ask: “If they are so good at running a business, whey are they looking for a job with my company? They should be out there making squillions or sitting on the beach with all the money they’ve made.” Potential solutions include identifying organisations who employ former self-employed people in decision making roles, identifying organisations who value independent thinking and entrepreneurial approaches, identifying start- ups and smaller firms who don’t want conservative employees, find ways to get a seat on the board of a smaller firm or invest in a business where you can have a substantive impact.
Tom Hannemann is Principal of
Advance Yourself Career Services -
http://www.advance-yourself.com.au
- a firm dedicated to helping
executives, managers and
professionals advance their career
by developing their resumes,
helping them respond to selection
criteria and helping them prepare
for interviews.
He has been Seek's resident resume
writing expert since October 2000
and is the preferred resume
writing service of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors.
Recruitment firms, executive
coaches and migration consultants
refer their clients to him to
ensure that they obtain the
competitive advantage they need to
become contenders for the best
career opportunities.
With an MBA from the University of
Melbourne and an undergraduate
degree majoring in Psychology, 10
years experience as an HR
practitioner and manager and a
further 10 years as a management
consultant specialising in HR
management, recruitment,
organisational change and
leadership development, Tom has
the credentials needed to ensure
that your resume is sufficiently
persuasive to convince recruiters
and employers to include you
amongst the chosen few from the
multitude.
Tom Hannemann is a Gold author on EvanCarmichael.com
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