Find a job with ZERO effort... (originally posted on the UMaine Career Center website)

Find a job with ZERO effort

September 8th, 2014

By Sam Kunz
Career Counselor

Catchy title. Too bad it can’t happen.

Then again, maybe it’s not.

Don’t we all want to be hired because we have worked hard building skills and accumulating relevant experiences that make us the most desirable candidate for the position?

Don’t we all want to work for an employer who values the hard work we’ve put into building our credentials, developing professionally, and honing our talents? Not to mention the effort we put into our application process, our materials, preparation for the interview, even the professional way we present ourselves.

Don’t we want to be appreciated for having drive.

Sounds pretty good. Also sounds pretty reasonable. The trick to making these things reality is twofold. First become that kind of persona that has all of these skills. Secondly, do your research and find the companies, businesses, and employers that share you values; that appreciate all that you have done.

Of course nothing is for certain. Despite all your hard work, preparation, and research, you still might not get the job. But never, ever, ever make it easy for them to say “no.”

If you are looking for a meaningful career in an environment where you are truly valued, zero effort simply is not an option.

Keep the Career Center in mind when you are preparing for a job search or applying for a position.

In Spurts and Starts...

That most definitely is my style of blogging.  As most of us do in most of our endeavors, sometimes our dedication fades as other things take precedence in our busy lives.  Such is the case with this blog that I started several years ago.  It came about at a time when I was in many ways finding myself. my path. or whatever the hell IT is.  It was, and still is, an outlet for creativity and thought, humor and perspective... it still is my blog albeit a long neglected one.

Life has certainly moved along while I was busy ignoring this site.  I finished a masters degree, found a new career, and most brilliantly became a father.  Talk about perspective.  Needless to say it has been wonderful and busy.  But all of these things have contributed to my evolution as a person, husband, father, son, brother, colleague, creative, and over-all a free spirit.  I have found time to write in my preferred "blog-voice" as at first an intern, and now a professional career counselor.  It is what happens when engaged supervisors and management recognize that rare combination of talent, skills, and passion, and simply say "Here is the ball. Now run with it."  Now that is my style of management.

It has allowed me to create several blogs for the career center at the University of Maine.  I will repost a few of them here, for your enjoyment.  And I will still find time to create original posts for this website.  As this progresses, I hope this is fun and perhaps even a little insightful.

Thanks for sticking around....

~Sam