It’s really not whom
you know, you still have to back it up with what you know. I have come to understand this in my
struggling search for a job opportunity.
The client only cares about
NOW. What is it NOW that you bring
to the table, which will provide immediate gratification to the position? I won’t go into the fact that many
interviewers lack the skill for assessing an individuals ability, that’s a
whole ‘nuther can o’ beans.
Your previous role
activities and tasks are only relevant in getting the foot in the door. They are not relevant to the immediate
questioning or discussion if one is, like me, challenged when questions revolve
around “how to” produce, execute, or tackle a specific operation/action on the
spot. Unless you are applying for
a “mission critical role” i.e. ER medical practitioner, Airline Pilot, Police,
Firefighter, Soldier etc., memorization should not be a requirement. We’re in an age of digital referencing. The tool used to guide our minds when total-recall is not firing.
I reference
almost everything. If individuals
could recall with absolute regularity the broad spectrum of knowledge for their
jobs, companies wouldn’t need policy/procedures/work instructions, would they? They could just instruct and let people
go on their way to complete the assignments/actions.
Maybe someone
will recognize this fact and let people such as myself beyond the door to prove
what I have proven throughout my successful career, that when given the
opportunity I can succeed and make them look good in the process.
So, it’s
more than total recall but, like in college, where can I go to get the information to complete the action(s)? “Never memorize something that you
can look up.”― Albert Einstein
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