Comments on: My non-traditional resume: Seth Godin’s Internship Application http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/ A Gen Y writes about marketing in a story-driven world... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Meryl Steinberg ( @meryl333) http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 Meryl Steinberg ( @meryl333) Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:40:39 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-2614 Jeff, I just sent your application slide show to a friend in Chicago. At 53, she just finished her MBA and is applying for work with no success. Her resume is very specific about her may skills and qualifications..... and boring. My hope is she will be inspired to take a risk and shine differently. You are delightfully different. Jeff, I just sent your application slide show to a friend in Chicago. At 53, she just finished her MBA and is applying for work with no success. Her resume is very specific about her may skills and qualifications….. and boring. My hope is she will be inspired to take a risk and shine differently. You are delightfully different.

]]> By: Creating Useful Filters Rather Than Useless Speed Bumps | jeffwidman.com http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2541 Creating Useful Filters Rather Than Useless Speed Bumps | jeffwidman.com Fri, 29 May 2009 15:17:35 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-2541 [...] My super-abstract rule for filtering people: Constrain the outcome, not the process. And make the outcome value-added even if they get turned down. [...] [...] My super-abstract rule for filtering people: Constrain the outcome, not the process. And make the outcome value-added even if they get turned down. [...]

]]> By: Jeff Widman http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Jeff Widman Tue, 05 May 2009 08:10:32 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-2533 Thx Marita--glad you were inspired by it! Yeah--I continue to have opportunities opened up by it... (even now, a full year later!) Thx Marita–glad you were inspired by it!

Yeah–I continue to have opportunities opened up by it… (even now, a full year later!)

]]> By: Marita Cheng http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2529 Marita Cheng Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:54:20 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-2529 Wow! I've always found your 4-page pdf so inspiring! I first found out about it after Seth's Alternative MBA came out. And I've referred back to it from time to time for inspiration. I just found out now that you didn't get in! *blown away* Good luck with everything you're doing now! And I'm glad a lot of opportunities opened up to you after this. - Marita :) Wow! I’ve always found your 4-page pdf so inspiring! I first found out about it after Seth’s Alternative MBA came out. And I’ve referred back to it from time to time for inspiration. I just found out now that you didn’t get in! *blown away*

Good luck with everything you’re doing now! And I’m glad a lot of opportunities opened up to you after this.

- Marita :)

]]> By: Creating Useful Filters Rather Than Useless Obstacles | Jeff Widman (.com) http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 Creating Useful Filters Rather Than Useless Obstacles | Jeff Widman (.com) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:33:26 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-2499 [...] My super-abstract rule for filtering people: Constrain the outcome, not the process. And make the outcome value-added even if they get turned down. [...] [...] My super-abstract rule for filtering people: Constrain the outcome, not the process. And make the outcome value-added even if they get turned down. [...]

]]> By: Learning by Doing: Jeff Widman interviews Charlie Hoehn & Aidan Nulman about interning with Seth Godin | Jeff Widman (.com) http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Learning by Doing: Jeff Widman interviews Charlie Hoehn & Aidan Nulman about interning with Seth Godin | Jeff Widman (.com) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:28:47 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-403 [...] see, wall-able content doesn’t happen everyday. And when it does, we want to know. But technology is limited. That’s why the SEO industry [...] [...] see, wall-able content doesn’t happen everyday. And when it does, we want to know. But technology is limited. That’s why the SEO industry [...]

]]> By: Definition: "Wall-able"–the goal of all creative content | Jeff Widman (.com) http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Definition: "Wall-able"–the goal of all creative content | Jeff Widman (.com) Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:42:30 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-332 [...] I didn’t get the internship, I did have a 4-page PDF that many, many people have enjoyed. (It’s also landed me some internship opportunities that [...] [...] I didn’t get the internship, I did have a 4-page PDF that many, many people have enjoyed. (It’s also landed me some internship opportunities that [...]

]]> By: Jeff Widman http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Jeff Widman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:32:09 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-317 Thanks for the thought Reed--hmm... I worked hard to cut down on content, although I do understand your point. White space is always valuable. Thanks for the thought Reed–hmm… I worked hard to cut down on content, although I do understand your point. White space is always valuable.

]]> By: Reed http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Reed Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:50:26 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-302 Great application - but, I'd say if you want to really blow it up, lean it up. Each page has so much going on that I'm fighting to stay on the content that you want us too. I'd rather it be a 30 page pdf with less content on each page, then a 4 page one with TONS of info to sort through. Just a thought... Great application – but, I’d say if you want to really blow it up, lean it up. Each page has so much going on that I’m fighting to stay on the content that you want us too.

I’d rather it be a 30 page pdf with less content on each page, then a 4 page one with TONS of info to sort through. Just a thought…

]]> By: A Non-traditional Resume, Web Service Studio on CodePlex, Official Shotgun Rules, and Win a MacBook Air | Software by Rob http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/uncategorized/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/comment-page-1/#comment-299 A Non-traditional Resume, Web Service Studio on CodePlex, Official Shotgun Rules, and Win a MacBook Air | Software by Rob Thu, 29 May 2008 13:47:19 +0000 http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-non-traditional-resume-seth-godins-internship-application/#comment-299 [...] My non-traditional resume: Seth Godin’s Internship Application - Jeff Widman spent 50 hours creating a one-of-a-kind resume when applying for an internship with Seth Godin. He read my post on self-marketing for software developers and thought it embodied an approach to marketing yourself through “exceptional means.” [...] [...] My non-traditional resume: Seth Godin’s Internship Application – Jeff Widman spent 50 hours creating a one-of-a-kind resume when applying for an internship with Seth Godin. He read my post on self-marketing for software developers and thought it embodied an approach to marketing yourself through “exceptional means.” [...]

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