{"id":1436,"date":"2014-09-12T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T20:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanfordrose.wpengine.com\/portlandmaine\/kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview\/"},"modified":"2014-09-15T18:45:23","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T18:45:23","slug":"kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfordrose.com\/shapirosearch\/kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Burns of Sanford Rose Associates – Simply Driven Search Featured in “How NOT to Stand Out in the Interview”"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

Kent Burns of Sanford Rose Associates – Simply Driven Search Featured in “How NOT to Stand Out in the Interview”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dallas, TX | 9\/12\/2014 By Quintessential Career Blog<\/p>\n

Over the years, I\u2019ve conducted mock interviews with several hundred college students. A question I frequently ask them is, \u201cWhat accomplishment are you most proud of?\u201d<\/p>\n

At least 95 percent of the students I\u2019ve interviewed have given the same response: graduation from college. Because most graduates will be competing for jobs for which a college degree is expected, I have always contended that \u201cgraduation from college\u201d is not a strong response to the \u201cproudest accomplishment\u201d question. How will you stand out if you give the same response that most other college students and new grads give? Answer: You won\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I wanted to confirm my contention by asking hiring decision-makers if college graduation is a sufficient accomplishment. Consensus: It isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

(the story continues)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat students must remember is that the people against whom\u2028they are competing for jobs can claim the same accomplishment,\u201d advises Kent Burns of recruiting firm Sanford Rose\u2028 Associates<\/a>. \u201cSo in \u2028essence, graduation as a differentiating accomplishment comes off the table.\u2028What I am looking for is something that clearly differentiates them from\u2028someone else whose resume looks just like theirs. I\u2019m interested in hearing\u2028 examples of how they have exhibited creativity, problem solving, overcoming\u2028 adversity and otherwise created a story that no one else can tell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0http:\/\/blog.quintcareers.com\/how-to-not-stand-out-in-the-interview-say-graduation-is-your-proudest-accomplisment\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kent Burns of Sanford Rose Associates – Simply Driven Search Featured in “How NOT to Stand Out in the Interview”\u00a0 Dallas, TX | 9\/12\/2014 By Quintessential Career Blog Over the years, I\u2019ve conducted mock interviews with several hundred college students. A question I frequently ask them is, \u201cWhat accomplishment are you most proud of?\u201d At least 95 percent of the students I\u2019ve interviewed have given the same response: graduation from college. Because most graduates will be competing for jobs for which a college degree is expected, I have always contended that \u201cgraduation from college\u201d is not a strong response to the \u201cproudest accomplishment\u201d question. How will you stand out if you give the same response that most other college students and new grads give? Answer: You won\u2019t. I wanted to confirm my contention by asking hiring decision-makers if college graduation is a sufficient accomplishment. Consensus: It isn\u2019t. (the story continues) \u201cWhat students must remember is that the people against whom\u2028they are competing for jobs can claim the same accomplishment,\u201d advises Kent Burns of recruiting firm Sanford Rose\u2028 Associates. \u201cSo in \u2028essence, graduation as a differentiating accomplishment comes off the table.\u2028What I am looking for is something that clearly differentiates them from\u2028someone else whose resume looks just like theirs. I\u2019m interested in hearing\u2028 examples of how they have exhibited creativity, problem solving, overcoming\u2028 adversity and otherwise created a story that no one else can tell.\u201d Read the full article. Source:\u00a0http:\/\/blog.quintcareers.com\/how-to-not-stand-out-in-the-interview-say-graduation-is-your-proudest-accomplisment\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[204,86,202,203,158,302],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sra-news","tag-kent-burns","tag-sanford-rose-associates","tag-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search","tag-simply-driven-search","tag-sra","tag-sra-simply-driven"],"yoast_head":"\nKent Burns of Sanford Rose Associates - Simply Driven Search ...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cWhat students must remember is that the people against whom\u2028they are competing for jobs can claim the same accomplishment,\u201d advises Kent Burns of ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sanfordrose.com\/shapirosearch\/kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sanfordrose.com\\\/shapirosearch\\\/kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sanfordrose.com\\\/shapirosearch\\\/kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Darren\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sanfordrose.com\\\/shapirosearch\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3a19b159d1fd2376d2dab6bea24e5a7d\"},\"headline\":\"Kent Burns of Sanford Rose Associates – Simply Driven Search Featured in “How NOT to Stand Out in the Interview”\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-12T20:35:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-09-15T18:45:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sanfordrose.com\\\/shapirosearch\\\/kent-burns-of-sanford-rose-associates-simply-driven-search-featured-in-how-not-to-stand-out-in-the-interview\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":272,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"Kent Burns\",\"Sanford Rose Associates\",\"Sanford Rose Associates - 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