tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post2837638356761016242..comments2023-12-13T08:45:02.282-06:00Comments on On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Stop Saying "When I Was Your Age"Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-58776152770507879842008-04-28T09:18:00.000-05:002008-04-28T09:18:00.000-05:00It happens to all of us. I just heard a 30-year-ol...It happens to all of us. I just heard a 30-year-old lamenting that a radio station with music from the 1990s was now called an "oldies" station, and he about croaked.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-39513363971301456912008-04-27T08:21:00.000-05:002008-04-27T08:21:00.000-05:00Thanks Anita! As I'm about to turn 50, I'll need t...Thanks Anita! As I'm about to turn 50, I'll need to be sure to follow your advice.<BR/><BR/>I did catch myself the other day telling a table of gen Yer’s about what life was like before email, cell phones, and the internet. That probably fell into the “depends and dentures” category, right?Dan McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634914124037453298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-20556065408697293322008-04-24T08:12:00.000-05:002008-04-24T08:12:00.000-05:00You're right...listing those accomplishments not o...You're right...listing those accomplishments not only helps us do better now, but helps prepare us should the time come to look for another position. I think it's also a good ego boost...we can sit back and say, "Hey, I really do have something special and I really do add value." I think more experienced workers often take it for granted, and they get blase about it.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-12757922645820330302008-04-24T07:26:00.000-05:002008-04-24T07:26:00.000-05:00good post Anita.I particularly like the advice to ...good post Anita.<BR/>I particularly like the advice to keep a record of your accomplishments.<BR/>going back through logs, notes and especially prior work goals and reviews is good way to check how you could do better and a really great way to prep for creating cover letters and resumes.<BR/>You'll be surprised at some of the good things you've done that you had forgotten. Many of these might be a direct hit for the job openings you are looking at.Al T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14894722593090675239noreply@blogger.com