tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255177454234597104.post7096277874237118137..comments2024-03-09T10:14:17.702+00:00Comments on 40pluscareerguru: If you’re highly qualified, how come you can’t get a job?Neil Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453744260747911733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255177454234597104.post-26436212217463166732014-04-25T11:58:08.998+01:002014-04-25T11:58:08.998+01:00Thanks for your thoughts.I was perhaps generalisin...Thanks for your thoughts.I was perhaps generalising too much...always risky! And I agree that this expectation is unrealistic. A team is always the sum of its parts. You need a blend of characteristics and competencies...after all who can really excel at everything? But the main point I was trying to make was that we can only perform at our highest level when we are tapping into our most core talents.Neil Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453744260747911733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255177454234597104.post-18583403014342058462014-04-24T19:02:11.003+01:002014-04-24T19:02:11.003+01:00The following seems to imply that employers will o...The following seems to imply that employers will only hire superstars. "They seek better-than-qualified persons to do a job, and they expect superior performance from them and from their first day of work." It is clearly impossible to assume that all workers will or are expected to perform within this category. What does this say about recognizing the diverse, critical and less-than-superstar contributions that may be required by a company or organization?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255177454234597104.post-49068023976560724012014-04-15T11:46:28.662+01:002014-04-15T11:46:28.662+01:00Thank you Rod. When I think of my own close friend...Thank you Rod. When I think of my own close friends, they are all so busy with their careers and work commitments,I am worried that this big picture stuff continues to elude them...despite me carping on and on about it ;-)Neil Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453744260747911733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255177454234597104.post-10363671212200734972014-04-15T00:05:26.858+01:002014-04-15T00:05:26.858+01:00Neil, a very helpful article. The rules of the gam...Neil, a very helpful article. The rules of the game <b>certainly have changed</b>. Reinventing yourself is a continual journey, particularly if your career is caught up in the communication channel convergence that is rushing headlong to the Internet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352007168350718483noreply@blogger.com