Today, Don Hare, Vice President of Administration for Parker Drilling, gave recruitment and job search tips to a packed house of 100+ HR professionals and professionals in transition at the weekly Texas HR Pros meeting in Houston.Hare heard each attendee deliver a 30-second pitch to impress an interviewer. Only a handful did not run over the 30-second mark. Then, Hare emphasized the following job search and employment tips from an executive's viewpoint:
- Everyone should practice their 30-second professional introduction in groups.
- Effective networking is beyond LinkedIn contacts...it's about building relationships first before talking about business.
- Smile during your interview.
- Job seekers need to grab the resume reviewer within the first quarter top of the paper, and they should not use a small font.
- Pay it forward and volunteer in the community...feel good and build your confidence by helping others.
- "It's better to be interested than interesting."~Dale Carnegie
- When you start your job, make your boss look good.
- At first, wait to be a gamechanger and listen to your supervisor's strategic direction. It's easier for your supervisor to manage a dog sledding team than to herd cats.
About Don Hare: Hare joined Parker Drilling in 2011 as vice president, administration. Before joining Parker Drilling, Mr. Hare was an independent consultant specializing in human resource leadership. Mr. Hare also served as an independent consultant at various times throughout his career. Mr. Hare has held positions of leadership at Lyondell Chemical, DIMON Inc., Citizens Utilities, Diageo PLC, Scott Paper Company and International Paper Company. Mr. Hare is a member of CEO NetWeavers, National Association of Corporate Directors, Society for Human Resources Management, American Society for Training and Development, and the Columbia College Alumni Recruiting Committee. Don received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and a master’s degree from New York University.
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