Friday, April 15, 2011
Why I Give
In response to @annmarieklotz challenge I thought I'd put out there about why I give to the ACUHO-I Foundation. I'll let the video do the talking!
Monday, April 4, 2011
March Madness: Looking for a job edition
Sometimes thoughts for blog posts hit me at the most random times. The inspiration for this post hit me at about 4:30am when I woke up from a dream revolving around the overarching concept of interviewing. In my mid-sleep stupor it donned on me that the overall process of apply and interviewing for jobs is a lot like NCAA basketball tournament - March Madness.
If you look at each step of the process as a game within the tournament you can begin to see how this bracket might line up.
The Field of 64ish (thank you play-in games)
Much like a teams regular season resume, your resume - and meeting minimum qualifications for the position - get you into "The Big Dance."
The Second Round (32 and counting)
So you made the cut. Your "resume" got you a high enough seed that you were able to make it through the first round. Now you are onto the phone interview for the round of 32.
Sweet 16
The folks in the selection committee thought your resume was good, and your phone interview impressed enough that you made it along to a 2nd round interview. The candidate pool is about a 1/4 of what it started with and your hard work is starting to pay off.
Elite 8
This is where the tournament hits the grind. It's been a long process thus far and now you must clear your reference checks. Make sure you have the right strategy for this game to ensure a spot in the Final 4.
Final 4
Taking the tournament game-by-game you made it through to the on-campus interview. This portion of tournament is important, but it's not the end all be all. You made it this far because you were able to win each of the previous rounds. Much like the real Final 4 you are going to have to win a couple of games to come out on top. Treat each part of this process (meals, meetings with different stakeholders, contact with your campus host, etc.) like they are their own separate games.
NATIONAL CHAMP
You did it - you've managed to navigate each round of the tournament and were hired for the position, you are the National Champ. You were literally able to survive and advance, just like our outstanding female and male student-athletes have been doing for the past month.
If you want proof that the process is all about winning each game and moving on to the next, I'll use the University of Arizona men's team as the example. The UA was able to scrape through their first two round games to make it to the Sweet 16. In that game versus Duke they put everything on the floor, winning by 16 points. The next foe they faced, UConn, came out on top in their Elite 8 match-up by one point. The UA wasn't able to carry over two points from their Sweet 16 matchup to cover the distance against UConn.
So what are you doing to survive and advance in your search process? The best candidates are the ones who know how to look at each game within the tournament and do the things they need to do to focus on that game, and that game only.
If you look at each step of the process as a game within the tournament you can begin to see how this bracket might line up.
The Field of 64ish (thank you play-in games)
Much like a teams regular season resume, your resume - and meeting minimum qualifications for the position - get you into "The Big Dance."
The Second Round (32 and counting)
So you made the cut. Your "resume" got you a high enough seed that you were able to make it through the first round. Now you are onto the phone interview for the round of 32.
Sweet 16
The folks in the selection committee thought your resume was good, and your phone interview impressed enough that you made it along to a 2nd round interview. The candidate pool is about a 1/4 of what it started with and your hard work is starting to pay off.
Elite 8
This is where the tournament hits the grind. It's been a long process thus far and now you must clear your reference checks. Make sure you have the right strategy for this game to ensure a spot in the Final 4.
Final 4
Taking the tournament game-by-game you made it through to the on-campus interview. This portion of tournament is important, but it's not the end all be all. You made it this far because you were able to win each of the previous rounds. Much like the real Final 4 you are going to have to win a couple of games to come out on top. Treat each part of this process (meals, meetings with different stakeholders, contact with your campus host, etc.) like they are their own separate games.
NATIONAL CHAMP
You did it - you've managed to navigate each round of the tournament and were hired for the position, you are the National Champ. You were literally able to survive and advance, just like our outstanding female and male student-athletes have been doing for the past month.
If you want proof that the process is all about winning each game and moving on to the next, I'll use the University of Arizona men's team as the example. The UA was able to scrape through their first two round games to make it to the Sweet 16. In that game versus Duke they put everything on the floor, winning by 16 points. The next foe they faced, UConn, came out on top in their Elite 8 match-up by one point. The UA wasn't able to carry over two points from their Sweet 16 matchup to cover the distance against UConn.
So what are you doing to survive and advance in your search process? The best candidates are the ones who know how to look at each game within the tournament and do the things they need to do to focus on that game, and that game only.
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