Whos Drinking the Cool-Aide

Whos Drinking the Cool-Aide I had a manager years ago who would tell our team, Dont waste your energy on those who dont want to come along, focus on those who are buying in. Trying to get everyone to move can be very draining. This was hard to swallow, but very wise advice. I say this because every week I come across job seekers who dont want to drink the Cool-Aide of todays job search. They refuse to accept advice, become defensive about what they are doing and/or argue that it wont workfor them. Jeez, were just trying to help, I think to myself. Here are some of theanti Cool-Aide drinking statements Ive heard: I dont need to assess myself. It is a waste of time. I cant network, I dont know anyone. It is going to take too much time to change my resume for every job I apply to. Im naturally a good interviewer. I dont need to practice. I made over $100K, what help can you offer me? LinkedIn is a waste of time. So is Twitter. I tell them all that in my cover letter, why would I put it in my resume? I dont want to memorize my Elevator Speech, I dont want it to sound canned. What good is networking with a bunch of unemployed people. There arent any jobs out there for my profession right now. My wish for everyone is to be open to ideas, some may be new to you, others may not have worked in the past, but might be worth trying again. Dont knock it until youve tried it. I wont be able to drag you all along, but for those who are drinking the Cool- Aide, CHEERS.