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- 1. The “Candy Maker” Exercise YourResume ChecklistWith Dirk Spencer Corporate Recruiter Creator of Resume Psychology ©
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- 3. Sara Elf Candy Maker NorthPole CandyQueen@Gmail.Com Professional Experience Candy Master, Inc February 2000 to Present Candy Maker Elf Village, NP • Make Candy • Sell Candy Masters of Candy, LLC March 1935 to January 2000 Candy Maker Elf-In Way, NP • Made Candy • Sold Candy Candies R US January 1881 to January 1935 Candy Maker Elf-In Way, NP • Made Candy • Sold Candy
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- 5. What 2 ThingsDo You Know About The Candy Maker?
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- 10. What kind ofCandy?
- 11. How was the Candymade?
- 12. How was the Candysold?
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- 26. What are The CandyMaker’s 3 Words?
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- 29. Create a List ByKeyword
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- 31. Discern the Level ofGranularity
- 32. What are youusing: High Level – Eye in the sky concepts Low Level – Down in the weeds concepts
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- 39. Manage These 5Things: Biases Rationalizations Assumptions Ignorance Hubris
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- 42. Hard and Softvarieties: Mints Suckers Gums Licorices Jelly Beans Jaw Breakers Fish
- 43. What Kind ofCandy? • Lemon Drops • Peppermint Sticks • Chocolate Bars • Fudge Bark • Candied Almonds • Candied Peanuts • Chocolate Covered Fruit • Marsh Mellow Chicks • Holiday Candy
- 44. Which Holiday Candy? •Valentine’s • Christmas • Easter • Rosh Hashanah • Hanukah • Halloween • Decorative Candy
- 45. What Decorative Candy? FoilWrapped Velvet Boxes Baskets and Bows Bags and Ribbons Heart Shaped Containers Egg Shaped Containers Tree Ornaments
- 46. Unpacking “Made” Two Words: Mix& Process
- 47. Mix and ProcessConcepts: • Combine • Swirl • Separate • Pack • Cook • Bake • Pour • Liquefy • Chemical Reaction • Pulling • Stretching
- 48. Made: Tools ofthe Trade • Spoons • Forks • Spatulas • Marble Tops • Rolling Pins • Electric Mixers • Copper Bowls • Molds • Forms • Measuring
- 49. Made: Ingredients • Sugar •Spice • Flavoring • Flour • Salt • Baking Soda • Fruit • Cocoa • Syrup • Butter
- 50. Unpacking “Sold” Two Words: Retailversus Wholesale
- 51. Sold: Retail versusWholesale • Over the counter • E-Commerce • Mail Order • Commercial Shipping • Cash • Check • ATM • Credit • Accounts Receivable
- 52. Sold: Slice-n-Dice theNumbers • Gross Sales • Net Sales • Net Costs • Profits by Product • Per Day Sales • Per Week Sales • Per Month Sales • Per Quarter Sales • Annual Sales • Bulk Pricing • Unit Pricing • How Many • Which Kind
- 53. Sold: What &Who • Packages • Baskets • Boxes • Bags • Seasonal Sales • Holiday Sales • Catering Sales • Special Occasions • Weddings • Graduations
- 54. Ask yourself… …what ismissing?
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- 58. You Must use ofthe parts…
- 59. Concept Behind Thought Template •Efficient brain storming • Simplify content collection • Defeat unconscious competence
- 60. Thought Template Parts: ACTIONTHING ENVIRONMENT QUANTITY
- 61. Thought Template Rules •Always start with an Action Word • Every thought starts with an Action Word • Back fill remaining columns • Use at least 3 of the 4 columns
- 62. Thought Template Outcome •Generate Complete “Thought” • Off-load short-term memory • Become reacquainted with your expertise
- 63. Action Word Synonyms •Allow the content to be presented from multiple angles
- 64. What the ThoughtTemplate Is NOT for: • Generating “Complete” Sentences
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- 67. This? Mixed and measuredingredients per company recipe for hard candy selling 500 pounds per week
- 68. Or These??? • Mixedingredients per company recipe for holiday hard candy • Sold 500 pounds of hard candy per week • Measured flavor compounds to form hard candy slurry
- 69. Which is Easierto… •Understand? •Read? •Believe? •See?
- 70. This? • Molded jellybeans and licorice using marble top and roller pin techniques to mold pieces and sold $100 worth of product per day.
- 71. Or these? • Moldedjelly beans using marble top and roller pin technique. • Shaped licorice ties free-hand for customized orders. • Sold $100+ in soft candies per day.
- 72. This? • Increased productionby 200% during Easter promotion by scheduling vendor product deliveries to coincide with staged mixing methodologies.
- 73. Or these? • Increasedproduction by 200% during Easter promotion. • Scheduled vendor deliveries with staged mixing methodologies.
- 74. Which is Easierto… •Understand? •Read? •Believe? •See?
- 75. This? •Used copper mixingbowls, steam kettles and brass molds to produce 1,000 hard candies weekly
- 76. Or these? • Usedcopper mixing bowls to combine specialty hard candy ingredients. • Used steam kettles to melt hard candy pieces. • Used brass molds to produce 1,000 hard candies weekly.
- 77. Which is Easierto… •Understand? •Read? •Believe? •See?
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- 80. Be able totalk about the same event or project from different angles
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- 82. Sentence Extrapolation 500 poundsa week can become: - 500lbs X 52 weeks = 26K lbs yearly
- 83. Sentences Tell aStory $100.00 a day can become: - 300 days X $100 =$30K annually…
- 84. Methods / Tools/ Recipes: Notice how details about the common behavior or technique does not generate questions about the behavior?
- 85. Money / UnitsSold: The detail creates an unspoken confidence the candidate knows the importance of the business!
- 87. Dirk Spencer -Corporate Recruiter Author Resume Psychology © Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! http://www.amazon.com/-/dp/0692525602/ - Paperback http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0169AR34A - Kindle www.resumepsychologythebook.com DirkPMP@Yahoo.Com 214-295-8687 @DirkInDallas WWW.Slideshare.Net/Dirk Spencer http://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkindallas
- 88. Paperback on Amazon ResumePsychology © Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! By Dirk Spencer http://www.amazon.com/-/dp/0692525602/ ISBN-10: 0692525602 / ISBN-13: 978-0692525609
- 89. Kindle on Amazon ResumePsychology © Resume Hacks & Traps Revealed Beat the Machine. Be Seen. Get Hired! By Dirk Spencer http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0169AR34A
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