Getting after this terrible, avoidable waste of human potentiality is what gets me out of bed every morning. Marcus Buckingham More Quotes by Marcus Buckingham More Quotes From Marcus Buckingham Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths. Marcus Buckingham waste weakness trying The fact remains that we have an obligation to discover what we really, really, really want to do (which is probably what we do best) and then do it even better... much better. Marcus Buckingham obligation want facts Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people simply list everything they've ever done. Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data. Marcus Buckingham you passion love people People buy pads all the time, because they want to write stuff down. We're never going to get away from paper, ever. People like writing; that's why more people are writing more real thank-you notes now - not just to stand out, but because there's something about pen to paper, about holding something cool in your hands. Marcus Buckingham cool time hands people My career expertise is as a psychometrician - somebody who builds tests to measure personality. Companies would employ me to build interviews to measure the talents of people before they were hired. Marcus Buckingham measure me personality people
