Do You Want Attention or Respect

Do You Want Attention or Respect Do You Want Attention or Respect Seth Godin has an interesting post today that dovetails with something Ive been thinking he talks about the difference between grabbing attention and having people want to buy from youMichael Jackson, Fidel Castro and Sarah Palin created drama. Paying attention, though, is the not the same as buying or respecting. Its possible to achieve both, but not easy.I welches thinking about this after seeing a couple of stories about people who found creative ways to look for a job you know the kind of story the guy who walks around downtown Manhattan with a sandwich board, or the one whose wife makes a website for him called www.myhusbandneedsajob.com. That idea was so successful that it made CNN the only problem is that it made CNN months ago and when I checked the site today, it seems that her husband still needs a job. In fact, he posted this on his blogI think there might be a sweet spot in there between craigslist and LinkedIn. If we can combine the simplicity and directness of craigslist with the networking ability of LinkedIn, we might have something there. Well, Im working on it. Hopefully I can turn myhusbandneedsajob into a useful tool and job board to actually help job seekers find a job. Stay tunedSo all that media attention didnt turn into a job. And now Mike is maybe going to set up his own business trying to help other people find a job (even though he hasnt found one himself).Who knows why Mike didnt get many interviews, but one possibility is that he didnt take the initiative to set up the website himself. Maybe employers saw his wife as the enterprising one? Whatever the reason, Seth is right. Attention doesnt necessarily equal respect. Something to think about if youre looking for creative ways to further your job search.