Develop a blueprint that takes advantage of the on-line job searching tools available today and avoid the mass mailing approach that worked better in a a time when companies has someone on staff that could read your letter. This 21st Century alternative job search is a requirement for working at any company weired to internet
Steps
Be realistic about the job market. You may be able to get a minimum wage job in two weeks. But plan on spending 1 week of searching for each $4000 in annual income you expect to earn. Assuming you are qualified to do the job, a $100,000/year job will average about 6 month to find.
If you are taking longer than this, you may not be working at your job search full time.
Avoid the mass marketing approach. There is no one to read through the thousands of resumes that arrive at large companies each day. The pressure of being unemployed can be intense, and some job seekers resort to mass mailings or desperate postings on job websites like monster.com or hotjobs.com. Or they start making useless phone calls hoping against hope that they will run into someone who will want them. The bottom line is there is no one out there waiting to discover you. You have to sell yourself as someone that can resolve problems for others.
Develop a sensible blueprint for the real job marketplace. Know the working conditions that are acceptable to you (location, salary, travel requirements, working hours, physical demands, and training requirements for that job). Don't waste time looking at positions that don't meet your needs. It is better to spend 8 hours sending your resume to one potential employer that meets your needs, than to send 1000 resumes to employers that do not have the job you want.
Utilize alternative and non-traditional methods. Ask friends and contacts to help you network your way to the people that need your skills.
The secret blueprint boils down to this. A) Know what you want. B) Identify who has what you want C) Identify their requirement D) Demonstrate that you can serve your next employers needs and communicate that to the decisionmakers
Tips
Without a clear target or set of targets, the average resume-pushing job seekers have condemned themselves to an endless cycle of disappointment. The reasons are very simple. A hiring decision-maker will have an interest in you only if you are perceived as a candidate who’s taken the time to learn something about the organization and its goals. And then can come forward with ideas or a proposal that specifically shows the contribution you can make to the bottom-line or what you can do to make their job easier.
Utilize alternative and non-traditional methods. Ask friends and contacts to help you network your way to the people that need your skills.
The secret blueprint boils down to this. A) Know what you want. B) Identify who has what you want C) Identify their requirement D) Demonstrate that you can serve your next employers needs and communicate that to the decisionmakers
Tips
Without a clear target or set of targets, the average resume-pushing job seekers have condemned themselves to an endless cycle of disappointment. The reasons are very simple. A hiring decision-maker will have an interest in you only if you are perceived as a candidate who’s taken the time to learn something about the organization and its goals. And then can come forward with ideas or a proposal that specifically shows the contribution you can make to the bottom-line or what you can do to make their job easier.
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