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He had been sending it out for 6 months with no luck.
contact prior employers to ask for letters of recommendation, since those are
valuable documents to bring to a job interview.
one of them just offered me a great job!â€
Eric’s skills. And since Eric had done good work before and would have no
trouble fitting into the corporate culture, he was immediately offered the new
position.
EVERYONE you know about your job search — even past employers. If you parted
on good terms, your old bosses can be a rich source of job leads. They may even
hire you back. At the very least, your prior managers and co-workers should be
able to give you tips and insider information on companies hiring in your
industry.
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It’s
an old maxim: Givers get. And it’s especially true when job hunting.
this.
year, I was trying to fill a supply chain management position for a computer
firm, so I contacted an industry association to see who they would recommend.
I talked to told me the same thing: call Joe Jones in
forum for job seekers and was helping a lot of other folks in the process. His
name was well-known among industry leaders – we offered Joe the job,†says
Lloyd.
create a job search forum for your city, using a service like www.yahoogroups.com. By sharing leads in
a forum, you become the go-to person and your reputation can spread. As a
result, you may be among the first to hear of new job openings.
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“In
this economy, a number of companies refuse to interview candidates who aren’t
referred by employees,†says Dave Lloyd, a
recruiter and author of “Graduation Secrets,†a career guide for young people (www.graduationsecrets.com)
corporations use referral programs to encourage employees to submit names of
people they know for open positions. This screening process makes sense, since
like attracts like — talented employees often have talented friends. And
companies are willing to pay $500, $1,000 – and more – to employees who refer
new hires.
means you should start making friends at big companies you want to work for.
knew one motivated employee at a high-tech firm who made $500 for every hire he
referred. So he actively searched for great candidates. He helped get three
people hired while I was recruiting for that company in 2001,†says Lloyd.
learn about employee referral programs is to strike up a relationship with
someone at your target company — and ask. A simple email will do. Then, keep
in touch. Your contact may end up walking your resume into a hiring manager’s
office. You get hired and your “advocate†gets a cash award – win-win!
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Recall
in an earlier tip that as many as 70% of new jobs are created by small
businesses. And, on a related note, most wealthy people in
their own business, according to many sources, such as the best-selling
“Millionaire Next Door.â€
it pays to network with the wealthy to uncover job leads. BUT … you had better
do it right. Or you risk alienating the very people who can help you get hired!
tip is courtesy of the editors of Early To Rise, a fantastic email newsletter (http://www.earlytorise.com/SuccessPartnership.htm).
arrived at my office for our lunch meeting 20 minutes early.
there is anything worse than arriving 15 minutes late, it's arriving early and
expecting your host to drop what he's doing and pay attention to you. If you
must arrive early because you aren't sure how long the drive will take and you
don't want to be late, do your host a favor. Stay in your car and read the
newspaper until the appointed hour.
second thing that bugged me was more serious. After we exchanged the usual
pleasantries, I asked IR, "So what are you up to now?"
was his cue to make his pitch. But IR simply shrugged and said,
"Nothing."
I asked, "And is that what you want to be doing?"
no," he insisted. "I need to find some work. I was hoping you could
help me."
need of help from a busy person, don't make the mistake of saying, simply,
"I am hoping you can help me." It says that not only are you lost and
undecided but also that you are too lazy to even come up with a plan to save
yourself.
not only wanted me to help him get back on the wealth wagon but also wanted me
to tell him exactly what he should do and how he should do it.
I said. "I don't know what to tell you." And then I explained my
philosophy of finding employment — that you have to work as hard at finding it
as you intend to spend working once you find it.
many hours a week do you devote to your next career?" I asked him.
about none," he admitted.
that point, I wanted to put down my salad fork and call for the check. I
wouldn't do this kind of potty training for my adult children. Why would I do
it for a man whom I barely know?
I made a few tepid suggestions about people he should contact — and, at the
same time, I mentally crossed him off my list of people I'd help in the future.
IR's lunch turned out much worse than he had planned.
you want someone rich and/or powerful and/or connected to help you (and there's
no reason you shouldn't), you need to do your homework. You need to do a lot of
research into the field you want to work in. You need to know the major
players, understand the basic business dynamics, and find out which sectors are
working and which are not.
job-related networking meeting with a clear idea of what you want to do and be
able to present it concisely and with backup. You need to come equipped with
ideas about how you are going to get hold of the resources you need to succeed,
including money, people, and technology.
ideas don't have to be foolproof. That's the reason you need this person to
help you. But unless you come to him with something that lets him know you are
already hard-working and motivated, he's not going to feel anything but pity
for you.
won't get the help you need by being pitiful. You will get it — and more — by
being inspiring.
need to come into the meeting prepared and humble, and your presentation must
paint a picture that is exciting. To excite the imagination of someone who is
rich and powerful, you'll need to put the good stuff on the table.
Work
first. Ask for help second.
the email newsletter, Early to Rise. To learn more, click on
http://www.earlytorise.com/SuccessPartnership.htm)
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.
Recall
in an earlier tip that as many as 70% of new jobs are created by small
businesses. And, on a related note, most wealthy people in
their own business, according to many sources, such as the best-selling
“Millionaire Next Door.â€
it pays to network with the wealthy to uncover job leads. BUT … you had better
do it right. Or you risk alienating the very people who can help you get hired!
tip is courtesy of the editors of Early To Rise, a fantastic email newsletter (http://www.earlytorise.com/SuccessPartnership.htm).
arrived at my office for our lunch meeting 20 minutes early.
there is anything worse than arriving 15 minutes late, it's arriving early and
expecting your host to drop what he's doing and pay attention to you. If you
must arrive early because you aren't sure how long the drive will take and you
don't want to be late, do your host a favor. Stay in your car and read the
newspaper until the appointed hour.
second thing that bugged me was more serious. After we exchanged the usual
pleasantries, I asked IR, "So what are you up to now?"
was his cue to make his pitch. But IR simply shrugged and said,
"Nothing."
I asked, "And is that what you want to be doing?"
no," he insisted. "I need to find some work. I was hoping you could
help me."
need of help from a busy person, don't make the mistake of saying, simply,
"I am hoping you can help me." It says that not only are you lost and
undecided but also that you are too lazy to even come up with a plan to save
yourself.
not only wanted me to help him get back on the wealth wagon but also wanted me
to tell him exactly what he should do and how he should do it.
I said. "I don't know what to tell you." And then I explained my
philosophy of finding employment — that you have to work as hard at finding it
as you intend to spend working once you find it.
many hours a week do you devote to your next career?" I asked him.
about none," he admitted.
that point, I wanted to put down my salad fork and call for the check. I
wouldn't do this kind of potty training for my adult children. Why would I do
it for a man whom I barely know?
I made a few tepid suggestions about people he should contact — and, at the
same time, I mentally crossed him off my list of people I'd help in the future.
IR's lunch turned out much worse than he had planned.
you want someone rich and/or powerful and/or connected to help you (and there's
no reason you shouldn't), you need to do your homework. You need to do a lot of
research into the field you want to work in. You need to know the major
players, understand the basic business dynamics, and find out which sectors are
working and which are not.
job-related networking meeting with a clear idea of what you want to do and be
able to present it concisely and with backup. You need to come equipped with
ideas about how you are going to get hold of the resources you need to succeed,
including money, people, and technology.
ideas don't have to be foolproof. That's the reason you need this person to
help you. But unless you come to him with something that lets him know you are
already hard-working and motivated, he's not going to feel anything but pity
for you.
won't get the help you need by being pitiful. You will get it — and more — by
being inspiring.
need to come into the meeting prepared and humble, and your presentation must
paint a picture that is exciting. To excite the imagination of someone who is
rich and powerful, you'll need to put the good stuff on the table.
Work
first. Ask for help second.
the email newsletter, Early to Rise. To learn more, click on
http://www.earlytorise.com/SuccessPartnership.htm)
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.