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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.
It sounds like nonsense. Yet many unemployed or under-employed
people go at their job search only half-heartedly, working 2-3 hours just 2-3
days a week.
you’re currently employed, you should carve out 3-5 hours a day to look for
your next job.
employed? Devote at least 8 hours a day — every day — to this, your new
full-time job. Nothing less will do.
most important job now! Like time for your family and health, you have to make
time for your job search.
are 4 easy ways to make more job-search time in your schedule.
watch TV news. It takes 30 minutes to tell you the headlines of the same
stories you could get by scanning the newspaper for 10 minutes or listening to
the news on radio. Time saved: 20
minutes.
your calls. Unless the call is coming from an employer asking for an interview,
let your answering machine pick up. Then return all your calls in one batch
every 2 or 3 hours. You’ll avoid becoming a slave to the telephone and all the
productivity losses that arise when you have to stop what you’re doing every 5
minutes to tell a telemarketer to go to hell. Time saved: 30-60 minutes in useless conversations and productivity
drops.
one TV show every night. Better yet, kill your television (but that’s another
book entirely 
Time saved: 30 minutes.
up 30 minutes earlier and go to bed 30 minutes later Monday to Friday. You can
miss a little bit of sleep each weekday until you find your dream job. Sleep in
and don’t use an alarm clock on weekends. Time
saved: 60 minutes.
night. No kidding!
belief that 8 hours of sleep is required for optimal health, a six-year study
of more than one million adults ages 30 to 102 has shown that people who get
only 6 to 7 hours a night have a lower death rate. Individuals who sleep 8
hours or more, or less than 4 hours a night, were shown to have a significantly
increased death rate compared to those who averaged 6 to 7 hours. Researchers
from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the
American Cancer Society collaborated on the study, which appeared in the
February 15, 2002 issue of the Archives
of General Psychiatry, a journal of the American Medical Association.)
others waste. A full week of productive 8-hour days devoted solely to your job
search can dramatically reduce your time out of work. Between the hours of
groceries, watch TV, rake the yard or do anything else but one thing: look for
your next job.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.
It sounds like nonsense. Yet many unemployed or under-employed
people go at their job search only half-heartedly, working 2-3 hours just 2-3
days a week.
you’re currently employed, you should carve out 3-5 hours a day to look for
your next job.
employed? Devote at least 8 hours a day — every day — to this, your new
full-time job. Nothing less will do.
most important job now! Like time for your family and health, you have to make
time for your job search.
are 4 easy ways to make more job-search time in your schedule.
watch TV news. It takes 30 minutes to tell you the headlines of the same
stories you could get by scanning the newspaper for 10 minutes or listening to
the news on radio. Time saved: 20
minutes.
your calls. Unless the call is coming from an employer asking for an interview,
let your answering machine pick up. Then return all your calls in one batch
every 2 or 3 hours. You’ll avoid becoming a slave to the telephone and all the
productivity losses that arise when you have to stop what you’re doing every 5
minutes to tell a telemarketer to go to hell. Time saved: 30-60 minutes in useless conversations and productivity
drops.
one TV show every night. Better yet, kill your television (but that’s another
book entirely
Time saved: 30 minutes.
up 30 minutes earlier and go to bed 30 minutes later Monday to Friday. You can
miss a little bit of sleep each weekday until you find your dream job. Sleep in
and don’t use an alarm clock on weekends. Time
saved: 60 minutes.
night. No kidding!
belief that 8 hours of sleep is required for optimal health, a six-year study
of more than one million adults ages 30 to 102 has shown that people who get
only 6 to 7 hours a night have a lower death rate. Individuals who sleep 8
hours or more, or less than 4 hours a night, were shown to have a significantly
increased death rate compared to those who averaged 6 to 7 hours. Researchers
from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the
American Cancer Society collaborated on the study, which appeared in the
February 15, 2002 issue of the Archives
of General Psychiatry, a journal of the American Medical Association.)
others waste. A full week of productive 8-hour days devoted solely to your job
search can dramatically reduce your time out of work. Between the hours of
groceries, watch TV, rake the yard or do anything else but one thing: look for
your next job.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.
According
to an article in Fortune Magazine, "If the best jobs come through
connections, what better way to find work than through a giant online social
network?"
the article –
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fastforward/0,15704,491313,00.html
And,
according to one online reviewer whose opinion I respect, the three most
powerful networking services available are:
http://www.Ryze.com
http://www.LinkedIn.com
http://www.ZeroDegrees.com
Step:
I urge you to register with one or more of the above services — they're all
FREE, as of this writing.
predict that networking sites like those above will become as popular as
Hotmail.com did back in the 1990s … and job searches may never be the same.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free
Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.