Dale B., a
client of mine, shares this story of persistence that paid off.

“A
recruiter found my resume on a website for a Sales Manager position in January
2003. I made it through a sales test, interviews, one-hour long sales presentation.
But someone else got hired because they had more experience and a bigger book
of business.

“After
that, I got an outside sale rep. position, selling bottled water, but kept in
touch with that company's owner. Even gave him a proposal for bottled water!
The person they hired didn't work out as planned and they admired that I kept
in touch with the company since January, so the owner offered me the Sales
Manager's job!” says Dale.

Dale kept
in touch with the owner of the company by email and with in-person visits.

“One time,
I was in the area and stopped by to see if the owner was available. He was in a
meeting but I saw his car in the parking lot so I put my business card on his
window. He said he admired my tenacity and that it got me the job.”

Action Step: Even
if the job you really want is given to someone else, stay in touch with the
hiring manager while you look for other positions. Good things can happen when
you do!

Compliments
of David Perry and Kevin Donlin

Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.