If you or someone you know is looking for a job, there are 2 things you MUST know right now:
>> 1) On Friday, September 3 — tomorrow — the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce unemployment figures for August.
From every indication, you can expect the jobless rate to hold steady above 9% — possibly higher in your state.
What this means for you: The “hidden” job market is about to plunge even deeper underground.
Here’s why …
Remember how hot the job market was just a few years ago? When “everybody” is hiring, there’s a race to snap up talent and hire more people.
It’s just supply and demand: When one company starts hiring, their competitors join in and hire, too, so they don’t get left behind.
Today, the opposite is true.
When “nobody” is hiring — as we’re told every day in the news — fewer employers will advertise job openings.
Why? Because they would get swamped with hundreds and thousands of resumes, each of which — by federal law — must be acknowledged and then stored in a database that can be inspected by regulators.
So, most employers would rather chew off their own leg than advertise job openings right now.
>> 2) Every year since 1996, we’ve seen the same seasonal pattern repeat itself: When summer ends, job seekers get really serious about finding work. This “rush” to get hired starts right after Labor Day — like clockwork.
What this means for you: Starting next week, you will face even more competition for jobs.
Bottom line: When you combine the post-Labor Day “rush” with fewer advertised openings …
… you get a huge stampede of hungry job seekers chasing after a tiny number of jobs.
If you’ve been out of work for more than 3 or 4 months, you know exactly what I mean.
It’s a living hell out there for the unemployed.
And it’s only going to get worse next week.
That’s why we’ve decided to celebrate Labor Day in a BIG way for you, our readers.
Come back here tomorrow for the answer …
Remember our cool jobs post? We like challenging you by throwing interesting but insightful questions once in a while on this blog. A way to induce breathers? You can call it that, but we do this primarily to get you to share your insights with us, much like our goal for headlines that matter and survey discussion. The same goal but in a different approach of getting results, get it? Here’s another one.
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Be bold!
Be passionate!
Be creative!
Be tasteful!
Be safety conscious.
Be image conscious.
Enlist a personal army of helpers.
Offer a reward to anyone who helps you secure an interview or job.
Involve the media whenever you can.
Don’t do exactly what others have done recently.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
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There’s a huge
obvious benefit to engaging in creative out-of-the-box
activities which will bring you
to the attention of hiring managers. There’s also a real danger of crossing the
line and doing something in poor taste or something that puts you or the potential employer at
risk. Here’s an example pulled from the
pages of the Montreal Gazette in Montreal, Canada on
October 15th , 2004:
“The job hunter hoped his resume would land him an interview. What he got was the attention of the bomb squad. The man was arrested after he included his CV in a ticking package left in a Montreal marketing firm’s washroom last month. It was his way of drawing attention to the application, as he was among 400 contenders vying for six paid internships. The 24-year-old didn’t get the job but he did get charged with public mischief. He had handed the receptionist an Arabic newspaper with a note alerting her to the ticking parcel in the men’s washroom, police said. At a time of heightened concerns over terrorism, the package raised the specter of a bombing. Montreal police evacuated the company’s building. Later, police discovered the package was harmless. It contained a metronome - a device used by musicians to help maintain rhythm and tempo - along with the candidate’s CV. “
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
Grab your Free Guerrilla Job Search Audio here.TIPS FOR YOUNG JOB SEEKERS* Network.* Create your own business cards.* Volunteer/do internships to make connections and get resume experience.* Do whatever you can do get experience in your field while you’re still in school.* When applying, be assertive, but don’t be a pest. Follow up, but don’t call every day.* Know your industry. A tactic that could be effective for a public relations company might not fly in an investment banking firm.* Do your research. Demonstrate why you want to work for that specific company, not just that you want a job.* Have a solid cover letter that provides a clear picture of your experience and qualifications.* Make sure your cover letter and resume have no typos or errors.* Emphasize demonstrated skills to fit the job.Sources: Steve Rondone, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Jean Dake, UTC; Jessica Noonan, Unum
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As a door opener, try sending a booklet which embodies the value or values you can bring to a company. You can go to www.successories.com or www.successitems.com and select from a variety of professionally done booklets which will cost about $4-7 each. Booklets like Companies Don’t Succeed People Do or Motivation Lombardi Style are good choices. You can send one with a note that simply says,
“Please accept
this book as an indication of my interest in your company. If you’re interested in discussing how I may
be able to help you reach the goals you’ve set for your company, I’d
be pleased to have a coffee with you.”
This is a soft sell approach that is a very solid yet subtle way to get your foot in the door. Follow your mailing about ten days after sending it with a personal phone call. Ask them if they’ve had an opportunity to glance through it and if they have any interest in having a coffee. When they say “yes”, be prepared to put on your consulting hat and enquire about what their business goals are and if the company is hitting all of them.
Be prepared to offer up stories which relate what you’ve done for your other employers. Frame your story this way: the problem; what you did to fix it; and what the results were. You want to imply subtly that perhaps you could do the same for them but you’d need to get more closely involved. You may want to try closing them by asking if it’s an important concern they intend to address any time soon. If it is, suggest the employer “consider” looking at a short term contract. Short term contracts can lead to long term employment if executed correctly. Never offer to fix it for free. If in doubt as to what to charge ask them what they think is “fair”. The word “fair” will disarm most employers because if they are really interested in solving the problem they won’t want to chisel you for fear you’ll walk away.
Research their company like crazy.
Research their industry like crazy too.
Focus your questions on the whole business first and then move into your area of expertise.
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