Promote yourself in unique ways. Promotion is creating an audience of potential employers and making them aware of your qualifications. There are many nontraditional ways to accomplish this task.
For example, use electronic resume services to broadcast your resume. List yourself in appropriate trade association newsletters. Prepare 3 x 5 Rolodex cards that contain your name, address, and phone number on the front and your objective and skills from your resume on the back. Leave them behind wherever you go and give them to anyone who has reason to contact you later about a job.
Accept a temporary position or volunteer work. Be your own working advertisement by accepting a temporary position. This provides you with valuable experience, contacts, and references. Volunteer for organizations and activities with business sponsors and relationships that increases your visibility and personal contacts. Explore your possibilities and leave all options open. You never know which method may ultimately land you your ideal job.
Make cold-calls. Next to face-to-face meetings, the telephone is the most effective method available to find a job. Every call you make is an opportunity to sell yourself to a prospective employer, to pursue a new job opening, or to obtain a referral.
Your technique in the initial telephone call can have a categorical impact on your chances to obtain what you want from the call. Complete at least 15 calls per day. You will be astonished at the results. Always be agreeable, gentle, and positive. Smile when you speak; the listener will hear it. Prepare a brief outline for each call and rehearse it. Create brief statements that outline how you can help your prospective employer accomplish their goals. Always, always, always ask for referrals.
- Re-define your job hunt in terms of alternative possibilities. Successful job hunters always have alternative plans ready in the background and implement them at the first sign of difficulty. Prepare alternative ways of describing what you do, alternative avenues of job hunting, alternative leads and contact lists, alternative target organizations and employers to contact, alternative ways to approach prospective companies, and alternative plans to continue your job hunt through its successful completion. The jobs are out there-you just need to be sure you are using the right methods to look for them.
- Seek career counseling or job hunting help online. Many service providers, through the Internet, are offering career counseling services, job hunting advice, and reference tools that you can turn to in your job hunt. Some of the best of these services are free, and the number is growing astronomically each year. Your first approach would be to visit the online career centers integrated with ResumeMaker and visit each site to determine what services they have to offer. There is a virtual community just waiting to hear from you.
- Consider federal and local government sources. The federal government is a huge resource of potential job search information, available to you at little or no cost. Several Department of Labor publications, for example, can take you through your job search from beginning to end, and help with career counseling and industry research. Call your local employment office and take advantage of the services they offer.
- Make sure you can survive financially between jobs. Budget for the time you will be looking for a job. It is always helpful if you can get an overall view of how your money will carry you through any work search or training you may need to take on. You will have enough worries and issues to deal with and do not want to have to be concerned about your finances.
- Set and prioritize goals while job-hunting. You need to know what you want, or else you can't ask for it. There are literally thousands of jobs open around you. Determine what it is that you want, set your goals for achieving this, and prioritize the steps that you will ultimately need to take. The more specific you are about your goal, the better your chances of getting the job you want.
- Zero in on a career position and research the market. Before you start meeting people, you need to know something about the industry or field you want to work in. The more you know, the better your conversations with prospective employers will be-and the more impressed they will be with you.
- Interview others for information. Interview people whose occupations interest you. You can always find someone who has done something that at least approximates what you want to do. Find the names of such persons, and go see, phone, or write them. You will learn a great deal that is relevant to your dream.
- Organize a job search campaign. Organize your job search campaign. Failing to do so is a common flaw in many people's job search strategy. Make a plan for your job search. This entails: planning and organizing your job strategy, setting up a base or operations center for your job hunt, preparing materials, and carrying out job search tactics.
- Update your resume and be prepared. Update that resume! A resume is what nearly everyone you approach in your job search is going to ask for. Get your resume in top shape. Use a professional service or ResumeMaker to prepare a show-stopping resume!
- Keep yourself dedicated, strong, positioned, and consistent. Job-hunting can certainly be one of life's most stressful experiences. You have more power to keep the pressures of job hunting under control, however, than you may think. The key is to focus your job search and stay strong, dedicated and consistent. One of the curious things about the human brain is that it focuses on only one thing at a time. So keep it focused on you-and finding a job!
- Post your resume online. There are countless resume databases on the web in today's world. Job hunters can now go to large online databases when starting a search before the interview. There are three main ways to find an electronic or online job: job lines, bulletin board systems (BBS), and the Internet.
- Many employers today have access to their job opportunities through a simple phone call. You can also use the Advanced Resume Caster feature in Resume Maker to post your resume to all the career centers on the web so that thousands of employees can be reviewed. You can also use the job finder feature to search for more than 1 million jobs listed online in the state in which you started working for a specific job title. Data awaits you.
- Promote yourself in unique ways. Promotion is about engaging potential employers and making them aware of your potential. There are many unconventional ways to accomplish this task. For example, use electronic resume services to broadcast your resume. Submit yourself to the appropriate trade association newsletter. Create a 3 x 5 Rolodex card with your name, address, and phone number in front of you and your goals and skills from your resume. Wherever you go, leave them behind and give them to someone who has a reason to contact you later about a job.
- Accept a temporary position or volunteer work. Accept the temporary position and become an ad doing your job. It provides you with valuable experience, links and references. Volunteer for organizations and activities with business sponsors and relationships that increase your visibility and personal connections. Explore your possibilities and leave all options open. You never know which way will ultimately give you your ideal job.
- Make a cold call. After face-to-face meetings, the telephone is the most effective way to find a job. Each of your calls is an opportunity to sell yourself to a potential employer, start a new job, or get a referral. Your technique in the initial telephone call can have a clear effect on your chances of getting what you want from the call. Complete at least 15 calls a day. You will be amazed at the results. Always be agreeable, gentle and positive. Smile when you speak. The listener will hear it. Make a brief outline for each call and rehearse it. Make brief statements that explain how you can help your potential employer meet your goals. Always, always, always ask for references.
- Define your job search in terms of alternative possibilities. Successful job hunters always have alternative plans in the background and implement them at the first sign of difficulty. Develop alternative ways to describe your work, alternative job search routes, alternative leads and contact lists, contact alternative target organizations and employers, alternative ways to approach potential companies, and make your job hunt a success. Alternative plans to continue until completion. Jobs are out there - you just need to make sure you're using the right methods to find them.
- Get help with online career counseling or job hunting. Many service providers, through the Internet, offer career counseling services, job hunting advice, and reference tools that you can use to refer to your job hunt. Some of the best services are free, and the number is growing astronomically every year. Your first step would be to visit online career centers that are affiliated with Resumemaker and visit each site to determine what services they have to offer. There is a virtual community just waiting to hear from you.
- Consider federal and local government sources. The federal government is a great source of potential job search information, available to you with little or no cost. Numerous Labor publications, for example, can take you from start to finish in your job search, and can help with career counseling and industry research. Call your local employment office and take advantage of the services they offer.
- Make sure you can survive financially between jobs. Budget when you are looking for a job. It is always helpful if you can get an overall idea of how your money will take you through any job search or training. You will have a lot of worries and problems and you will not want to worry about your finances.
- Set and prioritize goals when looking for a job. You need to know what you want, otherwise you can't ask for it. There are thousands of jobs open around you. Determine what you want, set your goals to achieve it, and prioritize the steps you will eventually need to take. The more specific you are about your goal, the better your chances of getting the job you are looking for.
- Zero on career position and market research. Before you start meeting people, you need to know something about the industry or field in which you want to work. The more you know, the better your communication with potential employers will be and they will be more impressed with you.
- Interview others for information. Interview people whose professions are of interest to you. You can always find someone who has done something that at least guesses what you want to do. Find the names of such people, and see, call, or write to them. You will learn a lot about your dream.
- Organize a job search campaign. Organize your job search campaign. Failure to do so is a common flaw in many people's job search strategies. Make a plan to find your job. This includes: planning and arranging your job strategy, setting up a base or operations center for your job search, developing content.
