| From this day forth, never depend on job postings | | | | If you plan properly during this step, you will be far |
| to learn about job opportunities. It's time for you to | | | | ahead of your competitors. Never pick up the phone |
| learn how to search out unadvertised jobs and set | | | | and call a potential employer without being able to |
| up your own job interviews. | | | | offer alternative solutions to get yourself in the door. |
| The most effective strategy to finding a job fast, is | | | | This planning stage is critical! |
| to pick up the phone and set up your own job | | | | Here is another important tip to remember from step |
| interviews! Believe it or not, sending a resume is not | | | | TWO: |
| a part of this process. Always think of submitting a | | | | II. Create a list of potential employers. This isn't as |
| resume as a very LAST resort. | | | | easy as it sounds. One of the ways to find potential |
| The job hunting process has become so routine. Job | | | | employers is to simply open your mouth and speak |
| seekers are still following the same guidelines that | | | | with everyone you come into contact with. You |
| only work for a select few. | | | | would be amazed at how many people you |
| Why do you still do the same thing? Wait patiently | | | | encounter are Human Resource Managers, Plant |
| for a job listing. Submit a resume. Wait patiently for | | | | Managers, Accounting Managers, etc. |
| someone to call. Wait patiently for another job listing. | | | | In addition, get in the habit of writing down the |
| Submit a resume. Then, wait patiently for another | | | | names of potential employers everywhere you go. |
| person to call? That makes no sense! | | | | DO NOT wait for an ad to post before you call a |
| For those in that category, you must understand | | | | company! There are many others ways to find out |
| that you are ruining your chances of getting hired | | | | who is hiring aside from job searching online. Be |
| just by waiting on others' to contact you for an | | | | creative and think outside of the box. |
| interview. | | | | Important tips from step THREE: |
| An experienced recruiter would NEVER send in a | | | | III. Begin sourcing the names of the hiring managers |
| candidate's resume, then sit and wait for a response, | | | | you will need to speak with. Most people believe you |
| and repeat the same process over and over again | | | | simply need to call the company and ask for their |
| with minimum results. An experienced recruiter would | | | | names; however, most receptionists will not give you |
| call his client (or potential client), pitch the candidate's | | | | a name. One of the ways to source a name is to call |
| experience, and arrange an interview (or at least a | | | | a company and intentionally get transferred to the |
| tentative interview) before submitting a single | | | | wrong department. Then, ask for the name of the |
| document. | | | | manager for a particular department. At this point, |
| Maybe it's a hidden secret among recruiters. Maybe | | | | DO NOT contact them. There is so much more to |
| it's a general rule only experienced recruiters seem to | | | | cover before you get to that stage. |
| follow. Either way, it's time for the general public to | | | | Once you have completed all five steps, you will be |
| start doing things differently and increase their | | | | ready to identify potential employers and begin your |
| chances of getting hired, instead of waiting by the | | | | job hunting process ahead of your competition by |
| phone for it to ring. | | | | setting up your own job interviews instead of waiting |
| There are several steps to learning how to set up | | | | for the phone to ring. |
| your own job interviews; however, for the sake of | | | | Fact: The proof is in the numbers. Don't give up after |
| time, I will discuss some of the most important steps | | | | your first try. In most cases, you will have to talk |
| you must follow. I will give you sections from three | | | | with 10-20 people before you get your first |
| of my five steps to setting up interviews in record | | | | interview. Either way, it's better than waiting for the |
| time. | | | | phone to ring! |
| Below is an important tip to remember from Step | | | | Job TIP: Be wise with the information you decide to |
| ONE: | | | | place on your resume. Many people are not even |
| I. Decide which positions you are interested in. This is | | | | called in for an interview because of simple mistakes |
| an essential step in this process because most people | | | | they make on their resumes. They also make |
| are pretty vague when communicating what kind of | | | | interview mistakes which prevents them from |
| positions they are interested in. This annoys hiring | | | | getting job offers. |
| authorities quite a bit. In fact, it is a primary cause for | | | | Put these simple techniques to work, refuse to give |
| applicants being turned down for positions. | | | | up, and you should be able to set up job interviews |
| You have to be prepared to hear comments such as, | | | | in less than a few days. Trust me, experienced |
| "We already have enough candidates for that | | | | recruiters do this every day, and it works! |
| position." or "You don't have enough experience for | | | | Read the entire interview training guide and get |
| this position." etc. | | | | ahead of your competition! |