| Going after advertised jobs is a surefire way to | | | | And finally, when you answer a job listing, you're |
| guarantee you lose . . . lose weeks and months of | | | | creating your own competition. Do you have any idea |
| looking for a job. | | | | how many dozens of others are participating in this |
| Responding to advertised job openings--whether it's | | | | crap shoot--each one anticipating, just like you, that he |
| online or in the paper--is a red herring! Why? Because | | | | she is absolutely the best qualified for the advertised |
| everybody thinks that's how you get a job. | | | | job? |
| Here?s what you've been told. You look up an | | | | I think you can begin to see why following this |
| advertised job in the newspaper, online, in other | | | | misleading approach to the job market takes forever! |
| publications and with agencies and recruiters. Then you | | | | Statistically, the numbers just don?t work for you . . . |
| apply for the job by sending your resume. And wait | | | | unless you've got months to wait for your next job. |
| for mail or the phone to ring--for someone to invite you | | | | Fortunately, there are some exciting ways to beat the |
| to an interview. | | | | odds. A good plan of action can show you |
| When it doesn't ring, you rewrite or tweak your | | | | step-by-step how to lock up a good job in as little as |
| resume and then send it to a bunch of other | | | | two weeks. You can be meeting face-to-face with |
| advertised jobs. | | | | hiring decision-makers in a matter of days. |
| Here's what's wrong with that scenario. It's one of the | | | | When you use a proven plan rather than trying to do it |
| best kept secrets of job finding. | | | | on your own you can bypass all the old-fashioned |
| First of all, an advertised job is rarely representative of | | | | traditional job search methods. Those are the one we |
| actual openings. It usually represents feelers that an | | | | were all brought up on. For example, you believe that |
| organization is putting out to see what's out there. | | | | the only way to find a job is by depending on your |
| Secondly, these listings are not posted by the person | | | | resume for landing a good job. |
| who's responsible for making the hiring decision. You | | | | Unfortunately for you, employers could care less what |
| will go through several screenings before you get to | | | | you used to do for someone else. These days, their |
| that person . . . assuming you even get a screening. | | | | needs and expectations require you to take a |
| Thirdly, since your only form of communication is your | | | | completely different approach. Employers want to |
| resume, you're leaving it up to someone who's hired to | | | | know that you've taken the time to learn something |
| do his/her best to screen you out. In other words, | | | | about their organization's needs. And have brought |
| people who don't know you will be making decisions | | | | some ideas to the table. |
| about whether you're qualified for a job they | | | | The answer to finding a good job fast is to follow a |
| themselves know very little about. | | | | plan that shows you all the 21st Century approaches. |