Ramp Up Your Career Plan . . . Target Your Next Boss!

No. Your career plan doesn't include putting a hit on the person you may report to. But you can seriously ramp up your job search speed and get significantly better results by avoiding the old-fashioned methods and learning the exciting strategy of "targeting." The targeting strategy is done in two phases: 1. Identify organizations that match up with your personal employment interests and preference parameters: geographical location preferences company size product or service preferences business style or corporate culture community and lifestyle considerations 2. Single out the appropriate hiring decision-maker within each organization of interest. You do this by research corporate literature online information through Google business journals and directories Who's Who listings company's website community, non-profit and specialized websites The purpose of this important research is to identify the names of specific decision-makers that you could be reporting to. The reason for this is that these are the folks who will be making a hiring decision about you . . . not Human Resources or Personnel managers. You want to find the best way to approach that person directly. You may do that by making a personal phone call, or writing a letter or email directly to that person. Do not ask for a job, but indicate your interest in the company because of some very specific contributions you can make based on your research. Indicate that a resume will follow and that you would like to follow up to see if a face-to-face meeting (not an interview) would be appropriate. Perhaps the most powerful way to access the target is through people who might know him/her. For example, there are people in the community who are available to introduce you, e.g. religious leaders, neighbors, service and social club members, bankers, merchants, charitable and non-profit organizations, trade associations, etc. Getting a personal introduction from someone who knows your target is golden. The best news of all is that there's a proven job search system which can walk you through the process step-by-step and turn you into a winner is as little as 14 days!