This Has Gotta Be The Most Exciting and Powerful Alternative Job
Hunting Strategy!
If you've been in the job market recently, you already know it's
tough. Not because there aren't excellent job opportunities out
there. But because employers' expectations are so much more
demanding.
Employers want you to come in prepared to demonstrate that
you've done your homework. They expect you've taken the time to
learn about their organization and its goals. They also require
that you show very specifically how you can make a contribution
to the company's bottom line.
If you understand the purpose and value of this information from
the employer's point of view, then you'll also appreciate
discovering the huge advantage you have when you do your
homework and you come to a face-to-face meeting or interview
armed with critical insider information.
You are ready to implement one of the most powerful and exciting
alternative job search strategies around. It's called "job
creation!"
That's right! You can actually create a job for yourself on the
spot. Here's what to do (after you've done your homework):
1. List in writing the specific areas within the company where
you bring something unique to the table. This is not a review of
your work history. Indicate the specific areas within the
organization where your proposal would apply.
2. Send an email or letter to the decision-maker who would have
an active interest in the kind of proposal you wish to present.
Do NOT ask for a job. Rather, briefly outline the specifics you
bring for solving a certain problem, or contributing to growth,
or opening up new doors for the company, etc. Then ask to meet
for a discussion of your ideas or proposal. Indicate you'd like
to call shortly to set up such a meeting.
3. Prepare a "Bio-Action" resume specifically designed to back
up your proposal.
4. Do NOT go in for an interview, but rather to discuss your
proposal to see if there's any interest. What's exciting about
this approach is that neither you nor the employer is under any
pressure to make a job decision. An opportunity can emerge if
you are good at showing the value you bring to the table. Once
again this takes preparation--doing your homework.
When you approach a carefully targeted organization and the
specific decision-maker who could have a genuine interest in
you, you've dramatically moved the odds in favor of a
discovering a hidden opportunity for yourself. And you've
eliminated all the competition!