21st Century Job Search Alternative!
The 21st Century job search marketplace is constantly shifting.
So are job-seekers. And so are the rules for how you can land a
great employment opportunity. In fact, today there are two
marketplaces. One is the old-fashioned traditional marketplace
of resumes, classified ads, website postings, agencies and
recruiters, interviews and rejection letters. The other is the
hot fast-track job search marketplace of career partners,
contact banks, automated interviews, professional introductions,
interactive dialogs, on-the-spot employment creation and savvy
negotiations.
Let me show you what I mean.
In a traditional job search, you start by putting together a
resume. Your resume follows a prescribed format that includes an
objective statement and your job history in a reverse
chronological order. You add educational and personal data.
You take a look in the Sunday paper and comb through job
openings and you check out some online job sites. You send out a
few resumes and/or post them on some popular websites.
Maybe you approach a couple agencies or recruiters. If all goes
well you get called in for an interview, maybe two, maybe none.
The procedure is pretty straightforward.
The job you're applying for is clear-cut, too. The interviewer
knows what's desirable in a candidate. At the interview you
dress well, behave pleasantly, do your best to answer the
questions.
If there is a match between your background and the employer's
needs you may advance to the next level in the decision-making
process. Maybe you're called back, maybe not. If not, you may
get a "thanks-but-no-thanks" letter. But, then, there's always
the hope for another interview somewhere.
That was then. The dynamics of the 21st Century have changed
everything.
OK. You can still find classified openings in the newspaper.
There are still lots of agencies and recruiters at work, as
well. But the marketplace has shifted dramatically. Expectations
of both employers and job-seekers have moved in decidedly new
directions. For example, employers expect job-seekers to know
and understand corporate goals. They want prospects to
demonstrate how they can contribute.
On the other hand, job opportunities are being created on the
spot and the candidate can be part of the creation process.
Above-average deals are the products of above average
negotiations where "dollars" is only one part of the total
package.
Most importantly, if you want to excel, if you want a superior
job with more money, if you want to select your next job rather
than settle for it, you must understand and embrace the dynamics
of today's job marketplace.
You do that in 2 steps:
STEP ONE: throw out everything you ever heard about how to find
a job!
STEP TWO: become an expert in the exciting new skills and
strategies that can propel you job-search success!