You Have A New Resume…Now What???
From: http://www.employmentwinners.com/
You’ve just invested in a professional resume, but even the very best resume in the world isn’t going
to help you if you don’t know how to use it. More often than not, job seekers will either post their
resume to boards or submit to advertised openings and leave it at that. Sure, this SEEMS like a
reasonable strategy on the surface, but they are far too passive to maximize results.
First, keep in mind that in a job market where employers are not LOOKING for people, they aren’t
going to be searching Internet posting boards to find people they don’t need. Second, when you rely
primarily on submitting to advertised positions, you end up competing against hundreds, even
thousands of candidates…and, sadly, the chances that your resume was even read beyond a quick
software scan are slim…All you will receive is an automated “no thank you” reply. Complicating this,
employers just don’t WANT to advertise jobs because they are inundated with responses and simply
do not have the time or resources to invest….as a result, a lot of potential jobs out there are never
advertised.
What DOES work, particularly in such a challenging job market? A lot of research and an
aggressive approach. A few tips for optimizing the use of your resume and landing interviews and
jobs:
1) This is the Internet age – you have resources at your fingertips. Research companies in
your area, try to develop contact names with those companies and send them your resume.
Can’t determine a contact name? Send an unsolicited resume anyway. What’s the worst
than can happen – they say they aren’t interested???
2) Think outside the box. Instead of reviewing advertised postings to find a job that “matches
your qualifications” – use those postings as a rich source of information. What companies
seem to have several job postings listed? Chances are if they are hiring for multiple
positions, they have other positions that aren’t advertised. What industries seem to be
exhibiting a hiring trend? Take that information and then research companies in your own
area within the same industry and get your resume in front of them.
3) When submitting your resume online, follow up and send a FAX or Certified Mail hard copy
to stand out amongst the flood of resumes.
4) Network, network, network. If an employer tells you they’ve already filled a position or that
you don’t quite meet the qualifications, ask them if they know of anyone who is hiring who
MIGHT be interested or encourage them to feel free to pass your resume along to their
peers. If you have a good relationship with a former employer, ask for leads. Tell your
friends, tell your family, tell anyone who will listen that you are actively seeking work and
would appreciate any leads or referrals they can give.
5) Add a service like EmploymentWinner.Com’s “Career Coaching” to your order!
Sound like a lot of work? Maybe…but this is your career, and job seeking needs to be treated
like a full time job if you want results. To achieve success, you need to CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES for yourself!
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