Carl H., from Winnipeg, Manitoba shares his job hunt success story.
“I just accepted a new position which I obtained with the assistance of the resumes, cover letters and advice gained from Kevin Donlin. I am happy to say that at the age of 46, I was only actually out of work for 11 days.
How did he do it? Actually, he lucked out!
(Just remember – the harder you work, the luckier you get.)
“The position I landed was advertised in the Career Section of the local newspaper. It turned out to be a supplier to my previous employer, one that I had had some dealings with in the past.
There was good synergy between the needs of the company and my experience and background. Since I was a buyer for the previous company, I knew what they did right and what they were doing wrong. I know what we (my company and their customer) needed.
I was able to convince them through letters and the resume that I developed following that they would realize an immediate impact on their bottom line if they were to hire me for the position,” says Carl.
Action Step: If you search for a job in the want ads of your local paper, you are competing with hundreds — sometimes thousands — of other applicants.
Luckily, Carl’s resume was good enough to get him an interview this way.
But Carl would have had no competition at all if he had first networked with that supplier (and every other vendor!) from his past employer before ever turning to the newspaper.
The choice is simple.
You can compete with the herd of other job seekers for a very limited number of positions advertised in the newspaper. Or you can leverage the good relations you’ve built over the years and network with past vendors and clients for job leads … with no competition, since they already know you and trust you.
The Guerrilla Job Search System is based on doing actions and taking advantage of opportunities that are in front of you, that you may not have realized are there. Make sure you are doing everything you can to get a job. You and your family deserve it, don’t you agree?
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This job hunting post was adapted from content provided to by my good friends Kevin Donlin and David Perry, co-creators of the Guerrilla Job Search System.
Kevin and David have been interviewed by CNN, New York Times, Fortune magazine, and the Christian Science Monitor about their method to finding a job.
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