If you think about it, every resume you send out and phone call you make has but one aim — to get a face-to-face meeting with an employer.
That face-to-face meeting is called the job interview.
Why skip all those in-between steps? You can “jump the line” and go directly to your company and request a job interview with the decision maker.
It worked for James Adams, a California-based career expert and former job-search consultant to the U.S. government.
“I recall a help-wanted ad for a shipping clerk that read like a laundry list. They wanted someone with a college degree (master’s preferred), able to lift 300 lbs., type 50+ words a minute — it went on and on,” says Adams.
So, what did he do?
“I took the direct approach. I went down to the company and said, ‘Here I am!’ I told them that God himself couldn’t meet all their qualifications, but if they wanted a top-notch shipping clerk, I was their man.”
He got the job.
Action Step: If you can meet with the person who can hire you before anyone else does, you have the opportunity to make a great impression that may lead to the job you want.
Don’t be shy!
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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.
Get a free audio from Kevin and David on how to get your job search into high gear.
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