If you think of yourself as your own personal services corporation, as success coach Brian Tracy suggests, then you may want to hold a “sale” when demand for your talents drops and you’ve been in the job market more than four or five months.
So, consider lowering your target for salary and other benefits so that you can find a position faster and then work your way back up to the level of pay you originally sought.
The key to this tactic is to remember that all sales are TEMPORARY, including yours.
Look for a position where there’s a very real chance that you can, in fact, advance to a higher rate of pay within a reasonable time period.
Action Step: If you’ve been out of work for any length of time, be flexible in the salary and benefits package you seek. Adopting this “sale” mindset can help you think positively and exceed expectations once you’re hired, which leads to promotions and higher pay. But you can’t earn more money or get ahead if you’re unemployed and on the sidelines.
This Guerrilla Job Hint works real well when doing temporary work. The cost is small while the benefit can be large. Their are multiple ways of providing a “sale”. Less hours or work on a fixed price. A “sale” means a saving – or delivering more value for the same price.
Don’t call it a “Sale” – call it “Spring Special” or a “Bonus”.
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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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