LIVING - CAREERS
2009.05.22
The key factor that gets you a job is not that fancy resume - it's YOU, writes an executive coach, Eli Davidson of The Huffington Post.
There are three specific formulas to get you a job. All you have to is firstly, clarify to yourself all your experience, skills and passions. Secondly, you have to protrude confidence from the inside out. Lastly, you have to know how to promote all these skills and confidence.
Having connections is an advantage, and you should use your friends to help boost your career chances. "Recruiters know that positions are filled through a recommendation, direct contact or by six degrees of separation." says recruitment expert, Nicole Spicer. "You are competing with 500 other people to get a job. Who is going to get the attention of those hiring? The person that has a fan within the organization."
Sneaky but true: someone on the inside can provide important information about the position you're seeking or the company's culture. Davidson provides us with some "insider secrets":
Burn the resume! One size does not fit all! One page goes in the trash. Instead of "the" resume, write distinctive profiles for the different positions you will apply to.
Burn the resume! Write a "Professional Promotional Profile" (PPP)! Take a day and write out your entire work history. Once you have recorded all your experience and skills you will see you can apply to diverse opportunities.
Burn the resume! Customize all your documents! Use your PPP to write tailormade resumes, applications, cover letters, and email introductions specific to each job description. When you customize your resume to the job description you rise to the top of the list.
Burn the resume! Cultivate your network! The highest percentages of professional positions are filled by people knowing people. Expand your network everyday. Ask your network for help. Get the inside scoop.
Burn the resume! Make direct contact with recruiters! Internal recruiters to the companies you are interested in and external recruiters at appropriate staffing agencies or search firms that align with your career goals.
Burn the resume! Build online profiles! Submit directly to company's "Applicant Tracking Systems" (ATS) and online networking sites like LinkedIn.
Burn the resume! Write a "Professional Promotional Profile" (PPP)! Take a day and write out your entire work history. Once you have recorded all your experience and skills you will see you can apply to diverse opportunities.
Burn the resume! Customize all your documents! Use your PPP to write tailormade resumes, applications, cover letters, and email introductions specific to each job description. When you customize your resume to the job description you rise to the top of the list.
Burn the resume! Cultivate your network! The highest percentages of professional positions are filled by people knowing people. Expand your network everyday. Ask your network for help. Get the inside scoop.
Burn the resume! Make direct contact with recruiters! Internal recruiters to the companies you are interested in and external recruiters at appropriate staffing agencies or search firms that align with your career goals.
Burn the resume! Build online profiles! Submit directly to company's "Applicant Tracking Systems" (ATS) and online networking sites like LinkedIn.
How To Get A Job: Burn Your Resume! [The Huffington Post]
