Even the implementation of your job search effort can be a great lesson in ‘perfect practice’ almost makes PERFECT! The job seeker will gain confidence and skills by going through the first eight steps of the Careerpilot’s 12 step approach to job search. The ninth step is best accomplished in waves, again to buiuld confidence and create success…
WAVE I
You’ve already begun to implement your PMP when you connected with your intended references back in Step 4. Your first efforts are rightly aimed at creating visibility for your candidacy, without causing premature rejection. You may also be using this first wave to settle on your positioning and targeting (Step 2, leading to Step 3)… If you are truly committed to finding your next ideal employment, you’ve already dug a little deeper into assessment (Step 1) of your personality, experience, knowledge, and skill sets.
Your First Wave, then, is beginning to ‘get the word out,’ reconnecting with established contacts, and beginning to develop new contacts… both without prematurely creating rejection. Waypoint #3 reminds you to “Always have a next contact to make… for the rest of your career.” This is both an effective career strategy and an efficient job search tactic!
The by-product of a dynamic first wave is the identification of actual job leads… you may even be invited to forward your resume to influential people… and you’ll certainly begin to secure referrals to develop your personal contact network…
Networking is a contact sport
The real value in your first wave is gaining confidence in your job search manner, more comfort in telephone work… KNOWING that, YES You CAN take the chill out of cold calls down the line!
WAVE II
Your first wave of activity will actually create the impatence for turning the opportunities you identify into INTERVIEWS. Further, having successfully developed visibility in the marketplace, you will now fold in your Internet-based search for open opportunities to supplement yourembrace of the OTHER Job Market!
WAVE III
You’ve broken the mysterious “code” of the traditional marketplace… You’ve taught yourself the value of efficient networking. It IS a skill that can me practiced and mastered. In your third wave, you’ll be combining your best practices, discovered in the first two waves. You can become your own best coach!
Over thirty years of experience as a Career Services Consultant. Projects have included: classic, corporate-sponsored outplacement activities, including career transition centers; internal career development centers; talent management services; and strategic recruitment programs. He also offers direct pay services to professional individuals, including: assessment and branding development (resumes, LinkedIn profiles, etc), job search skill training and job search coaching.
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