Press Release Author = Performance Connections, Inc.
Industry = Small Business
Press Release Summary = The job market is getting tougher and your competition is getting smarter. That\'s why you need to gain every advantage you can. You need to become a Job-Search \"Commando\". Commandos commonly use guerilla tactics to win. What I am about to share with you are tactics that have helped me find good jobs over the last 28 years.
Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/28/2006
5 Easy Ways to Become a Job-Search \"Commando\"
The job market is getting tougher and your competition is getting smarter. That\'s why you need to gain every advantage you can. You need to become a Job-Search \"Commando\". Commandos commonly use guerilla tactics to win. What I am about to share with you are tactics that have helped me find good jobs over the last 28 years.
Dallas, TX - 1/28/2006 - According to current Department of Labor statistics, today\'s college graduates will, on average, have 8 to 10 jobs and as many as 3 careers in their lifetime. In addition, in today\'s job market with downsizing, rightsizing, layoffs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. your job skills and job-hunting skills need to be constantly updated and refined.
Commando Tactic #1 - Problem solvers get jobs! All companies have problems. Demonstrate that you can solve a company\'s problems and the world will beat a path to your door.
Commando Tactic #2 - Broadcast letters uncover positions in the \"hidden\" job market. A Broadcast or Marketing letter is an excellent way to uncover positions that have not been announced yet. Many people call this the hidden job market. Once you tap into the hidden job market, your chance of success increase dramatically.
Commando Tactic #3 - Answering blind ads lessens your competition. Many people think that answering blind ads opens yourself up to the possibility that you might be sending your cover and resume to your current company. While there is that possibility, the ad hopefully gives you enough information to recognize it as your won company.
Commando Tactic #4 - The best time to answer an ad? Be the last resume received. I made it a habit of sending in my cover letter and resume 2 weeks after the ad ran. By then I knew I was not competing with 500 other resumes that were sent in right away. My information got more time because the hiring manager did not have to read 499 other resumes the same day.
Commando Tactic #5 - Answer ads twice If you never hear from a company where you sent in your resume, send another cover letter and resume in about 2 months. Many times, the position was not filled because there was no qualified candidate or the company and candidate could not come to terms on a compensation package. This means they have to start from scratch. Your resume may arrive just at the right time and get a second look.
Jason Adams is President of Street Smart Sales and Marketing and author of the highly acclaimed book The StreetSmart Job-Changing System. For more information visit:
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