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JOB SEARCH

The Fourth Step to Finding the Work You Love: Using a Creative Job Search Strategy

The most effective job hunting method is to know yourself, know the type of work you wish to do, research the potential companies that do what you wish to do, arrange to see the person who has the power to hire you, and request an interview. This method, faithfully followed, leads to a job for 86 out of every 100 job hunters who use it. Remember the three 85% rules: 85% of all jobs available are not advertised, 85% of all jobs obtained are found through networking, and 85% of the time when you are hired it is because the employer likes you and believes you will be a good fit and not because of your skill.

Dick Bolles is the author of the classic job search book, “What Color Is Your Parachute” which is a practical manual for job hunters and career changers, and the website address for additional information related to this book is www.jobhuntersbible.com.

Compare the above information to these odds:

  • Newspaper ads – 8 out of 100
     
  • Private employment agencies and head hunters 22 out of 100
     
  • Trade journal ads – 7 out of 100
     
  • Internet ads – 1 out of 100
     
  • Applying directly to an employer by walking in the door – 47 out of 100
     
  • Asking friends for job leads – 34 out of 100
     
  • Asking relatives for job leads – 27 out of 100
     
  • Placement offices in schools – 21 out of 100
     

The standard rule of thumb is that it takes 30 days of job searching for every $10,000 of compensation you wish to make. However two-thirds of all job hunters spend 5 hours or less per week looking for a job. Successful job hunters spend 35 hours per week in the search for a job.

Successful job hunters identify several companies that do what they wish to do, they send a letter of introduction to the key person to build name recognition, they send a cover letter and resume one week after the letter of introduction, they follow up with a phone call, and they send a thank you note following the interview.

The above information was taken from “48 Days to the Work You Love” by Dan Miller.