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- Utilizing a specialized recruiter in your industry will increase the number
of opportunities you will have to consider in your job search as well as
offer a bigger, clearer picture of the hiring climate in your industry.
- The cover letter is best used to address a specific position when submitting
your resume. The resume is the most important marketing tool you have to
motivate the decision-maker to call you for an interview. Use bullets so
that important information can be seen at a glance. Begin each statement
with a verb (power words) to describe your skills. Remember that you are
competing with many other resumes! Keep your resume concise and
reader-friendly.
- Before an interview, research the company. Know the company size, products
and/or services, major competitors, recent news items, important players in
the organization, their markets and objectives and any other noteworthy
information. The Internet and/or your recruiter can help you gather this
information.
- Examine your career and prepare to communicate your value through your
accomplishments, contributions you have made in effective P&L management,
increasing revenue, training, managing and careerpathing employees,
retention percentages, increased responsibility and growth in your
careerpath, problems you solved, certifications, etc.
- As an interviewee, uncover the interviewer's hot buttons. There are two
questions that will reveal this: What do you see as the greatest challenge
for this position? and What qualities do you see as most important for this
position? Once you learn these bottom line concerns you can pull more
relevant information from your experience to address the interviewer's
concerns.
- In the first interview, once you discern that this position is on target for
you, ask for a second interview. If there is hesitation, ask to know what
concerns he/she might have. Be sure to address those concerns. Ask who you
would meet with in the second interview and ask if it can be scheduled
before you leave.
- In the second interview, ask who, besides the interviewer will make the
final hiring decision? Ask if that meeting can be scheduled and if there is
any special preparation you need to make for that meeting.
- When speaking to the decision maker for the position, ask if there are any
objections or concerns that would prevent him/her from extending an offer?
Be sure to address those concerns. If there are none, ask what the start
date is. Once an offer is extended, ask what challenges are first priority.
(Asking for the job may seem bold but most employers will appreciate your
determination and directness.)
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