The 12 Days of Christmas Job Hunting: How to put a job under your tree and Recession proof your career in 2009

Day 11

 

On the 11^th Day of Xmas - Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters revealed to me:

 

11 other ways to find a job today

 

Perhaps networking, cold-calling aren’t for you.  You should try any way.  Having said that there are many other ways to break the ice and get into see an employer.  Here are eleven  which have all been successfully used in the past.

 

1.     Send ½ your resume

2.     Write a prospecting letter

3.     Send a letter stating you’re over qualified.

4.     Do a Competitive Analysis

5.     Call Human Resources

6.     Send Your Press Kit

7.     HOLD A CONTEST OR LOTTERY AND SELL TICKETS

8. Get a job-search buddy

9.     Use personal letterhead and envelopes

10. Recruit your Tribe
11. Become "The Expert"

 

Guerrilla Advice

·         Be bold!

·         Be passionate!

·         Be creative!

·         Be tasteful!      

·         Be safety conscious.

·         Be image conscious.

·         Enlist a personal army of helpers.

·         Offer a reward to anyone who helps you secure an interview or job.

·         Involve the media whenever you can.

 

 

In the end it’s your life… and you’re unique, so don’t do exactly what others have done.

 

Send me your success stories – dperry@perrymartel.com

 

David Perry, Perry-Martel International, co-author Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters