Guerrilla Job Hunting

Job Hunting Prep

Over prepare. An interview IS the ultimate sales call. YOU’RE the product! You not only need to understand your product, you must understand the employer's needs. Prepare a T-account on yourself and the opportunity AND then overlay it on the company’s competitors as well as the industry. Position yourself relative to the industry not just the company you are interviewing with.

# 17. YOUR ANSWERING MACHINE

Your message must be professional – not cutesy. Forget about your dog doing the voiceovers. Keep it short and snappy. Make sure you keep a call sheet handy and teach

I love Guerrilla Job Hunting techniques

Today's Blog Swap contribution comes to us compliments of Steven Kempton of SearchNiche and I urge you tocheck oout their awesome Blog --- the Asia Pacific HeadHunter

I love Guerrilla Job Hunting techniques, and from an international perspective I can tell you that David's techniques work both in

North America

and in Asia Pacific. This is especially true for candidates who are at the beginning of their career or candidates who

Your job hunting web site

You should have one, and be sure to make it look professional. If you’re not artistic or technical by nature surf over to www.templatemonster.com and buy one from them. Template Monster’s templates are second to none as far as I’m concerned. They look professional and you can buy one for $20-$60. You add your own words and customize it to fit your needs or you can hire them to do the job for you.

Socratic Selling For Job Seekers

This weeks guest Blog is compliments of George Blomgren, author of the not so cleverly named For Job Seekers"blog.  George likes it when job candidates take control of interviews and start asking questions. Here's why.

G-Man Takes On 3 Guerilla Headhunter Posts

by Glenn Gutmacher (http://recruiting-online.spaces.msn.com)
This is the Week 4 Blog Post from Recruiting.com Blog Swap

I like David's blog and the range of jobhunter-geared topics that he and his guest bloggers cover. At the risk of appearing to cop-out during my guest appearance, I will not contribute a new topic, but rather offer enhancements or contrasting views on a few recent posts appearing here:

1) On David's "How to Use a Case Study to Land a Job" , I heartily agree with sending the case study around to companies that would seem

Force your children to get a summer job

And they'll love you for it when they're 30.  The biggest issue I have as a progfessional recruiter continues to be the work ethic - or lack there of - of most new graduates.  More and more of my friends like to