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Do you send 5, 10, even 100 resumes without a single interview or callback? How about hundreds of resumes? If you have been applying for jobs without not a lot of success you are not alone, most job applicants complain about exactly the same thing. Lot’s of application, lot’s of resumes, no interviews, no callbacks. Let’s learn how to use a little self promotion to get your next job.
Sometimes you apply to that perfect job. A job that you saw online or on the newspaper and seems perfect for you and you perfect for it. You have the desire, the expertise and the experience.You are really prepared. You tailor your resume for each job position and you change your letter of introduction to match the job opening. You apply to this perfect job and you are sure they will call you back for an interview. You wait for that call and wait and wait. Nothing!You don’t’ get a call back, you don’t get an email, they never contact you again.
What is wrong?Have you ever asked yourself why don’t people call you back? Is it you or is it them? Don’t worry, it’s not you. I’ve been on both sides of the job process and anytime I was hiring I received hundreds of resumes.You need a lot of time just to read all resumes. It is not easy to get back to every single applicant to give them feedback, or to tell them why they did not make the cut.
How do hiring managers go through resumes?Recruiters and hiring managers usually take resumes and make 3 piles with them. In one pile you will have the trash resumes, in the other one you will see the plan B resumes and in the third pile you have the resumes of people who will get a phone interview.It is very important as the people doing the hiring take from five to 10 seconds to make a decision. Yes, five seconds to look over a resume and make a decision either to send it to the good pie or the bad pile.
You have to write your resume thinking that your first sale is to make it to the “Call back” pile, not to actually get the job.The firs thing you need to do is make it to the call back pile, the second thing to do is use self promotion to get an interview.It is when you interview where you are at the final stages of self promotion and you try to get the job. This is how you will start your self promotion strategy!
You also have to play the numbers game.Don’t think that just because you send one resume and job application you will immediately get one call back with a job offer. Or to send 10 resumes and get 10 calls.The steps are easy, first your apply for a job and send your resume, after this you have to call in and check on your resume and try to get a face to face with the decision maker.
Here are the steps you have to take to get hired?
-Call every recruiter you can find in your city
-Search the newspaper in your city
-Go to LinkedIn.com and get a free membership
Jorge Olson is the author of “The Unselfish Guide to Self Promotion” a new book that will teach you self promotion to get your dream job, a promotion and a raise.
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