A Job Search

A job search is a marketing campaign, with you as the product. Even the best products won’t succeed without a strong and well defined strategy. Before you begin a search campaign, do your homework, develop your game plan, keep track of your progress, and measure successes. Failures are “lessons learned”. Just as you did in your last position, “Plan your work & Work your plan”. Novel gimmicks are fun to think about and wishful long shots are just that!

What job seekers will do to get noticed

Wed, Jun 10, 2009 (Article)

According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, nearly one-in-five hiring managers (18 percent) reported that they are seeing more job seekers try unusual tactics to capture their attention in 2009 compared to last year. This is up from 12 percent of hiring managers who said the same in 2008 as compared to previous years.

Some of the most memorable tactics identified by hiring managers include:

• Candidate sent a shoe with a resume to “get my foot in the door.”
• Candidate staged a sit-in in the lobby to get a meeting with a director.
• Candidate washed cars in the parking lot.
• Candidate sent a resume wrapped as a present and said his skills were a “gift to the company.”
• Candidate handed out resumes at stoplights.
• Candidate sent a cake designed as a business card with the candidate’s picture.
• Candidate went to the same barber as the Chairman of the Board and had the barber speak on his behalf.
• Candidate handed out personalized coffee cups.
• Candidate came dressed in a bunny suit because it was near Easter.
• Candidate told the receptionist he had an interview with the manager. When he met the manager, he confessed that he was driving by and decided to stop in on a chance.