How to use the “Get
a Job Now” Process
to get your own new job Fast*
Presented by Pastor Brian Eastman
1. Create a 1-page “ad” for
yourself.
Begin with a good ad headline
which overviews what you have to offer an employer. If you are multi-faceted,
push that; if you have one specific area of specialization, push that.
Under your headline list every skillset you have, every knowledgebase you have,
potentially job-relevant experiences, and the breadth of your outside interests.
Be all-inclusive but not detailed: this is not a resume. The job my Seattle
friend got, he got because he had included his background in psychology and
marketing, even though his primary job history had been in HR. The company hired
him because he had the psychology background necessary to understand their business,
and he could do the HR and the marketing work they needed.
Recommendation: keep your focus broad. You want the HR person to see your list
of attributes as a jigsaw puzzle piece that fits a hole in their organization.
But if you present only for one type of job you may miss being considered for
other opportunities in the organization.
Note: In helping my friends prepare their ads, I have discovered they are
often too close to the subject: they overlook obvious connections. Or they make
their ad more complex than it should be. For that reason I encourage you
to consult with a professional writer to either review your effort or to write
the ad for you.
To the extent that I have available time
I am glad to assist you. (Figure $125 to $150 to develop an ad from scratch,
working from your resume and an interview. (I can also put you in contact with
two other writers I respect, if you wish.) Call me at 513 853 6180 if you want
to explore this option.
2. Fax your ad to at least 3,000 businesses**.
Use the Discount Code PASTORB to obtain the discounted cost that I negotiated
for you.
Yes, you can do the faxing bit all by yourself: 1) Get a fax list of appropriate
organizations for your job skills. ( Either find a list company, buy a suitable
list for $150-$300; or research and build a list yourself), 2) use your
fax machine or computer to fax your resume one at a time. That’s the way
it used to be done, and why the process was hard to complete. It took many of
your hours, and to get 3,000 faxes out could easily take the good part of a
month.
**Note: you should
probably increase your count to 6,000 - 9,000 duing the 08-09-?10 Recession/Depression.
A recent article in New York Times states that the average job-seeker will have
to go through twice to thrice the number of interviews as usual before gaining
employment.
Much better idea which I just discovered: go to JobsByFax.com. Their
website helps you choose the geographic area to fax to, the types of businesses,
size of businesses you want. The trick will be narrowing the choices down to
the quantity of faxes you want to send.
Then you send them your ad, pay for their service and they send your job ad out to all 3,000 businesses in just a couple of days. Be certain to use the Discount Code “PASTOR B” or you risk paying too much. With the discount, figure you will pay about $250 for faxing to 3,000 companies. They fax your ad out, and you should begin getting inquiries and job offers shortly thereafter.
Note: Don't be confused
- JobsByFax.com thinks only in terms of faxing
out resumes. But they are willing to fax out your "ad" instead.
Why an ad instead of a resume? Your Self-Ad will get noticed and acted on faster,
because it will stand out from all the resumes they receive. And you are providing
your data in an easier-to-understand form. You'll note JobsByFax.com talks about
getting interviews within 30 days . . . and all my folks have gotten jobs and
started work in much less than that! (Or, since you can send out "letter
plus resume" you can probably send out "job ad plus resume".
3. Be certain you/your family/your voicemail
sound appropriately professional when a potential employer calls.
JobsByFax.com provides lots information to
help you handle the inbound calls that will come from your faxblast. Be sure
to read their information and make use of it.
4. Are you seeking a job
but don’t want your current employer to know?
You can use an alias, and get a 2d phone line with voicemail, use
an answering service, or create an anonymous email address at Opera, Gmail,
yahoo, etc.
*
Important note: Under no circumstances do I
guarantee what results you will get. I have seen plenty of applicants work hard
to find ways to fail in their job-hunting by choosing wrong markets, screwing
up interviews, placing inappropriate requirments on the companies interested
in them. I even had someone show up for an interview in my office wearing a
see-through blouse and see-through bra! However, if you do things mostly
right, as my wife and friends have done, you should expect to find new employment
quickly.
Still have questions? Contact me!
OurChaplain.com
Pastor Brian Eastman
513 853 6180 • Pastor@OurChaplain.com