David E. Perry's Blog, page 4
September 1, 2012
$aving-a-Dollar
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- David Perry, a longtime headhunter, says you're wasting your time if you're looking for job postings online. And he should know: he's often the guy on the other side helping companies lure new talent. Perry, who's based in Ottawa, says that in the last 22 years he has accomplished 996 searches totaling $172 million in salary. And the bottom line in today's economy, he says, is you have to tap the "hidden job market."
Are You Ready to Use Social Media in your Job Search? « Muckraker Media
Social media is a useful format for promotion and building a personal brand. However, like other job search tools, it shouldn’t be used without forethought. Please ask yourself the following questions before you use social media in your job search.
How to: GET NOTICED « The Roll-out
High School Diploma? Check. An inspiring overseas educational experience? Check. Bachelor’s Degree at a relatively decent school (obtained in 4 years…okay give or take a couple semesters…)? Check. An internship or two squeezed in during and/or after college? Check. A well thought out cover letter and resume representing your achievements? Check. A new suit courtesy of Mom? Check. Firm handshake lesson courtesy of Dad? Check.
via theroll-out.com
August 28, 2012
Get Hired Faster -- Become a Matchmaker
Here's a great way to network better, uncover more job leads -- and get hired.
Because it's a true guerrilla job search tip, you won't find it in any traditional job search book.
Instead, you'll find it in The Little Black Book of Connections, by Jeffrey Gitomer. He's a favorite of both David and myself.
Gitomer says that the key to making good networking connections is to start with your own. "Your lawyer knows other lawyers. Your accountant knows other accountants. And they both know all of their clients and can potentially leverage your position with a third-party introduction," writes Gitomer.
What does this mean for you? If you introduce the professionals in your network to each other, you can leverage the resulting good will to find new job leads.
Example: Introduce your banker to your lawyer, or your accountant to a friend who owns a small business. They will all thank you ... and be more likely to introduce you to decision makers who can hire you.
Action Steps: Why not get on the phone today and set up one lunch or coffee meeting for later this week? Matchmaking like this can increase the value of your network exponentially -- and get you hired.
- Kevin Donlin
Co-Author, Guerrilla Resumes
Career mavericks:
For me, Mark's story is an inspiration for Career Mavericks everywhere demonstrating that good guys do win.
In a breathless résumé spanning 33 years, his changing interests and passions have led him to work variously as an auto mechanic, scuba diver, salesman, retailer, venture capitalist and manager in a municipal government business development agency.
It's a story that might entice a literary agent more
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
August 27, 2012
Follow Up After You Send Your Resume
It's vital that you call, email, fax and/or write to every employer you send your resume to, to make sure they received it.
If you think this is a lot of wasted effort, think again.
It's possible -- even common, given the blizzard of resumes most employer get -- for the hiring manager to never receive your resume, even if you follow the instructions in their want ad or online job posting.
And if they don't get your resume, how can you get an interview?
So, keep this in mind each time you contact an employer to follow up on your resume -- you're doing them a big favor. After all, why would they spend all that time reading resumes and interviewing people if they didn't want to hear from every qualified candidate, especially you?
This happened two weeks ago to a client of mine, whom we'll call Stacey.
She faxed her resume to a Fortune 500 company in Bloomington, Minn., to apply for a job she was eminently qualified for. But she never heard back. After three days, she called to ask if they had any questions about her resume.
Surprise! They never got her resume.
Stacey sent it again, this time by email. And she was called for an interview. Which would have NEVER happened if she hadn't taken two minutes to call and follow up.
Action Step: Trust, but verify. Send your resume with the expectation that it will be read by the right person. Then call to make sure that it actually was.
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
August 21, 2012
How to Blog your way to a Job
If you follow my blog regularly then you've probably listened to the podcasts on the adventures of Darryl Praill and Allan Zander - 2 candiates/clients/friends I spearheaded a Guerrilla Marketing campaign for. If you haven't already listened to the blow-by-blow podcast, it's available here in the column to the left under my LinkedIn profile.
This morning's Globe & Mail article focuses on the blog we started to underpin other elements of the multi-pronged marketing attack which included 4 color guerrilla resumes, newspapers, podcasts, television news, seminars, direct mail, cold-calling, a website and a blogg.
In a new world, where you always need to be looking for your next gig, it just shows you that it's easier to be found than to find a job. And with with the right strategy your hunt will assume a life of its own - even after you're happily employed.
This is likely not the last chapter in the Darryl Praill and Allan Zander story which we launched with TotalPicture.com
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
