Tip of the Week: When Do You Apply For a Job?

If you're out of work right now or looking for a new job, there's a routine that is usually followed. You look at the paper, you go on the internet or maybe sign up for some job service. You might even have a job fair where you live, so you attend that.

These are the things that we have traditionally been trained to do to find a job, I'm here to tell you THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY ALL THE WRONG STEPS! Could I have made this point any clearer? This model might have worked back in the day but with the state our economy is in now and with the lack of jobs, this won't work anymore!

Think about this, when a company advertises that they are hiring, how many people do you think will apply? If you read my post about applications, http://tinyurl.com/3k2keb5, companies will receive thousands of applications for posted jobs. So when a company advertises a job, it's already too late for you! WHAT? Trust me. 

Here's your tip of the week: Sit down and think long and hard about where you want to work and what you want to do for work. Once you've figured that out, get a list of 10 company's that fit into those criteria. Whether or not (hopefully not) they are adverting in any way they are hiring, apply at those companies. That's the tip, applying when you have less competition!

Look, with this economy you'll always have competition trying to get a job. Applying at companies that don't seem to be hiring will dramatically increase your odds of getting a good job. If you're a good fit for that company, whether their hiring or not, they'll find a way to get you in. Trust me! Next week I'll talk about how to specifically get hired!

Any tips for getting hired that you could share? Please share in the comments below: