John Lees, career author and author of How to Get a Job You'll Love, offers some great advice to job seekers in a tough economy. For the out-of work job seeker, consider this. Here's a 16 1/2 minute podcast he recorded for HBR's IdeaCast, just right for a short commute or while you get ready for work (or to find work) in the morning.
For the working job seeker looking for a career change, Lees has some sage advice as well. Lees is a contributor to the HBR Blog Network, and one of his more recent posts is "To Get the Job of Your Dreams, Stop Dreaming."
If you're thinking about your next steps for whatever reason, check out the podcast and the post - think you'll enjoy both.
Best,
Bryan
everybody's looking right now - even the president
ReplyDeleteJust saw an editorial on one of the major news networks and the advice for job seekers was to forget all you learned in the 90's regarding resumes. The new advice is to target the job you want, try to find someone already within the company that you know or network to get introduced to someone within the company. Once you have your contact, construct an introduction letter that mentions the contact that you know and express an interest in the job. Of course, be certain that you have your personal contact information included. Another CEO in an industry magazine recently stated that he only utilizes electronic communications from future employees via the use of a special program written to quickly cut through the information. Probably should try it all to be successful in your job search.
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