CAREER ADVISOR

If you are spending most of your time at home in front of your computer, it's time to shake up your routine. Applying online is by far the easiest way to apply for jobs - but it's NOT the most effective. When you’re in a job search for more than six months -your daily routine is set on automatic pilot. This week, spend 75% of your time networking, setting up informational interviews and marketing yourself directly to hiring authorities. Rather than sending emails, pick up the phone and have conversations. Leave a voicemail that shows your target how it will benefit them to call you back. Get out of your house and force yourself to interact with people who are working. You NEVER know who can open a door that results in your next job opportunity.

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When you log into our Career Portal,  in addition to the proven 16 step process listed in the Three Phases of a Job Search, there is great information contained in our Library. Click on the Library Tab on the Career Portal Home Page and you will find several folders FILLED with great resources to assist your search.

Your Login Information is:
URL: www.thrpartnerscareercenter.com

TIP FOR THE WEEK
Position yourself to be on the offensive vs. defensive in your search. As your feet hit the ground each day, do all you can to progress your job search. DO SOMETHING every day, even if you are just completing small steps in your search. Daily actions will help you build momentum and momentum will result in interviews and job offers!

Get Back Out There

When you are knocked down, the most natural thing to do is get back up! The same holds true for the disappointments you experience throughout your job search process. When you get knocked down or even knocked out of the interviewing process, you need to get back out there!

How you respond to setbacks and failures is one of the most important decisions you make each day. Successful people fail more because they try more. Job Seekers who are doing nothing have no setbacks or disappointments, but they also have no chance of finding a job! It's always a better choice to fail at doing something than to excel at doing nothing!

All job seekers get knocked down and rejected, but it is how fast they get up that counts. The only time you fail is when you have not learned anything from the experience. There is always an opportunity to learn from every failure, rejection or disappointment. In your job search adopt the following attitude: SO WHAT -NOW WHAT - NEXT!

Someone else's opinion of you does not have to be your reality! When you don't get hired for a position, that does not mean you are not talented or qualified, it merely means you were not a fit for this particular opportunity. If another job seeker is more successful in their job search, chances are they have heard "No" more than you. Each "No" gets you closer to someone saying YES.

If you find yourself lacking motivation and your job search is in neutral, the best advice I can give you is "GET BACK OUT THERE TODAY!"  Your next employer is sitting there, waiting to hear from you.

Important Announcement

While you’re watching, listening to and reading the news, it is important to remember that "good news" does not sell advertising. If you have been following the news in the past thirty days, you might believe NO ONE is hiring.  That is NOT TRUE!  We’ve surveyed companies from coast to coast and many ARE hiring.  All you have to do is review the Job Boards or postings on websites to see for yourself that employers are hiring.  However, the best way for you to find a job is still networking and marketing yourself directly to hiring authorities.  Make a commitment today to spend the time you normally spend following the NEWS researching companies and the names of hiring authorities.  This is much better use of your time.  Many job seekers have thrown up their hands and are not aggressively pursuing a job because of! recent news.  That is why timing is perfect for you...you probably have less competition!
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It’s time to identify job opportunities that you would enjoy most.  We have provided you with a tool that will help you obtain this information.  Login to our career portal and when you land on your home page click on the banner located on the right hand side of the page titled "Match Your Personality to a Career- Dewey Color Assessments".  These assessment tools were tested by over 750,000 job seekers through Career Builder with an over 80% accuracy standard which is the highest rating of any current assessment tool on the market.  You will be amazed at the results!
Or use this URL to get there:
URL: www.thrpartnerscareercenter.com/assessment.php

Depression WILL Sabotage Your Job Search

During our last Job Seeker Training Webinar, our Career Coach realized that many of the job seekers participating on the live call had been out of work for extended periods of time. It's easy to get frustrated, depressed and worried if you're EVER going to land a job! No matter what has transpired in your job search up until now - you need to declare today as the beginning of "phase two" of your search.

If possible, attempt to land contract, temp or consulting work to show some recent experience. If that is not possible, volunteer your time with organizations that will give you the opportunity to interact with business people (who are often hiring authorities) You can list the volunteerism as recent activity. If you don't think you will ever land a job, you will spend your entire day proving yourself right. It's important that your begin to expect good things to happen in your job search. Schedule more informational interviews. Re-contact your business network and let them know you are a "free agent in the open job market and are excited about accepting a new challenge".

The BEST WAY for you to find a job is NOT Job Boards or postings on websites (there is too much competition). You need to market yourself to individuals who would be your bosses's boss and stress your career accomplishments and the impact they have had on your past employers. Stress the BENEFIT TO THEM when you are attempting to schedule an interview! Smile when you make your follow up telephone calls and you will come across more positive on the phone. Don't allow yourself the luxury of being depressed - even for a minute because it WILL sabotage your job search.