Toss Your Old-Fashioned Job Search Ideas . . . If You Want A Job Fast!

What? Toss your old-fashioned job search ideas? Dump your resume?

Sounds heretical, doesn't it? But, if you're struggling in the job market . . . or if you recenly got the red slip . . . or you're not excited about an offer . . . well, the way you've been doing it just doesn't work anymore . . . especially if you've been job hunting for awhile.

You're reading this because you want to get ahead. And you'd love to get a good offer in a matter of days. So, doesn't it make sense to do it the right way . . . the fastest way?

You see, most of us faced with today's complex marketplace are simply doing it wrong, We're taking weeks and months to accomplish what could be done successfully in days. For example, we tend to spend an inordinate amount of time preparing the perfect resume. And then distributing it to several jobsites like Monster and HotJobs. Or emailing it to countless employers.

And then waiting for the phone to ring. Only it doesn't. You do get a bunch of TNT (thanks but no thanks) emails.

Look, the problem is not you. You're simply doing it wrong. You see, the rules have changed a lot since the last time you looked for a job. To put it simply, there are new rules you must to follow to have any chance of getting a job offer.

The burden is on you to prove you can make a difference. That means you can't dwell on what you used to do for someone else You have to research what the organization's goal are and specifically what the hiring decision-maker is looking for. And then be prepared to present specific contributions.

An employer has to be convinced that you can make a real contribution or that you can make the employer's job easier. Your interviews, resume and written or spoken messages must communicate how you can solve problems and help the organization. Fail that and you're OUT!

No one has the time to read between the lines of your resume or second-guess your interview presentation. In short, if you can't show how you bring value, you can be assured that there's someone else right behind you who can.

Leave your job search to chance . . . you just LOST! For example, posting an electronic resume to a half dozen job search services will get you weeks, even months of nail-biting. The same applies to answering endless ads or expecting recruiters or agencies to handle everything for you.

Did you know that you already have the valuable assets that can guarantee you a speedy and lucrative job search. They are your CONTACTS . . . .people you already know like relatives, friends, neighbors, religious leaders, business associates and customers, or people you buy things from (like insurance, financial services, contractors, etc.).

Ask them for advice. Tell them about your career/job change plans. Ask them to refer you someone with information about the organizations or individuals you've targeted.

With a powerful job-search system you can walk you through the 21st Century job-finding process step-by-step. Follow the new rules and you can be entertaining a job offer is as little as 14 days. Now that's real success these days!