How do I find a job?
How do I find a job?
This is the question, isn't it? Especially if you are unemployed and have been for a while. I'm somewhat fortunate because I'm voluntarily unemployed. A few weeks ago I finished a consulting job in New York City and now I'm trying my hand at making money blogging and monetizing my blog entries. So far, I have not made a single penny, so I'm not yet in a position to tell you whether what I'm doing will ever pay my mortgage or car payment. Right now my savings and stock dividends are doing that job. I think I'm just being lazy, but pretending to be working.
However, many years ago the job market was tough, just as it is today. I was fresh out of law school and no one was hiring. Waiting in line with my classmates to interview with law firms only helped about 1% of us. Still, I found a job within 1 week of passing the bar. How? I did everything but look for a job online, in the newspaper, or with job agencies. Do I have to repeat myself?
If you are looking for a job, do not look for it online, in classified ads, or at job agencies.
Why do I say this? Because this is where your competition is going.
So, if you haven't figured out where I am going, here is the secret:
Figure out what you want to do (and let's assume you are already trained or educated in your career choice), and then call someone that does it. Ask them if they are aware of any opportunities in your chosen field, and if not, ask them to give you a name of someone that might know of them. Take meticulous notes and be very friendly and complimentary and inquisitive. Listen. Keep making phone calls, going from one referral to the next until you get a job interview. If you don't get the job interview, keep calling people, just as I have outlined herein.
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