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Chart Your Course!

By Martin Buckland, Master Resume Writer, AnEliteResume.com

Sailors think ahead; they spend hours contemplating the easiest, most efficient way from A to B. There can be many variables when planning the route: wind, the season, land masses in the way. All play a role in the decision making process. It’s difficult to make the perfect judgement and even the best sailors don’t always reach their goal within the forecasted time.

The same applies to a job search! It’s not an easy task; most people don’t relish the thought of mapping a route to steer their job search in a defined and precise direction. They waver, put their eggs in one basket, and think that will bring them the rewards. Not so!!

Putting your time and energy into one avenue out of the many ways of attracting interest in yourself during a job search is generally fruitless. Just like sailors, explore all opportunities! I guarantee it will be worth your while and optimize your chances of employment.

Arm yourself with all the information provided here; you will open up new opportunities and enhance your job search.

Chart your course. Be judicious and proactive in your approach, consider your ideal employer. Who do you want to work for? Do you like their products? Do you drive their products? Do you live in their products? Do you eat their products? If so, use the successful target marketing approach. Research the company, prepare and deliver a powerful, enticing cover letter attached to your resume, directed at the person who will ultimately be responsible for managing you in your new appointment. These decision makers are influential in deciding who to hire and when to hire. Target marketing yourself to potential employers is the most efficient way to chart your course.

Why?

It is generally believed that job boards and print media bring the majority of jobs. They don’t. The most direct route is targeting your audience. This method can be very time consuming. Finding a full time job is almost another job in itself. My clientele who have charted this course can provide testimony that it works; make it work for you!

Decide the industry in which you would like to work. Develop a comprehensive spreadsheet database of potential employers requiring your skill set and knowledge. Then, find the name of the person who will ultimately be your manager by utilizing trade/industry directories, annual reports, company web sites, associations, and by calling the company’s executive office asking for the person in charge of the department you are intending on working in. The response to sending a resume and cover letter addressed to a particular decision maker is outstanding. If you discipline yourself to following this route; the time spent in research will reap rewards.