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The best way to find a job is to put people to work for you.
Okay, so you are out of work and without a budget to command a staff. So what? You have the potential of running a sizeable organization without overhead; an organization that does not require your having a degree or spectacular credentials of any kind.
Start off with a simple question? How many people do you know that are out of work? 2? 3? I dare say that today you can probably name 10 people who are without a job. However, for the purposes of this example, I will go with the number 5.
STEP 1: Pick 5 people that you know to be out of work. It does NOT matter what kind of work they do, only that they are looking for a job and do not do the same thing you do.
STEP 2: Create a factsheet detailing what each person does in general and in detail.
STEP 3: Take the factsheet with you to each interview and at the conclusion of your interview, ask the recruiter if you can take a few seconds to inquire about other positions. This is when you ask the recruiter if they have specific needs that meet the skillsets of those in your job-finding network.
STEP 4: If recruiter has a specific need for someone in your network, then advise the recruiters of that person's name and that said person will be in contact with them shortly.
STEP 5: Via email, phone, message board, etc touch base with your network of jobseekers and advise them on where you have been. The more useful information you can relay is:
* Which companies you have visited.
* What departments within the company are hiring
* Who you spoke to and their contact information
* When that company expects to hire, if that time is not now
* Dress code & culture of the company
So what does this exercise do for you? I would hope that it is obvious; by creating and remaining active in a job-finders network you have multiplied your presence 5 times (at least with this example), cut down on wasted time pursuing companies that are not currently hiring and you have gained valuable information that you can use to attract more people into your job-finders network.
Pretty cool idea huh? Believe me it works in generating business as well, but that's another book altogether.
About the Author
Jim Stroud is a Recruitment Specialist and the author of "How Do I Find A Job When the Economy Sucks?" a very successful e-book of job search strategies. It is available from his website at http://www.JimStroud.com. He can be reached by email at: jimstroud@jimstroud.com.