Raise your hand if "Get a New Job" is at the top of your list of New Year's resolutions. Whether you're currently "spending more time with your family," or toughing out another year in a company you would have surely fled in a better economy, you're probably wondering what you can do in 2010 to improve your chances in a brutal market.
"They're all victims of brainwashing about what it means to look for a job," he says. "The current wisdom says to crank up your network, polish your resume and get it out there. It's all oriented to having you get your documents out there, in the hope that somebody will figure out what to do with you."Instead, job seekers should practice reverse psychology. Enough about you! What about the person who needs to fill the job?
The notion of building your personal brand is pure bunk,It's a narcissistic view of how you get ahead. It's about feeling the employer's pain. If you want to pull off a career change, you need to give hiring managers a specific business plan as to why they should allow you into the organization."
Step 1: Give yourself the freedom to explore. Forget that you're looking for a job. First, you have to figure out where you want to go. We're talking "blue sky" here. So head to the library, an old school but shockingly useful treasure trove of helpful information. Forget the Internet. Too focused, too virtual. Right now, you need to roam the periodicals section, allowing yourself the luxury of following wherever your interest takes you.
Step 2: Armed with information about four or five--no more!--companies where you think you would enjoy working, pick up the phone or ferret out an email to get in touch with the people on your list. Don't ask for an informational interview! They'll drop you like a hot potato! Instead, come up with some thought-provoking question that might inspire the person on the other end of your missive to engage.
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