The 6 realities of the new job search

Unfortunately, as a career coach, I still tend to see individuals who are using obsolete, traditional job search methods that used to work.

The landscape has changed drastically-even from two years ago. Not just the economic landscape, but the job search landscape.

Allow me to coin a disgraced Canadian government employee, "I'm entitled to my entitlement." This is faulty thinking that we are entitled to a stable job, benefits, salary increases and an automatic performance evaluation that will pay dividends.

None of us is entitled to a job. The permanent job has fossilized in the new economic landscape.
Seeking a job through unconventional, innovative ways is now part of the new order.

Enter the "new job search" methodology.

One job search method, which has lost currency in favour of the information age is using, (Ready? Deep breath!) a fax machine....Yes, a good 'ole fax machine.

More importantly, I'm a disciple of the descriptor on jobsbyfax.com

(Incidentally, during an anonymous call about whether the company offers the same service in Canada, I was disappointed about the customer response)

Business is global in the post-911 world! Companies only germinate with global markets and being visionary!)

For the record, jobsbyfax.com has six realities of the new job search:
1. It's not about YOU. (Remember the entitlement to which I was referring?)

2. Solve problems for employers. Like Kevin Donlin and David Perry always espouse, a job opening/vacancy is a means to solve a problem for employers. Nothing more, nothing less.

3. Start with a self-evaluation.
So many job seekers fail because they have no plan, no contacts and no goals.
The best information you can garner is about yourself which you impart to a potential or desirable employer.

4. Market yourself inside and out of your company.
(See my previous blog post on this site about PURL's and using digital identities to your advantage).

5. A job search is a sales and marketing campaign.
(How often I have dampered the endless refrain of job seekers: I don't like sales.....I don't know how to sell myself....)

6. Compete against "trained" job hunters.

Be bold, innovative and enticing to employers.

(Email me on the lastest methods which do get results).

Melissa Martin
bilingual career coach
careercoachingbyphone.com