Comments on: Getting Lucky in Your Job Search http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2010/07/25/finding-a-job-getting-lucky/ The Job-Hunt.org Blog Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:07:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight - Job Search News http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2010/07/25/finding-a-job-getting-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight - Job Search News Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:18:28 +0000 http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/?p=1700#comment-3803 [...] Making Your Own Job Search Luck – Scientific research has shown that good luck “charms” do help people succeed in fields as diverse as golf and puzzle solving.  So Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt’s Online Job Search Expert applied that research to the job search. Try it!  It works! [...] [...] Making Your Own Job Search Luck – Scientific research has shown that good luck “charms” do help people succeed in fields as diverse as golf and puzzle solving.  So Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt’s Online Job Search Expert applied that research to the job search. Try it!  It works! [...]

]]> By: Networking for the Networking-Phobic - Job Search News http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2010/07/25/finding-a-job-getting-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-3752 Networking for the Networking-Phobic - Job Search News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:35:45 +0000 http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/?p=1700#comment-3752 [...] your lucky charm(s) with you.  Scientific research shows that they do help you feel more confident!  This is good for [...] [...] your lucky charm(s) with you.  Scientific research shows that they do help you feel more confident!  This is good for [...]

]]> By: Alan - $100K Small Business Coach http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2010/07/25/finding-a-job-getting-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 Alan - $100K Small Business Coach Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:46:20 +0000 http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/?p=1700#comment-3739 As a marketing coach I work with many that tell me they aren't lucky when it comes to getting new clients, but the reason is that they aren't in control of their marketing and they are doing all of the wrong things. When it comes to looking for a job, your resume and cover letter are clearly your marketing message. And I see people who are looking for a job making every last one of the same mistakes when writing a resume that business owners make in their marketing. In a markeitng brochure . . . at least one that works, is NEVER about you, your products, or your services. It's about the RESULTS that your clients get. Same for the resume. Stop talking about about you, your credentials, what you've done, and start talking about the measurable results your employers have gotten from you. Leave a value statement, such as, "department efficiency went up to almost double within 6 months" and watch how that next job interview changes from what you've done before. As a marketing coach I work with many that tell me they aren’t lucky when it comes to getting new clients, but the reason is that they aren’t in control of their marketing and they are doing all of the wrong things.

When it comes to looking for a job, your resume and cover letter are clearly your marketing message. And I see people who are looking for a job making every last one of the same mistakes when writing a resume that business owners make in their marketing.

In a markeitng brochure . . . at least one that works, is NEVER about you, your products, or your services. It’s about the RESULTS that your clients get. Same for the resume. Stop talking about about you, your credentials, what you’ve done, and start talking about the measurable results your employers have gotten from you. Leave a value statement, such as, “department efficiency went up to almost double within 6 months” and watch how that next job interview changes from what you’ve done before.

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