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Career Search for Your Next Interview

If you are looking for a career change and intend to get your first job interview by looking at newspaper ad, the probability that you may successfully get your ideal career is very low.

The reason for that is simple. Looking for a career through newspaper ad is the thing that many people do. The other more popular way is to register with a career search agency. You may even need to pay a sum for such a service, but most career agency charge the potential employer. Either way, you are competing with thousands of potential candidate for the post.

There are more ways to get a job interview.

Networking

Survey shown that more than 70% of the most wanted career in the United States of America was not advertised in the daily newspaper. They were offered to the candidates through referral. That is how another great career post was filled- up, without the employer having to pay for advertisement and the hassle of interviewing thousands of potential candidate.

So, what if you do not have a network that is able to get you to the career that you desire? In fact, all of us have our referral. What about your friends, relatives or family members? Are they able to assist you?

Let people in your contact list know that you wanted to make a career move. Ask them for references. Tell them what type of career or industry that you will be happy to get involved in. You will be surprised at the results that come in. Most people are willing to help, only if you allow them and provide them with the right information.

However, even though people are willing to help, not all opportunity appears at the same time. Leave them a copy of your resume. When you meet new friends, tell them that you are contemplating of making a career move. Through constant effort, you will soon realise that more and more people will act as your agent for your career search. And its for free too!

Making Cold Call

Making cold calls are likely not to get you a lot of respond, as not many people are willing to receive cold calls. However there is another way which is similar but is less disturbing.

Write letters directly to a potential employer to express your interest to make a career with them, whether he is employing or not. Many potential employer would likely just glance through your letter, and you should make your letter as concise as possible.

In your letter you should give a brief write-up of yourself and empasise how you are able to contribute to the companys growth. Summarise the achievements that youve made so far in your current career. Use key words, such as achieved, successfully implemented, etc. Write assertively.

Finally end the letter with a suggestion to meet up at a time suitable to your potential employer, to further discuss how you can starta career with them. Your potential employer is not obligated to meet you, but since he has nothing to lose, he will be interested to meet you to see what you have to offer.

Attach a copy of your most-updated resume.

To make it even easier for your potential employer to respond to you, you should prepare a self-addressed envelop with a pre-formatted reply. This reply should be brief and include checkboxes for quick reply. Your pre-formatted reply should consists of options of either to ask that you call to arrange for an interview, or referencing you to other career opening, or just a flat refusal.

As it takes less than 15 minutes for your potential employer to reply, there is a high likelihood that they will reply. Even though the company you are writing to do not have any career opening, your potential employer may recommend you to other company that may have an opening.

If you were asked to call to arrange for an interview, do it immediately. This shows that you are genuine and honest to start a career with them. If the company referenced you to another company or flatly refused to meet up, you should at least appreciate that they have taken the trouble to respond. Tell them so. Write a letter to them to thank them for taking the trouble to reply to you.

If you have dealt with the entire process in a professional way, chances are that your potential employer are impressed. If there are no openings at the moment, they will likely keep your resume for reference. If you are indeed called up for an interview, you have already made a head start in your career search, compared to other potential candidate who is searching for a career opening.

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