What is your pitch?

Second only to a resume in your job search is your pitch or what is called your elevator speech.  It should last about as long as an elevator ride, 20-30 seconds.  You need a few of them handy but the two biggest one is the answer to “Tell me about...

Making a hit list for your job search

Another quote that rings true in your job search is from Jim Key: “You’ll only hit the targets at which you aim.”  If you are applying for EVERYTHING you will probably end up with NOTHING.  This is why a lot of people get frustrated in their job...

How to work a job fair – game day

So, you have done all your research on the companies.  You have your hit-list for the job fair.  You are smiling and ready to be nice to everyone.  Now what? This might seem silly but few people do it.  Usually you want to go to your hit-list companies that...

How to work a job fair part deux

Once you know who you want to talk to at the job fair then the real work begins.  You want to do more than just look at their website.  Keep in mind that even looking at their website puts you ahead of most people in the job search.  Many times when I ask people what...

How to work a job fair

“Plan your work and work you plan” is a very common phrase in business, especially in sales, for one reason… it works!  You should take the same approach to your job search.  Do a lot of people find jobs at a job fair?  No.  But do some?  Yes. ...