subject: Marketing Manager Littleton, CO- My personal recap of webinar "Keys to a successful job search" by Get Hired Boot Camp [print this page] Marketing Manager Littleton, CO- My personal recap of webinar "Keys to a successful job search" by Get Hired Boot Camp
Greig Wells and Get Hired Boot Camp lead a webinar this morning giving 10 phases in the job search process.
If you have read any of my previous articles or know the purpose of this blog, it is to market myself to get my next position as a marketing manager here in the Denver Metro area. I spend hours upon hours reading articles, participating in social media, and attending webinars so I can have all the best tips and tricks.
I have to say that this webinar was the most focused and complete tool I have found to date. While I have implemented almost all of the 10 phases already in my search, I did learn some tips on how I can refine my approach and techniques.
Greig does offer a special boot camp on all the 10 phases and if I could, I would take part in it. He did give us the names of the experts he uses to teach the classes and I will be looking them up, getting in touch with them and learning as much as I can reading the blogs.
My two biggest takeaways were;
#1 Target companies I want to work for. Choose 50 companies I want to work for, or as many as there are, and connect with at least one person. Connect by offering to help them and not that you need something from them. The reality is, out of the 50 companies not all will have job openings. The goal is to make a real connection and when possible connect off-line. Build real relationships!
#2 Market my potential and not just my past. Emphasizing my credibility and showing what is in it for them to hire me is a direct approach to find the best fit. Making sure to only express interest in positions I truly qualify for and demonstrating what I will do for them specifically will be key to getting interviews.
Greig also talks about search focus. I did learn from him in another webinar that the personal brand is key and since I have made sure that I am branding myself as marketing manager in Littleton, CO. I'm not a generic job seeker! One thing he mentioned today was to include an industry in that branding. Because my skills and experience were all developed while working in residential real estate marketing I try to avoid mentioning that. So, this tip I will have to consider carefully and maybe ask more questions on how best to approach it.
Another thing I am going to focus on is rethinking my specialty. Once again I am coming back to my title and the challenge of the term marketing generalist. I quit calling myself a generalist but found that I still use the term in interviews. MISTAKE! My conundrum, I specialize in the general. This will take some work.
I do recommend participating in this webinar. The information is clear and can help everyone focus their search. I have some serious work to do.
