subject: Advice For The Unemployed... [print this page] Get out of the HouseGet out of the House. Use the library or rent office space. If necessary arrange for research, secretarial and phone services.
Keep active. Utilize talent. Benefits. Exposure to potentially valuable people and a boost in self-esteem from earning at least a small wage..This is very important!
Concentrate job-hunting efforts. More than 80% of managerial positions are filled through recommendations. Direction: Cultivate friends and acquaintances, and let them know you are actively looking...Make a list of the people you know, where you know them from and where you are now..
Make a list of companies you are interested in. Get information about them..Become better known in your field..Go to business-related lunches and social activities. You may learn more at lunch with a beginner in research than by talking to a secretive senior executive..Bottom line, steer a sane path in the job market through self-evaluations.
Prepare for job interviews by practicing with your spouse or friend..Talk about your achievements without sounding too modest or too arrogant...If possible, find out about the person who will actually be conducting the interview. Reveal the knowledge little by little, in a flattering way, as the interview proceeds..
At the interview: Maintain eye contact. Avoid smoking and drinking, even when invited to do so. Never knock competitors. More important. Never arrange interviews for Friday afternoon or Monday morning.
Recommendations: Ignore most help wanted ads and all blind ads,, Eliminate: The personnel manager, who usually has no authority. Also: the resume, job application and screening interview. Why: None of these is a chance to top management.
