Executive Job Search: 4 Sure-Fire Tactics to Keep Your $100K+ Executive Job Search Alive and Kicking!
September 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Job Search
Joy Andrews lost her position as a $100K+ executive about three months ago. Devastated, Joy took some time off to clear her head and get ready for her job search. Joy implemented the four tips that I teach in my article, “4 Critical Steps to Launching Your $100K Executive Job Search & Getting Hired.” But now she wants to know, “What do I need to do to be more effective and keep my job search alive?”
In this article, I give you four sure-fire tactics to implement so that you can keep your job search campaign kicking!
4 Steps to Keep Your 100K+ Executive Job Search Alive:
Step #1 - Reach Out
Networking is more than just going to professional association meetings, eating lunch or dinner with strangers and collecting business cards. There are specific methods for getting a pay off in every networking activity that you engage in!
1. Be intentional. Even before you sign-up for an event, before you pick up the phone, or before you send a resume to anyone, you should have a plan, a goal and an expected outcome for each and every activity that you perform.
2. Categorize Your Contacts. Organizing and categorizing your contact database is key to understanding how to communicate with each contact and what to expect. I recommend that you classify your contacts into three types: power brokers, peers, and pay-it-forward individuals.
3. Customize Your Communications. Once you’ve classified your contacts appropriately, develop different messages for each. Power Brokers, who are one or two levels above you in their career, require valuable strategically positioned messages. Peers, those who are at the same level as you, are great sources …
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