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- Four Job Search Frustrations From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Applications Developer - C# - .Net - SQL Server - FS - Boston, MA Ar From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Systems Engineer (Windows Server & Exchange) - FS - Marlboro, MA Are From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Sr. Systems Engineer (Windows Server & VMware) - FS - Marlboro, MA A From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- FW: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- FW: FW: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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Four Job Search Frustrations
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:47 am (PDT)
Four Job Search Frustrations
I just spent the morning reviewing several hundred emails from job seekers
across the country, looking for common frustrations among people looking for
work.
As you might imagine, many things are bugging many job seekers in this
economy.
But I boiled them down to four prominent job-search frustrations.
Here they are, with suggested solutions.
Which ones apply to you?
Frustration #1: "I submit my resume for a posted job and never hear back
from employers. Did they even read my resume?"
Solution: Here are three ways to make sure your resume is received and read.
1.. Call the employer after applying. Obviously, you can't do this if
you're blasting resumes out by the dozens each week, so pick and choose
carefully which employers you apply to. The smaller the employer, the more
likely you are to connect with a hiring authority by phone.
b.. Hand-deliver your resume. This method really works, as I've written
about before. People who get interviewed and hired after hand-delivering
their resumes do the following:
a.. they dress professionally;
b.. ask the receptionist if they can personally give their resume to the
hiring manager;
c.. if refused, they politely request a meeting at a later date;
d.. leave a copy of their resume with the receptionist;
e.. call or visit again until they get a meeting.
When you visit a company to drop off your resume, be ready to interview on
the spot, if you meet the hiring manager in the lobby -- it has happened!
c.. Mail your resume. Nowhere is it written that you cannot mail a resume
after submitting it online. With a little sleuthing on the employer's web
site and/or Google, you can find the name of your potential boss and their
mailing address. Still unsure? Call the employer and ask!
Frustration #2: "I'm over-qualified for most positions I apply for."
Solution: First, know that employers may fear your getting bored in a role
dealing with budgets in the thousands of dollars, if you've worked with
millions of dollars before, for example.
And employers may fret that you'll leave as soon as a better job turns up.
To allay those fears, use your cover letter to highlight your record of
long-term employment, if you have one. You can also offer to sign an
agreement outlining a minimum stay in a new job.
Also, understand that "over-qualified" can mean "too expensive" for some
employers, who fear being able to match your salary demands.
So, explain in your resume and cover letter that someone with your
experience can save or earn significant amounts of money. Then, prove it
with specific dollars and figures. Ideally, you will show employers that
hiring you is like buying money at a discount -- you can earn or save
multiples of every dollar you get paid in salary.
Frustration #3: "Recruiters and headhunters don't call me back."
Solution: Lower your expectations. Unless you already have a solid
relationship with one, now is not the best time to expect callbacks from
recruiters.
There reasons are many in this recession, according to Mark J. Haluska,
Founder & Executive Director, Real Time NetWork ( www.rtnetwork.com).
"Most recruiters have a glut of candidates and they're besieged with
unsolicited resumes to fill a dwindling number of assignments. So, before a
recruiter ever thinks of calling you, they comb through their database of
candidates, looking for someone they know is a proven winner," says Haluska.
Should you follow up with a recruiter, to make sure they got your resume?
Perhaps.
"You could make a call every couple weeks, if only to leave a voicemail.
That should eventually result in contact with the recruiter." But, be on
your best behavior and avoid letting any frustration show; otherwise, "your
resume will end up in the shredder," says Haluska.
Frustration #4: "I have no time for networking."
Solution: You have time for eating and sleeping. Why? Because they are
necessary for survival.
Without a job, you will have no food to eat or roof to sleep under.
So make time to network. Even if you have to eat or sleep less for a few
weeks ... or watch less TV or relax less on weekends. You can always catch
up on that later.
- Kevin Donlin
Kevin Donlin is co-author of Guerrilla Resumes. Since 1996, he has provided
job-search help to more than 20,000 people. Kevin has been interviewed by
The New York Times, USA Today, Fox News, ABC TV, CBS Radio and others. Learn
more about Guerrilla Resumes
copyright (c) 2009 by Kevin Donlin
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Applications Developer - C# - .Net - SQL Server - FS - Boston, MA Ar
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:09 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to your associates – Referrals
appreciated.
Position Title – WRAD072009
Applications Developer (Mid-Level) – C# - .Net – SQL Server - FS - Boston,
MA Area – Up to $95K+ DOE
Up to $95K DOE + Bonus
Local Candidates Only – No Sponsorship
Company
Leading private investment firm with over $50 billion in assets under
management – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation
Package – Bonus
Position Summary:
Client is looking for a highly motivated and experienced developer to join
their software development team as a Mid-level Developer. They are seeking
a well-rounded individual who has the ability to design and program web
based business applications using ASP .NET and C#. A qualified candidate
should be an expert in the aspects of the software development process, an
expert in multiple tools and technologies, possess excellent written and
technical problem solving skills, programming and unit testing skills, great
organization and communication skills, and be able to work well within a
team environment.
Candidates must be self-directed, confident, and able to perform tasks of
moderate to high complexity. Candidates should have excellent client facing
skills and be able to articulate technical issues. Candidates will be
expected to help shape technical documents with moderate to complex designs
with minimal guidance and fully understand and utilize the appropriate tools
set to solve client needs.
Detailed Responsibilities:
· Work alone or in various-sized teams to design, build, debug and
maintain existing ASP .NET 2.0 and 3.5 web applications written in C#.
· Modify and help shape technical documents with minimal guidance.
· Solve moderate to complex problems with minimal guidance using
appropriate toolset.
· Provides accurate time estimates for tasks.
· Design and develop systems using with Web 2.0 principals
· Design and build Microsoft SQL Server databases which include
creating tables, writing stored procedures, queries, triggers, cursors
scheduling back-ups or restoring from backups.
· Design and build Microsoft Reporting Services solutions as a
stand-alone application or integrated into new or existing web applications.
· Develop and implement unit test plans and test cases.
· Document, troubleshoot and isolate moderate to complex problems
encountered during unit testing.
· Work with other members of the Application Development team to
help coach others, improve our processes, effectiveness and efficiency.
· Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate
to meet changing needs and requirements
· Communicates and enforces coding standards, perform code reviews
· Consistently delivers high-quality services and products to
clients.
Required Skills & Competencies:
· BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical training and
professional work experience.
· Proficient in object oriented design and development
· A minimum of 5+ year's cumulative experience developing web based
applications on the Microsoft .Net platform and technologies. C# - ASP.Net –
SQL Server – Web 2.0 experience.
· A strong technical background, with some experience testing and
developing applications.
· Ability to troubleshoot and diagnosis moderate to complex software
problems.
· Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, as well as excellent
written and verbal communication skills.
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEB Site –net
www.wrightassociates.org
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Systems Engineer (Windows Server & Exchange) - FS - Marlboro, MA Are
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:08 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title – WR713651
System Engineer (Windows Server & Exchange) - FS – Marlboro, MA Area -
Outstanding Package
Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS
Local Candidates Only – No Sponsorship
Company
Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.
Position Responsibilities - Summary
The ETS Communication's team seeks a Systems Engineer who will be
responsible for the engineering, roll out, and operational support of
messaging and communications products.
This individual will be primarily responsible for planning, architecture,
implementation and support of our messaging and communications
infrastructure for high availability, recoverability and reliability.
Key Responsibilities;
· Work on the architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and
support of the messaging and communications infrastructure
· Support the messaging and communications infrastructure as part of
an on call rotation
· Develop infrastructure standards, best practices and guidelines
Keys to This Position:
1. Strong analytical skills - ability to diagnose the interoperability
of a diverse set of technologies such as Exchange, Active Directory, VOIP,
SQL and A/V (The candidate should have 80% of these 5). Other key
technologies include OCS, Oracle, MOSS, SAN, TCIP, SIP, Avaya.
2. Strong system analysis, architecture, design and administration
skills. The position breaks down as follows: 50% system engineering &
administration, 35% infrastructure design and architecture practices, 15%
Project related tasks: working with support engineers, vendors and
developers across teams
3. Very close to the technology - design, configure and support
messaging and communications products
4. Strong knowledge of ITIL practices - Configuration, Change and
Release Management
5. The candidate should come from a large production environment -
(700+ Windows Servers globally)
6. Strong Infrastructure Management background - capacity planning,
performance management and security
Required Skills and Competencies:
· 7+ years experience supporting Microsoft Exchange
· Extensive experience in design, maintenance and support of an
Exchange infrastructure including performance, capacity, recovery
technologies for DR and HA, and journaling for compliance
· Knowledge of industry best practices related to email routing,
filtering, monitoring, storage, backup and disaster recovery is required
· Strong interpersonal skills and a proven record for attention to
detail
· A proven ability to interact successfully with clients, and
maintain open communications at all times
· Application Experience in Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003,
Active Directory, Iron Mail, Blackberry Enterprise Server, OCS 2007,
Symantec Enterprise Vault
· Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study and
5 plus years related experience is a must.
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Sr. Systems Engineer (Windows Server & VMware) - FS - Marlboro, MA A
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:09 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title – WR712351
Sr. System Engineer (Windows Server & VMware) - FS – Marlboro, MA Area -
Outstanding Package
Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS
Local Candidates Only – No Sponsorship
Company
Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.
Position Responsibilities - Summary
The Senior Systems Engineer will contribute to the overall engineering,
design, build and provide high level support of all existing and new Windows
Server infrastructure. As a senior member of the team, the successful
candidate will need to work closely with our internal clients to develop
consensus and find solutions to problems facing their business constituents.
Detailed Responsibilities;
· Monitor windows environment for anomalies and errors, reporting
and escalation of issues.
· Provide the required daily support, maintenance, and management of
the platforms.
· Provide Level III support and repair, as well as escalation to the
Business Application Group and/or Operations.
· Manager enterprise applications responsible for server builds,
patch management, virtual machine management, virus scanning, etc.
· Develop and maintain high standards in establishing procedures and
policies to address routine jobs and certain resolution protocols.
· Meet or exceed SLA obligations consistently and on an ongoing
basis, allow for accurate metrics to measure response time, meet BCP
requirements for offsite access, and reduce the time needed to address
hardware/software failures.
Keys to This Position:
1. We are looking for a Very Senior Windows Systems Engineer that has
strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
2. In-depth Knowledge of VMware architecture and hands on experience with
V-motion, ESX Ranger and other virtual management software. VMware and ESX
are required. The most recent version of ESX is 3.x
3. We are presently using Windows 2003 server and will be migrating to
Windows 2008. The candidate needs to have 2003 server (2008 would be a
plus).
4. Strong Active Directory and Microsoft Clustering skills are required.
5. The candidate should come from a large production environment - (700+
Windows Servers globally)
Required Skills and Competencies:
· 8+ years of managing a Windows Server environment (Windows 2003
Server required)
· In-depth Knowledge of VMware architecture and hands on experience
with V-motion, ESX Ranger and other virtual management software
· Extensive experience with Microsoft Clustering
· Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve independently
· The ability to design and build an Active Directory infrastructure
· Hands on management of an Active Directory infrastructure
· Proficiency in DNS, DHCP and other naming services
· Server management with an emphasis on HP servers
· In-depth Knowledge of disk management with SAN, NAS and local
storage with an emphasis on disk layout and performance
· Strong systems engineering skills with an emphasis on enterprise
scale architecture
· LINUX skills are highly desired.
· Understanding of High Availability, Business Continuity, and
Disaster Recovery concepts as they relate to Open Systems architecture.
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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FW: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:32 am (PDT)
-----Original Message-----
From: John Ireland [mailto:jjireland@comcast.net ]
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:51 AM
To: 'Gary Wright - Wright Associates'
Subject: RE: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
Hi Gary,
Thank you for the attached message from Kevin - it rang true in so many
ways!
I wanted to share with you that I have recently followed one of the
approaches he suggests. Just this week I visited three potential employers
that had opportunities posted which both interested me and for which I felt
I was well qualified. In different circumstances I would simply have fired
off my resume ...and waited. However on this occasion I decided to visit the
facilities. My goals were (a) to get a meeting with the hiring manager/HR
and (b) to check out the facilities and surrounding location to make sure
that if the process progressed I would be comfortable continuing. I did
manage to secure 1 meeting - and I had an impromptu interview (so do be well
prepared at the outset of your journey). In the other two cases I received
assurances that my resume would be passed to my "target". I will continue to
follow up with them until I secure a meeting. I was able to check out the
facilities and surrounding area in all cases, providing me with the comfort
and confidence to pursue the opportunities further.
As you say, in the current marketplace, it is simply not enough to send in a
resume and wait. Most advertised positions today have response rates in
triple digits - from excellent candidates. The goal has got to be to
separate ourselves from the pack and in someway distinguish ourselves
sufficiently in order to "create a memory" which will land that all
important face to face opportunity to sell ourselves.
Many thanks and best regards,
John
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From: NewEnglandNetworking@yahoogroups. com
[mailto:NewEnglandNetworking@yahoogroups. ] On Behalf Of Gary Wright -com
Wright Associates
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:48 AM
To: 'NE-Database-Jobs'; 'NE-Financial- Services- IT-Jobs';
'NE-IT-Managers-Jobs'; 'NE-QA-Jobs' ; 'NE-Software- Engineering- Jobs';
'NE-Support-Service-Jobs' ; 'NE-System-Admin- Jobs'; 'New England Networking'
Subject: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
Four Job Search Frustrations
I just spent the morning reviewing several hundred emails from job seekers
across the country, looking for common frustrations among people looking for
work.
As you might imagine, many things are bugging many job seekers in this
economy.
But I boiled them down to four prominent job-search frustrations.
Here they are, with suggested solutions.
Which ones apply to you?
Frustration #1: "I submit my resume for a posted job and never hear back
from employers. Did they even read my resume?"
Solution: Here are three ways to make sure your resume is received and read.
1.. Call the employer after applying. Obviously, you can't do this if
you're blasting resumes out by the dozens each week, so pick and choose
carefully which employers you apply to. The smaller the employer, the more
likely you are to connect with a hiring authority by phone.
b.. Hand-deliver your resume. This method really works, as I've written
about before. People who get interviewed and hired after hand-delivering
their resumes do the following:
a.. they dress professionally;
b.. ask the receptionist if they can personally give their resume to the
hiring manager;
c.. if refused, they politely request a meeting at a later date;
d.. leave a copy of their resume with the receptionist;
e.. call or visit again until they get a meeting.
When you visit a company to drop off your resume, be ready to interview on
the spot, if you meet the hiring manager in the lobby -- it has happened!
c.. Mail your resume. Nowhere is it written that you cannot mail a resume
after submitting it online. With a little sleuthing on the employer's web
site and/or Google, you can find the name of your potential boss and their
mailing address. Still unsure? Call the employer and ask!
Frustration #2: "I'm over-qualified for most positions I apply for."
Solution: First, know that employers may fear your getting bored in a role
dealing with budgets in the thousands of dollars, if you've worked with
millions of dollars before, for example.
And employers may fret that you'll leave as soon as a better job turns up.
To allay those fears, use your cover letter to highlight your record of
long-term employment, if you have one. You can also offer to sign an
agreement outlining a minimum stay in a new job.
Also, understand that "over-qualified" can mean "too expensive" for some
employers, who fear being able to match your salary demands.
So, explain in your resume and cover letter that someone with your
experience can save or earn significant amounts of money. Then, prove it
with specific dollars and figures. Ideally, you will show employers that
hiring you is like buying money at a discount -- you can earn or save
multiples of every dollar you get paid in salary.
Frustration #3: "Recruiters and headhunters don't call me back."
Solution: Lower your expectations. Unless you already have a solid
relationship with one, now is not the best time to expect callbacks from
recruiters.
There reasons are many in this recession, according to Mark J. Haluska,
Founder & Executive Director, Real Time NetWork ( www.rtnetwork.com).
"Most recruiters have a glut of candidates and they're besieged with
unsolicited resumes to fill a dwindling number of assignments. So, before a
recruiter ever thinks of calling you, they comb through their database of
candidates, looking for someone they know is a proven winner," says Haluska.
Should you follow up with a recruiter, to make sure they got your resume?
Perhaps.
"You could make a call every couple weeks, if only to leave a voicemail.
That should eventually result in contact with the recruiter." But, be on
your best behavior and avoid letting any frustration show; otherwise, "your
resume will end up in the shredder," says Haluska.
Frustration #4: "I have no time for networking."
Solution: You have time for eating and sleeping. Why? Because they are
necessary for survival.
Without a job, you will have no food to eat or roof to sleep under.
So make time to network. Even if you have to eat or sleep less for a few
weeks ... or watch less TV or relax less on weekends. You can always catch
up on that later.
- Kevin Donlin
Kevin Donlin is co-author of Guerrilla Resumes. Since 1996, he has provided
job-search help to more than 20,000 people. Kevin has been interviewed by
The New York Times, USA Today, Fox News, ABC TV, CBS Radio and others. Learn
more about Guerrilla Resumes
copyright (c) 2009 by Kevin Donlin
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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FW: FW: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:15 am (PDT)
-----Original Message-----
From: Apolinaras Sinkevicius [mailto:apsinkus@GMAIL.COM ]
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:00 PM
To: NewEnglandNetworking@yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: FW: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
I am sorry, but I find the advice of delivering your resume in person
absolutely misguided. Having hired people myself and spoken about this
subject to others who have and still hire, handing your resume in person
smacks of desperation and creepiness.
Having been head of operations for startups for over 12 years, safety of my
people is most important to me. In my career I have had about five people
hand-deliver their resumes. Every single one of them I sent to trash. Why?
1. my receptionists felt uncomfortable with such persistence and I can't
allow that 2. it may be acceptable at factories and McDonalds, but this is
the 2000s, you can be persistent in less creepy and desperate ways. 3. no
one I know deals with paper resumes anymore.
From what I am hearing from my friends nowadays is that every person they
have hired in the last several months they have met at networking and other
events in the last year or two. Not a single one of them listed a job
anywhere.
Apolinaras "Apollo" Sinkevicius
blog: www.leanstartups.com
follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/apsinkus
LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/apollos
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Gary Wright - Wright Associates <
gary_wright@verizon.net > wrote:
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Ireland [mailto:jjireland@comcast.net <jjireland%40comcast.net>
> ]
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:51 AM
> To: 'Gary Wright - Wright Associates'
> Subject: RE: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> Thank you for the attached message from Kevin - it rang true in so many
> ways!
>
> I wanted to share with you that I have recently followed one of the
> approaches he suggests. Just this week I visited three potential employers
> that had opportunities posted which both interested me and for which I
felt
> I was well qualified. In different circumstances I would simply have fired
> off my resume ...and waited. However on this occasion I decided to visit
> the
> facilities. My goals were (a) to get a meeting with the hiring manager/HR
> and (b) to check out the facilities and surrounding location to make sure
> that if the process progressed I would be comfortable continuing. I did
> manage to secure 1 meeting - and I had an impromptu interview (so do be
> well
> prepared at the outset of your journey). In the other two cases I received
> assurances that my resume would be passed to my "target". I will continue
> to
> follow up with them until I secure a meeting. I was able to check out the
> facilities and surrounding area in all cases, providing me with the
comfort
> and confidence to pursue the opportunities further.
>
> As you say, in the current marketplace, it is simply not enough to send in
> a
> resume and wait. Most advertised positions today have response rates in
> triple digits - from excellent candidates. The goal has got to be to
> separate ourselves from the pack and in someway distinguish ourselves
> sufficiently in order to "create a memory" which will land that all
> important face to face opportunity to sell ourselves.
>
> Many thanks and best regards,
>
> John
>
> --------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
> ----
>
> From:
NewEnglandNetworking@yahoogroups. <NewEnglandNetworkicom ng%40yahoogroups .com>
>
[mailto:NewEnglandNetworking@yahoogroups. <NewEnglandNetworkicom ng%40yahoogro
ups.com>]
> On Behalf Of Gary Wright -
> Wright Associates
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:48 AM
> To: 'NE-Database-Jobs'; 'NE-Financial- Services- IT-Jobs';
> 'NE-IT-Managers-Jobs'; 'NE-QA-Jobs' ; 'NE-Software- Engineering- Jobs';
> 'NE-Support-Service-Jobs' ; 'NE-System-Admin- Jobs'; 'New England
Networking'
> Subject: [NewEnglandNetworking] Four Job Search Frustrations
>
>
> Four Job Search Frustrations
>
> I just spent the morning reviewing several hundred emails from job seekers
> across the country, looking for common frustrations among people looking
> for
> work.
>
> As you might imagine, many things are bugging many job seekers in this
> economy.
>
> But I boiled them down to four prominent job-search frustrations.
>
> Here they are, with suggested solutions.
>
> Which ones apply to you?
>
> Frustration #1: "I submit my resume for a posted job and never hear back
> from employers. Did they even read my resume?"
>
> Solution: Here are three ways to make sure your resume is received and
> read.
>
> 1.. Call the employer after applying. Obviously, you can't do this if
> you're blasting resumes out by the dozens each week, so pick and choose
> carefully which employers you apply to. The smaller the employer, the more
> likely you are to connect with a hiring authority by phone.
>
> b.. Hand-deliver your resume. This method really works, as I've written
> about before. People who get interviewed and hired after hand-delivering
> their resumes do the following:
>
> a.. they dress professionally;
>
> b.. ask the receptionist if they can personally give their resume to the
> hiring manager;
>
> c.. if refused, they politely request a meeting at a later date;
>
> d.. leave a copy of their resume with the receptionist;
>
> e.. call or visit again until they get a meeting.
>
> When you visit a company to drop off your resume, be ready to interview on
> the spot, if you meet the hiring manager in the lobby -- it has happened!
>
> c.. Mail your resume. Nowhere is it written that you cannot mail a resume
> after submitting it online. With a little sleuthing on the employer's web
> site and/or Google, you can find the name of your potential boss and their
> mailing address. Still unsure? Call the employer and ask!
>
> Frustration #2: "I'm over-qualified for most positions I apply for."
>
> Solution: First, know that employers may fear your getting bored in a role
> dealing with budgets in the thousands of dollars, if you've worked with
> millions of dollars before, for example.
>
> And employers may fret that you'll leave as soon as a better job turns up.
>
> To allay those fears, use your cover letter to highlight your record of
> long-term employment, if you have one. You can also offer to sign an
> agreement outlining a minimum stay in a new job.
>
> Also, understand that "over-qualified" can mean "too expensive" for some
> employers, who fear being able to match your salary demands.
>
> So, explain in your resume and cover letter that someone with your
> experience can save or earn significant amounts of money. Then, prove it
> with specific dollars and figures. Ideally, you will show employers that
> hiring you is like buying money at a discount -- you can earn or save
> multiples of every dollar you get paid in salary.
>
> Frustration #3: "Recruiters and headhunters don't call me back."
>
> Solution: Lower your expectations. Unless you already have a solid
> relationship with one, now is not the best time to expect callbacks from
> recruiters.
>
> There reasons are many in this recession, according to Mark J. Haluska,
> Founder & Executive Director, Real Time NetWork ( www.rtnetwork.com).
>
> "Most recruiters have a glut of candidates and they're besieged with
> unsolicited resumes to fill a dwindling number of assignments. So, before
a
> recruiter ever thinks of calling you, they comb through their database of
> candidates, looking for someone they know is a proven winner," says
> Haluska.
>
> Should you follow up with a recruiter, to make sure they got your resume?
>
> Perhaps.
>
> "You could make a call every couple weeks, if only to leave a voicemail.
> That should eventually result in contact with the recruiter." But, be on
> your best behavior and avoid letting any frustration show; otherwise,
"your
> resume will end up in the shredder," says Haluska.
>
> Frustration #4: "I have no time for networking."
>
> Solution: You have time for eating and sleeping. Why? Because they are
> necessary for survival.
>
> Without a job, you will have no food to eat or roof to sleep under.
>
> So make time to network. Even if you have to eat or sleep less for a few
> weeks ... or watch less TV or relax less on weekends. You can always catch
> up on that later.
>
> - Kevin Donlin
>
> Kevin Donlin is co-author of Guerrilla Resumes. Since 1996, he has
provided
> job-search help to more than 20,000 people. Kevin has been interviewed by
> The New York Times, USA Today, Fox News, ABC TV, CBS Radio and others.
> Learn
> more about Guerrilla Resumes
>
> copyright (c) 2009 by Kevin Donlin
>
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Phone: 508-761-6354
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