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From The
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27. Don't walk blind on the job
hunt.
From the lowliest support personnel to the most highly paid executives, the
smartest people in America venture out on the job hunt with their eyes closed. They smile
that idiotic "I’m your man" smile at people they don’t know
from Adam.
These people are all conducting a "blind job
search". That’s where you broadcast information about yourself to people you
don’t know who don’t know you and who have no reason to care. Then you wonder
why these employers aren’t impressed. You wonder why they haven’t called you
back.
It’s because you’re walking blind.
- Know who you’re calling, or don’t call him.
- If you don’t know the person you want to call, first call someone who does and get
introduced.
- If you wouldn’t recognize a man on the street, don’t walk into an interview
with him.
- Send a resume only when the employer already has at least two other solid reasons to be
interested in you.
- Never pursue jobs you’ve "heard about"; pursue only jobs where the
manager has heard about you. If he hasn’t heard about you yet, see that he
does.
Open your eyes before you venture out. Good employers are watching and in general, they
don’t think you know where you’re going. Don’t walk blind on the job hunt.
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