HAVE YOU TRIED THESE JOB SEARCH TECHNIQUES?

FAX SERVICE -- WWW.JOBSBYFAX will send out 1,000 resumes and if you still do not get a job, they will re-fax your resume free. There is an initial $135 charge for the first 1,000. We have one alumni who tried it and got a job with Infroprint (formerly Ricoh) as one of her resumes was faxed there. Certainly this is a different approach.

USING A HEADHUNTER -- We have given you a list of ones that two of our alumni like. It is another way of getting your resume out there. Headhunters do know where there are some job openings.

TEMPORARY SERVICES -- Also know of job openings and can place you in firms that you can look at and they as well, see your skills. Many people have become full time employees after having worked at a company that was impressed with their work. Consider it.

CHECK THE JOB BOARDS OF FIRMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR -- Most firms have job boards and list their openings.

CONTACT TARGETED FIRMS YOU WANT TO WORK FOR -- Ask if they have a company handling contract workers. Like temporary jobs, many networking groups have had contract workers promoted to full time status. This is another technique of getting employed.

ATTEMPT TO SET YOURSELF APART FROM OTHERS -- By sending a resume in an oversize envelope to draw attention to it, sending letters of inquiry to firms you have targeted, complete informational interviews, left resumes at every booth at career fairs, contacted firms who are laying people off (if they are laying off they are also hiring)? These are a few different techniques that most people do not try.

RE-CONNECT WITH THE LAST FIRM YOU WORKED FOR -- Perhaps they have not found the right person to do your old job and you might be re-hired, even if it is only on a contract basis.

CONTACT FIRMS THAT WERE COMPETITORS OF YOUR LAST EMPLOYER -- If they are competitors they probably have persons working for them that also have your skills.

These are a few techniques that many persons never think of using. Add some of them to the job search techniques you are relying on and see if they help you turn up job leads.

Bob Raikes, NCCC

Coordinator of SHM Christian Career Circle