Tips for job seekers

1. Read your resume from top to bottom. If you don't have a resume, get one.
2. Get familiar with talking about your accomplishments, achievements, and results in one sentence. e.g., I created a process and tracking system that resulted in increased profit and decreased waste.
3. Make a list of every company you know, or want to get to know. Do a drive around, and mark down companies you see that you don't know about.
4. Take that list, and start figuring out who you know at those companies, or whom you know who knows people at the company. Write down all the contacts, and prioritize by hitting up the decision makers first.
5. Join the following, and read their getting started info., before you use them. LinkedIn, Twitter, JobAngels, Alumni Associations, Old employer networks.
6. Constantly try and meet people face to face, even if its other unemployed or job seekers. You need to believe and acknowledge others are in the boat with you.
7. Tell people you are looking for a job, and you would like their help. Do not exclude agencies, employers from your past, or family. Everyone might have a connection, or learn about an opportunity. e.g., my 8 year old niece asked me why I didn't apply for a job at a local employer--when I researched that employer they were hiring!!!!!
8. READ AND USE THE NEWSPAPER---even if you have to go to the Library to get it. Read it, what you learn about local people, businesses, and trends---can be job saving, and job finding. You also support a local business by doing it.

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