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[I81]I Want To Find Someone

by Laura Smithproulx, Lau

Where should you look? How do you know what to expect? And what precisely should you be prepared to provide?

Finding and effectively collaborating with recruiters is mostly a matter of sharpening your networking skills (which is a good idea during any phase of a job search!).

Read on for some ways to expand your options and locate key professional recruiting contacts that may also be looking for YOUR expertise:

1 - Avail yourself of professional organizations in your industry. These associations can be a boon to the active job hunter, as they frequently offer job postings, member networking events, and other resources that can help you tap into unadvertised positions.

Recruiters who source candidates from a particular industry will often attend professional association meetings. Where allowed, recruiters may introduce themselves with the idea to stay in touch, although most won't solicit members directly.

If you don't attend association meetings, there's never been a better time to start. Perform an Internet search for organizations in your industry, and attend some of their events in order to familiarize yourself with potential new resources for your transitions.

2 - Consider automating part of your search. Recruiter distribution services abound on the Internet and elsewhere. What do they offer? For most, this is a combination of fast access to recruiters, plus ease of use.

When evaluating different distribution services (such as ResumeRabbit, ResumeMachine, Resume Zapper, and ResumePromotion), be sure to compare distribution coverage (as in the number of major metropolitan areas), plus the number of recruiters that the service claims to have in their network.

Two caveats should be mentioned in conjunction with resume distribution: first, not all recruiters appreciate receiving an emailed resume, and may not respond, and second, if your resume isn't a fit for current openings, you may not receive the same level of personal consideration had you contacted the recruiter personally.

In addition, if you aren't a great candidate for the requirements of the market, distributing your resume to recruiters won't increase your chances of success. However, in terms of time savings, this type of mass distribution can definitely cut some corners.

3 - Use online social networks to find additional contacts. This method also allows you to view recruiter qualifications and specializations. For example, if you're concentrating on getting out of the mortgage industry, contacting a recruiter who works exclusively with technical sales professionals would not be a fit.

Conversely, most recruiters who maintain profiles on LinkedIn or other social networking sites will delineate what they are looking for in a candidate, and this can save you some time.

4 - Build your own online profile to make it easy for recruiters to find YOU. If you don't already maintain your own LinkedIn profile, this is a great time to jump on board. Visit www.LinkedIn.com to build an online presence, add connections from your email address book, and start looking around to see what else is offered, including plenty of job postings and professional advice.

5 - Send a brief query that indicates your interest, and then follow up. After you've identified recruiters that specialize in your field, it's best to attach a resume for perusal, or point to your online profile to give the recruiter more information. Follow up with a phone call to gauge the level of interest and start building a relationship.

I recommend sending out a short, pointed letter of inquiry, rather than a wordy description of your skills. Recruiters are by definition quite busy, and they'll appreciate your brevity.

To summarize, finding recruiters takes the same type of activity that you would typically engage in for a job search. Be prepared, just as you would be to approach an employer, to review your goals in some detail and decide if there's a collaborative fit.

Real Estate Investment Associations meet regularly all over the country. They hold there meetings usually on monthly basis in the evening. Guests can usually come free to a first meeting or pay thereafter a meeting by meeting charge. Most of Clubs encourage Membership as that is how they get their source of funds to run on. New or seasoned investor does not matter; a membership in your local association is a priority. There is old saying it's never too late to learn something new. These meetings are full of valuable real estate investing information. Learn from those who have been in the "investor land mine fields". Having a place and a setting for putting your dream team together through the networking, which is priceless? How many times have you heard, "It's not who you are, but who you know that makes you successful?" The people you meet at these meeting will move you to a whole new level of results by cutting through the red tape of investing. You can not believe what you get in value from the membership investment. It's having a successful local expert as your personal coach for one year of training on writing a success book and all you pay him is $100 to $200 dollars.

Individual members benefit from meeting both new and seasoned investors. What great places where newer investors go to learn and work for seasoned investors, finding them deals and getting paid while learning. That's right, they make money, learn the business without risking their own dollars or credit. Being Wholesaler of real estate is sometimes call being bird dog for the seasoned investors. Growing up I always heard the term "that dog don't hunt". This holds does not hold true in the real estate investing club business. Here the meaning is "this dog does hunt". The new investor will learn as they earn free from risk and pressure. They have the experienced investor along as your coach and mentor.

There are resources tables at the investor meetings where every one brings their fliers and business cards. This is great way for networking. A chance to get know each other and promote different recourses like Investor Real Estate Agents, Investor's Mortgage Loan Officers, Hard Money Lenders, Real Estate Attorneys, And Real Estate Minded CPAs, Accountants, Property Managers, Contractors, Home Inspectors, Title Companies, and Wholesalers? Real Estate Business Suppliers with products or services for the real estate investor seeking repeat business can network at their local REIA to meet potential customers. Like minded people working together can move mountains.

These REIAs and Real Estate Clubs invite national and local speakers and experts to teach their members new and innovative techniques that when applied, will bring success. A lot of National Speakers have investing courses, boot camps and home study courses for sale to the attendees. The club leaders work on reviewing these course and reputations before inviting speakers to the events. Some of the REIAs provide forms disk for their members. It is always advised that members check with their own attorneys before using.

What to Look for in a Successful Real Estate Investor Association (REIA)

1. Owners or board members invest in real estate in the market that club is located. Many of the most successful REIAs have expert real estate board members or owners.

2. They provide a good mix of local and national expert speakers

3. They have an online presence ? they provide resources and information their members can access ? like forms, seminars, and up coming event calendar, list of real estate terms and what they mean

4. Meetings are held regularly (at least monthly). Many of most successful groups have more than one meeting a month

5. Speakers give great value ? they give more than promised

6. Membership includes benefits ? forms disk, access to recordings of local speakers

7. Opportunities to network with like minded people

8. Local REIA to be member National Associations for investor club to gain advise and coaching.

You are moving to new city how are going to find out about the market and Real Estate investing Clubs are located? Do a Google search on any of following: Real Estate Investing Associations, Real Estate Investing Clubs, Real Estate Club, Landlord Clubs, Real Estate Investing Training Classes, Real Esatate Investor Network, Real Estate Licensing Classes, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investing Courses, Real Estate Boot Camps, and REIA Groups.

Copyright (c) 2007 Ralph Maupin

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