You can if you abandon the old-fashioned job search methods and jump on board the fast-paced 21st Century high-speed success engine called ?alternative strategies.?
Today there are two job marketplaces. One is the old-fashioned traditional marketplace of resumes, classified ads, website postings, agencies and recruiters, interviews and rejection letters.
The other is the hot fast-track job search marketplace of career partners, contact banks, automated interviews, professional introductions, interactive dialogs, on-the-spot employment creation and savvy negotiations.
Let me show you what I mean.
In a traditional job search, you start by putting together a resume. Your resume follows a prescribed format that includes an objective statement and your job history in a reverse chronological order. You add educational and personal data.
You take a look in the Sunday paper and comb through job openings and you check out some online job sites. You send out a few resumes and/or post them on some popular websites.
Maybe you approach a couple agencies or recruiters. If all goes well you get called in for an interview, maybe two, maybe none. The procedure is pretty straightforward.
The job you're applying for is clear-cut, too. The interviewer knows what's desirable in a candidate. At the interview you dress well, behave pleasantly, and do your best to answer the questions.
If there is a match between your background and the employer's needs you may advance to the next level in the decision-making process. Maybe you're called back, maybe not. If not, you may get a ?thanks-but-no-thanks? letter. But, then, there's always the hope for another interview somewhere.
That was then. The dynamics of the 21st Century have changed everything.
OK. You can still find classified openings in the newspaper. There are still lots of agencies and recruiters at work, as well. But the marketplace has shifted dramatically.
Expectations of both employers and job-seekers have moved in decidedly new directions. For example, employers expect job-seekers to know and understand corporate goals. They want prospects to demonstrate how they can contribute.
On the other hand, job opportunities are being created on the spot and the candidate can be part of the creation process. Above-average deals are the products of above average negotiations where ?dollars? is only one part of the total package.
Most importantly, if you want to excel, if you want a superior job with more money, if you want to select your next job rather than settle for it, you must understand and embrace the dynamics of today's job marketplace.
All good things in life come at a price. Bagging a good job is not exclusive to this principle. You know there is something amiss somewhere, when your job applications don't strike a chord so much as to get you interview calls. Worse is when your interviews result in we-will-let-you-know-later kind of answers.
What Is Gearing Up Your Job Search Mindset?
Universally, mindsets strangely have high inertia values which don't allow quicker progression. Misconceptions are most likely to lead you nowhere. Changing your mindset is all about breaking the myths that you might believe about anything. In short, gearing up your mindset is having the right state of mind.
Sharpening Your Mindset for A Quicker Job Search
It can't be over emphasized that job searches don't end after you land your first job. Here are some points that help you rev up your job search, even if you are searching for your next job right now.
1.Shatter The Myths: This is the foremost important thing in your endeavor for a good job. Strangely, some people simply have the wrong idea when it comes to getting a job. But the truth is that recruiters and employers are hiring even as you are waiting sulking. The second greatest myth is that your dream job can't be your first job; one needs to work his way up gradually. What you must not forget is that human abilities are boundless and there is nothing that one can't learn in her first job provided she possesses the right qualities, skill sets and frame of mind.
2.Think Differently: Being unconventional is sometimes necessary. Develop a different line of thinking which helps you to achieve goals better and faster. Be creative in presenting this quality to the interviewer.
3.Identify What You Don't Love Doing: Accepting and continuing something as fate or destiny even when you dislike it will condemn you a career of little or no progress. Identify what you like and capitalize on those qualities.
4.Interview The Interviewer: It is not enough to just answer all the interviewer's questions. There is much more that he probably wants to know about you but won't ask. These are invisible qualities such as your leadership qualities, ability to accept challenges and your team spirit. Interviewers judge you by the questions you ask, how you present yourself, and how you handle challenging questions.
5.Ask Breakaway Questions: You need to develop systematic thinking abilities. Defying-the-nature is what this is called. Challenge the normal methodology wherever you think that you may know a better way of doing things. Breakaway questions help you distinguish yourself from the masses.
6.Be Bold: Break away from lack of confidence and self-pity. Confidence emerges when you believe in your strengths and vision. Self-pity and lack of confidence hide your true potential from the interviewer.
7.Seek Wise Counsel. Talk to a counselor or someone who practices HR. Professionals identify and help solve things for you.
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