‘Treat Your Job Search Like a Career That Is 100% Commission’

Here is a great example of how to stand out from a pile of candidates to get the job:

Thank you for your support and offering all the tools you do to help others find a career.  I was on one of your webinars and invested in your 30/60/90 plan program…The 30/60/90 plan and the extensive information and advice you offer on interviewing, networking and negotiating were all instrumental in me being offered this position. 

Your advice to be ‘bold’ helped me turn around an interview with the hiring manager that would have otherwise had me passed over and would have kept me searching.  The 30/60/90 plan…was well received, as it was a tool the hiring manager said he has used with his teams in previous positions.  It helped me stand out and show excitement and preparedness to want to join their team. 

Your networking suggestions and information helped me learn more about the kinds of efforts to take in connecting with others to find positions.  In fact, this position was found through a message posted on LinkedIn by a recruiter.  This was even an IT recruiter who helped me in a sales role.  I connected with another person who knew a senior person at the hiring company and gave me a recommendation.  That too, helped me stand out in a pile of candidates.

Bottom line, treat your career search like a career that is 100% commission and look for valued-added ways to stand out and promote your value and how it will make a difference to that company.

Peggy, Thank you!  I wish you and your team the best of success and will surely recommend you and your programs to others.

J.H.

Here’s what I want you to take from this for your job search and interviews:

1.  J.H. used networking (in this case, on LinkedIn) to get a foot in the door of this company.  The person he connected with wasn’t someone he’d known already–it was someone he reached out to.  This person’s recommendation helped him stand out and get the interview.

2.  The recommendation alone wasn’t enough–he needed to bring MORE to the interview than other candidates, which is why he needed a 30-60-90-Day Plan. I would never, ever go to an interview without a 30-60-90-day plan because it does so many amazing things for you in the interview.  The training video I include with my 30-60-90-Day Plan also shows you how to uncover a hiring manager’s objections while you’re there to answer them and turn around an interview that isn’t going so well.

3.  I love his bottom line:  “treat your career search like a career that is 100% commission and look for value-added ways to stand out and promote your value and how it will make a difference to that company.”  Every time you ‘sell’ yourself for the job, it’s about knowing what pain that employer is experiencing by not having that job done and showing them how YOU can relieve that pain.  And…what do you have or do that may be an additional bonus to that employer?  How can you meet and exceed their expectations?

I hope you’ll join me in congratulating J.H. on a job well done.