Expert Direction on Job Changing Methodologies
by Gary Ames - Selected writings by a professional job campaign manager.
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Campaign Prepartion

 
  1. Advanced Job Search
  2. Communication
  3. Documents
  4. Getting Interviews
  5. Interviewing
  6. Research
  7. Miscellaneous
  8. Tools

Email progress to GaryAmes@ActiveJobSearch.com

v  Prepare to Campaign:

q      Read manual and handouts.  Absorb, practice, and be all set to go.

q      Set up campaign headquarters. 
     Get ready to mail, fax, phone, and meet.

q      Find organizational scheme:  Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reference.

q      Finalize contact info for letterhead:  emailaddresses.com  efax.com

v  Prepare to Gather and Sift Research:

q      Meet reference librarian and surf new internet sites.

q      Rank database of companies into categories by desirability. 
     Discard few.

q      Favorite Industries/Companies List for Networking.

q      Prepare specs for next data request.  Aim for better fit and focus.

v  Prepare Sales Talk:

q      Say and write dozens of accomplishements: 
     Proud that you did well.

q      Become fluent with robust, hard-hitting proofs of skills, knowledge,      expertise, abilities, strengths, traits, contributions and results.

q      Become comfortable and confident with effective capsule bio, goal statement, obvious questions, and phrases of full information meeting.

q      Leave your bio on my answering machine - 609-951-9333 x 104. 

q      ____ Total minutes of polished, nuggetized, and rehearsed                             material. 

q      Begin Master Reference List and brainstorm potential contacts.

q      Networking resources list.  See bubble sheet and all your resources.

v   Prepare Writing:

q      Resume strong, accurate, complete, proofed.

q      Text Only Letter and Resume; Letter and Resume.rtf version.

q      Correspondence and Conversation Campaign letters good to go. 

q      Final revision sent to me at GaryAmes@ActiveJobSearch.com

q      Master Ad Bullet List.

 
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