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Reporting Activity to Generate Interviews
with the Full Ranges of the Four Methods

by Gary Ames

  
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Indicate by media, how much activity in each method, and at what Quality-Quantity

Quality      
Intensive - Specific message
Quantity
Generic, high volume - Extensive

Correspondence Based Actions

Quality    

    Recruiters

  Quantity

Regular
Rapport

Referred Via
Networking

Phone call successfully. Improve lines. Get thru more often.

Fax Blast or Email
post to Internet

# Interviews__ Meet__ Phone__ Letter__ Fax___ Email__

Quality

Directly Approach Employers  

Quantity

Well researched business proposal to specific individual:  
1. Your situation;
2. My background;   
3. What I would do.

Interview your network and new network.  People, ’net, library.

Spot / Media Opportunity.
High potential impact. 
Likely to be hiring.

Pre-call; and post call to Targeted Individual. 

Broadcast Letter with  Resume

# Interviews__ Meet__  Phone__  Letter__  Fax__ Email__

Quality 

Internet / Want  Ads

  Quantity

Find meetings, research proposals, networking questions | post resume,  ad agent,  surf ads on mass boards.

Paper Niche  |  Electronic Niche  |  General paper  |  Post resume  |  Electronic ads

Packaged and detailed evidence of discerned needs.  Diverse research sources and methods.

Call and ask:  “What are you looking for?” 

Custom letter  with relevant text and bullets. 

Ad letter and resume as text in email body AND attach .rtf file.

Basic letter to Help Wanted newspaper ads. 

Standard email to internet ads.

# Interviews__ Screen__ Phoned__ Letter__ Fax__ Email__

Conversation Based Methods:

Build Relationships and Gather Information

Quality

Network

Quantity

Full Info Meeting, Planned, In person   |   Networking Chat, On the spot, On phone

Commitments to Action;  Multiple Referrals |  Dead-end response to poor questions.

Subsequent Contacts;  Events;  Associations;  Alumni;  References;  Family.

# Interviews__ Meet__ Phone__ Letter___ Fax__ Email__

  
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