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1) Job-search goal cards work
Here's a story sent in by Fred, from Chanhassen, Minn. He got hired, in part, by using my "job-search goal card" technique in his search.
Fred writes:
"On Tuesday, May 24th Cheap Craig Smith Jersey , I attended the Star Tribune job fair at the Minneapolis Convention Center and heard you speak. You said to write down our ideal new job on a 3x5 card and read it every day until we found a job.
"I just started working today (July 26) as a consultant, at $65 per hour, on a 3-6 month contract that could go as long as 18 months. I am working at a major Fortune 500 company not far from my house. Conclusion: Mission accomplished. Thanks!"
Here's what Fred wrote on his job search goal card -- you can see how close he came to hitting the mark:
"I am a project manager business analyst CIO controller who knows how to use technology to build new products and systems. I am making $85,000 per year, and I enjoy meeting new people and problems."
Your Takeaway Lesson: When you write down a specific description of your ideal job and read it out loud at least twice a day, you will almost always get hired faster. Why? For the same reason you can start a fire with the sun's rays using a magnifying glass -- focus.
I recommend you write the following statement on a 3x5 card and say it 10 times out loud, three times a day -- when you wake up, during lunch, and before going to bed each night. This will imprint your job-search goal on your brain. And focus your efforts. And help you get hired faster:
"It's August 30 (INSERT DATE YOU WANT TO BE WORKING BY). I'm an effective INSERT JOB TITLE who adds value to the company lucky enough to have me. I'm making $XX Cheap Mattias Ekholm Jersey ,XXX in a stimulating environment, doing work I love, surrounded by co-workers I enjoy."
To make this work for you, all you need is a clear idea of the job you want, a 3x5 card and a pen. This is not high-tech or low-tech -- this is no-tech. So you have no excuse for not trying it.
2) Keep an open mind and say "Thank you."
Anna C. from Michigan is newly employed and writes: "I have the most wonderful job -- every day I feel like I'm playing."
Not bad, eh? When work is play, work is good.
But, Anna was first turned down by the employer who eventually hired her. Her story shows the importance of keeping an open mind ? and of always sending thank-you letters.