Where are you in your job search?

August 19, 2016 by Connie Hampton, Biorecruiter · 2 Comments

Where are you in your job search?

Typically people think:
I need to start looking for a job.

I need to update my resume’.

I need to write my elevator speech.

I need to apply for all the jobs I can find online that appeal to me.

I need to talk with and network with recruiters.

I need to go to group functions and tell people my elevator speech.

I need to apply online to every job I think I can do.

I need to find a way to get someone to call me for interviews.

I need to prepare for interviews.

I need to ace the interviews.

What to do instead:

Know
I know what my next job should be.

I know what skills I want to use in my next job.

I know which challenges I want to handle in my next job.

I know how to present myself online.

I know what I need in a company.

I know exactly which companies would suit me.

I know at least two people who work at those companies.

I know when I met and will meet with each of them.

I know what challenges each company is facing.

I know who is trying to handle the challenge at each company.

I know what to say to them.

I know when to follow up.

I know how to write a tailored resume for each job I want.

I know how to prepare for each interview.

I know what to say in each interview.

I know how to ask for the job.

I know what to do next.

I know how to keep up my network.

Need more help?

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I took to heart many of your suggestions and tuned up my resume and LinkedIn profile. People are always evaluating potential new recruits, regardless of the setting, a future employer just might come looking for you. I'm scheduled to start next Monday.

Carlos January 21, 2016

"Great actionable information, thank you Connie!"

January 21, 2016

You do more to actually help people such as me than any other recruiter I have either worked with or met. It is abundantly clear that you are a consummate professional with passion for your job.

Dave January 21, 2016

Rather than merely searching for where candidates might fit, she does an extraordinary job of providing exceptionally useful tools for the job seeker. In so doing, she enables job seekers to take charge of their own search process. It is abundantly clear that Connie is a consummate professional with great passion for what she does.

David January 21, 2016

I thought you made a number of excellent recommendations. I can see why Dan speaks highly of you. As we left it, I’ll review my notes from our meeting and also investigate the material on your website.

Steve January 21, 2016

Hands-down - Connie was one of the most helpful people I've talked to in the past year. She gave me very specific guidance on how to enhance my online profiles and resume, and is very attuned to what's going on in the job market. Her advice really made a difference for me

January 21, 2016

Thank you for reaching out to me. I have been good and landed up a contract position as quality engineer. Your tips and videos helped me a lot. I want to thank you so very much for helping young professionals like me. Please stay in touch let me know if you have advice to be Continue Reading

Siddharth lv March 13, 2016

Absolutely, positively, precisely the right thing for me to read right now, expressed in exactly the right way.

Martin April 3, 2016

It was informative without being heavy, and offered some good tips and insights that I have noted for my current and future searches. Looking forward to watching the other videos and following you on Google+, YouToube and other outlets for more useful insight.

Deb Garriott April 6, 2016

I wanted to thank you again for the complementary job search strategy call that we had last Wednesday afternoon. I already updated my LinkedIn and Biospace profiles, and I am starting the strategy that you recommend for targeted networking. Your website is a great resource of information that I will use. Hopefully I find the Continue Reading

Gabrielle Post Doc Research Scientist May 3, 2016

Thank you so much for your inputs. It is really very helpful. With best regards, DK

May 19, 2016

I've actually been working for the past few months, I just hadn't gotten around to updating my profile! I watched your seminars many months back and although I may not have been able used all of the information you had given, it really helped me gain confidence in my own abilities. It helped me in Continue Reading

Rod Zaeni August 24, 2016

Great podcasts, dear Connie! I'm sorry I missed your open hours. I look forward for the next ones. Kind regards, Vera

Vera February 17, 2017

Thank you very much for conducting the Job Search Seminar today. The information that you presented was definitely helpful and extremely common sense oriented. Much of it I had certainly heard before or known myself from being a hiring manager for over 25 years but you moved it from the background storage and placed Continue Reading

Bill Balke Sales Director, Global Key Accounts - Life Sciences May 3, 2017

Hope you are having a great Friday. Thank you so much, for the informative video, I really learned a great deal from it and I really enjoyed the interactive set up you have it where it guides your listeners to what you are referring to in your lessons. Thanks.

Bushra Sagier May 5, 2017

Connie is very knowledgeable and savvy in the job search arena! Her insightful recommendations have enabled me to be strategic and productive in my job search. I learned so much from her in just a short visit! With a quick assessment, she helped me to sharpen my approach to not just get a job, but Continue Reading

Vaughn Marie Gouff Marketing and Communications March 29, 2019

Connie and I have been connected on LinkedIn for some time now, but it was only last week that I took advantage of speaking with her directly via a phone consultation. During that time, Connie provided me with a dozen useful and quite actionable suggestions and ideas. More importantly, she mapped out a nearly complete Continue Reading

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Thank you so much for your inputs. It is really very helpful. With best regards, DK

Thanks for your time and very useful feedback.

I thought you made a number of excellent recommendations. I can see why Dan speaks highly of you. As we left it, I’ll review my notes from our meeting and also investigate the material on your website.

Steve

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