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Tired of looking at monster, jobing and the sorts for the same low grade insurance companies and pyramid schemes? Thought so. Fortune came out with the list of who is hiring in relation to their “Best Companies to Work for.” They listed about 20 companies, big and small, from Microsoft to the Mayo clinic.
But the biggest thing I have to say here is a company doesn’t have to be actively hiring for you to start a career there. If you are good enough, a company will make room for you, like a baseball team signing a free agent at 1st base even though they have one. This is where the importance of a good resume` comes in and an even better cover letter telling them why they need to make room for you. A website of a company typically says whom to send a resume to but if it doesn’t, call them up and find out who takes care of it. If that information is not given, use sales tactics and look up profiles on LinkedIN or call back and just go straight to HR and ask someone else, or a salesperson, they’re usually helpful. In this time, it’s most important to be persistent because your future is worth fighting for, right?!
- Go make a cover letter for companies you want to work for but don’t say they’re hiring your position. The goal: to have them make a job for you because you’re THAT talented.
- Find the right people to send resume to.
- Apply to all of the companies on this list from Fortune.
- BE PERSISTENT!
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Ethan Oblonsky is a successful account executive for a Fortune 500 IT company and has been providing resume writing services and interview consulting for the past 3 years to a wide-range of clients.
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Excellent advice. A job opening doesn’t have to be a “vo them.acancy” if you can prove to the company why you will be valuable them.
Great post and very very true!
Thank you Johanne and Kim for the feeback, I appreciate it!