The Job Search Work Team (JSWT)
The 10 Top Reasons Why It Takes People Too Long to Find a Job:1. They don’t put much time or effort into job hunting.
2. They waste time on unproductive activities.
3. They have no way of measuring their progress.
4. They’re not sure what kind of work they’re looking for.
5. They don’t make a list of prospective employers – or its not long enough
6. They don’t define and analyze their own personal job market.
7. They have no systematic approach to the job search project.
8. They only pursue announced job openings and use no proactive approaches
9. They don’t realize that search is a numbers game – or they seriously underestimate the numbers needed.
10. They go it alone, without any objective advise or support.
The JSWT is Designed to help people find better jobs faster.
It involves:
1. A group of people committed to helping each other in job search by keeping each other focused on key tasks and accountable for getting them done.
2. An advisory panel that knows you and your search and can provide good answers to the questions that come up in job hunting.
3. An opportunity for job hunters to share information and information sources, so everyone gets smarter about the job market.
4. A core network for its members.
5. A project management team.
6. A way to make the sometimes difficult job of job hunting easier and more pleasant.
Key Measurement criteria – meet or exceed them and you will have a job:
Speak to 25 decision makers (depending on your market area)
Numbers speak for themselves. Compare Fast Search to a Slow Search
Track the Hours spent per week on various search activities and the numbers:
Prepare your project plan to get a job and check it regularly
Number of letters and e-mails you send
Track the number of Conversations with people on the phone and in person
– Includes General Contacts
– Target Organization Misc Contacts, Peer Contacts, Decision Makers and up, F/U with DMs
Education and Planning
Administration
The Amount of Direct Mail you send
Response to Advertised Positions
Number of Staffing Firms / Search Firms contacted
Keep track of your target companies by name
General Contact Names
Insiders in Target Organizations
Manage your network contacts – update them
Standard JSWT Meeting:
Two Hour weekly meeting – members agree to contract – sign it
Progress Report – 30 minutes (Numbers, highlights, priorities, Issues Project Plan is a prerequisite – at least a draft
Advisory Panel Discussion – 90 minutes
Optional discussion after the meeting 30 to 60 minutes
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