Want To Jump Start Your Job Search Heres How.

Want To Jump Start Yur Job Search Heres How.Want To Jump Start Your Job Search Heres How.Hi, Jewel. Ive been in this job search now for 5 months, and Ive kept track of the roles Ive applied for. There are more than 300 of them. While I will say theyre elend all perfect, a lot of them are things I could do in my sleep. But the response has only been form letter emails. What am I doing wrong?Well, I can think of a few things wrong with that scenario. If it seems like youre spinning your wheels and just staying in place, heres how you can jump start your job search todayActivate Your Job SearchHeres the typical job search approach dust off the resume, talk to a couple people in your network, go to a networking meeting or 2, and then proceed to spend every evening on the job boards.Why are you doing something that just doesnt work? I ask that question because I (and every other job search professional on the Internet, mind you) has told you it doesnt work.I already know the answer to tha t question clicking buttons on your computer a couple hours a day makes it seem like youre active in your job search.Except youre really not. And you know that.So heres what I want you to do insteadGo Directly To The SourceUse the job boards as the point from which you jump start. The job boards offer a significant amount of the information you need regarding whos hiring in the first place. Once you know that, you can begin for real.Find the company on LinkedIn. See who the relevant people are. They may be recruiters. They may be senior-level HR leaders. They are likely to be functional decision makers in your specific area (sales, marketing, operations, IT, etc.)Instead of applying online along with 1,000 of your closest competitors, then leaving it at that, apply AND directly contact the decision maker at the same time.Heres why this is hard well, it takes longer.Heres why this works 997 of your competitors wont do it. They just wont.Focus, Then FindI had a candidate ask me, Can you make my resume say that I can come in an an Accounting Manager or a Project Manager?Lets dive into this a bit further. This was the ad he was interested in for the Accounting Manager role Provide accounting and finance support to the agency Finance Director. Monitor and complete cash flow reports, payroll reconciliation and any other fiscal reports. Maintain cash receipts, receivable schedules and journal entries.And this was the Project Manager ad Work cross-functionally to keep projects on track. Communicate confidently and proficiently to technical experts and stakeholders. Strictly adhere to deadlines and budgets.Since those are 2 completely different things, my answer was, in a word, no. One size resume does not fit all.In trying to cast a wide net and not miss out on opportunities, youre casting a confusing net and missing out on opportunities.Focus. 1 message. That message can and should have supporting points. But it cannot effectively also be linked to a completely diff erent message.Focus your message on 1 thing then pursue that thing. And that message applies to your story, whether its written in a resume, on your LinkedIn profile, or the foundation of the brand you communicate when you speak to people.Jump starting your job search so youre not just stuck in place requires some tactics over and above just dusting off your resume from last time and putting it out there all over the Internet this time. What works best and fastest is when you get active, go directly to the source, and focus your message.You also need to consistently, directly reach the right recruiters and decision makers. I map out a strategy to achieve just that in our free program, 5 Secret Job Search Hacks For The Age 50+ Job Hunter Learn the easy changes you can make so you can jump start in a significant way today.