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    This document outlines a systematic approach to conducting a targeted job search over 4 months. It involves identifying an employment goal, preparing application materials, compiling a list of 100 potential employers, and maintaining active contact with 7 of those employers through cold calls, follow-ups and networking to secure an interview. If an interview is obtained, the employer is designated inactive until a decision is made. The process continues, maintaining 7 active leads, until a job is accepted.

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    This document outlines a systematic approach to conducting a targeted job search over 4 months. It involves identifying an employment goal, preparing application materials, compiling a list of 100 potential employers, and maintaining active contact with 7 of those employers through cold calls, follow-ups and networking to secure an interview. If an interview is obtained, the employer is designated inactive until a decision is made. The process continues, maintaining 7 active leads, until a job is accepted.

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    This document outlines a systematic approach to conducting a targeted job search over 4 months. It involves identifying an employment goal, preparing application materials, compiling a list of 100 potential employers, and maintaining active contact with 7 of those employers through cold calls, follow-ups and networking to secure an interview. If an interview is obtained, the employer is designated inactive until a decision is made. The process continues, maintaining 7 active leads, until a job is accepted.

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    The key takeaways from the document are that an organized job search involves identifying goals, preparing materials like resumes and cover letters, maintaining a list of potential employers, and actively engaging with a set number of employers through contact, follow-ups and interviews.

    The document outlines a job search process that involves identifying an employment goal, preparing materials, generating a list of potential employers, actively engaging with 7 +/- 2 employers through contact, follow-ups and interviews, and negotiating a job offer if presented with one.

    To maintain an active job search, the document recommends keeping 7 +/- 2 employers actively engaged at any given time through contact, follow-ups and networking. Employers that have not responded or those an interview has been had with would not count as actively engaged.

    Name ___________________

    Job Search Checklist


    1. Is your cover letter and resume customized for each employer? Yes No

    2. Are you doing your follow-ups? Yes No

    3. Are you sticking to a set schedule every day? Yes No

    List 7 (+/- 2) companies that you are currently in constant contact with and may be
    potential job leads.

    What skills, education and experience do you wish to highlight during your
    cold calls and meetings with employers?

    My best 30 second pitch:

    ______________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________

    1
    The flowchart depicted on this page illustrates the steps in a well-organized job search.
    This system supports up to a 4 month active job search (based on 100 employers). Research
    The Job Search Blueprint shows that this is average amount of time it takes a person to reestablish employment after
    leaving a job.

    Your employment goal should compliment your


    career goal. It could be the final stage of your career
    Identify plan or a step towards your career development in
    Employment which you are using employment to develop the
    Goal skills/experience you require.

    Job search preparation includes;

    • Cover Letter
    • Resume
    Job Search Prep • References
    • Portfolio
    • Pitch
    • Generate a list of 100 potential employers

    7 (+/- 2)
    The shaded zone represents your active job search
    Job of 7 (+/-2) employers that you are actively
    Search communicating through cold calls, follow-ups and
    networking. Once they grant you an interview and
    you are waiting for a call, they are NO LONGER part
    of your active job search list. Add a new company to
    your shortlist (from your list of 100 employers).

    Prepare for your interview and follow-up with


    Interview employer. Continue your active job search while
    waiting for a decision.

    Once you are offered the job, the negotiation phase


    begins (salary, benefits, etc)

    The final step in this process results in you being


    Employment hired. Congratulations!

    The cycle restarts once you decide you want to seek


    a promotion within the company or decide you want
    a new job.

    2
    Targeted Employers
    The final step in preparing for your job search is knowing where you intend to search.

    To encourage the best result from your efforts in the shortest possible amount of time is
    to target only those places you would like to work.

    Start by compiling a list of 100 employers that you would like to work for. If you live in
    a rural or smaller geographical area, you may have to expand your potential job search
    parameters beyond your immediate community.

    You may want to use the phone book, local business directories and the internet to start
    building your list.

    The reason for starting with a list of 100 employers is that it will support a 3-4 month
    active job search. This is the average amount of time it takes a person to secure
    employment in today’s job market. Other factors such as the economy, the job seekers
    skill set and the type of job being sought can all effect the time frame. If the job search
    exhausts the 100 employers on the list, find more and/or revisit some of those on your
    original list.

    Once you have your list complete, select 7 companies you will start cold calling. You
    are able to add or subtract 2 companies from this list depending on your level of comfort
    in this process but do not exceed 9 or have fewer than 5.

    These 7 (+/-2) companies that you have selected are your “active leads”. Once you
    contact a potential employer, you need to determine if you are going to continue
    following up with this employer to try to get an interview. If you are willing to do that, the
    employer stays “active”.

    If the employer indicates they are not hiring, you would designate the employer as
    “inactive”. Cross them off your list and select another.

    If the employer does grant you an interview and you are waiting to hear back from them,
    they are also designated as “inactive” because there is nothing else you can do with this
    employer until you are hired or informed that your interview was not successful. Select
    another employer from your list.

    At any given time in the process, the goal is to juggle 7 (+/-2) “active leads”. This
    means that you are frequently contacting them to try and secure an interview.

    Keep this process up until you have accepted a job offer. Don’t forget to keep checking
    internet job boards and newspapers for job postings. Add applications to job postings
    as “extras” over and above this strategy.

    Hopefully, you will be successful by the time you reach the end of your list of 100
    employers. If you are working in a very specialized filed or the area in which you live is
    experiencing an economic downturn, this process may take longer than you had
    anticipated. If this happens, don’t get discouraged and create a new list of 100
    employers and repeat the above process.

    You will be successful! Have faith and stick to the plan.

    3
    Employer Contact Employer Contact

    Targeted Employers Company Name____________________________


    Address _________________________________
    Date visited ______________________________
    Job type/position __________________________
    Company Name____________________________
    Address _________________________________
    Date visited ______________________________
    Job type/position __________________________
    Name/telephone # of contact: ________________ Name/telephone # of contact: ________________
    ________________________________________ ________________________________________
    Closing Date of competition:_____________ Closing Date of competition:_____________
    Comment/Follow-up:___________________ Comment/Follow-up:___________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they
    suggested another location, suggested another location,

    Employer Contact Employer Contact


    Company Name____________________________ Company Name____________________________
    Address _________________________________ Address _________________________________
    Date visited ______________________________ Date visited ______________________________
    Job type/position __________________________ Job type/position __________________________
    Name/telephone # of contact: ________________ Name/telephone # of contact: ________________
    ________________________________________ ________________________________________
    Closing Date of competition:_____________ Closing Date of competition:_____________
    Comment/Follow-up:___________________ Comment/Follow-up:___________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they
    suggested another location, suggested another location,

    Employer Contact Employer Contact


    Company Name____________________________ Company Name____________________________
    Address _________________________________ Address _________________________________
    Date visited ______________________________ Date visited ______________________________
    Job type/position __________________________ Job type/position __________________________
    Name/telephone # of contact: ________________ Name/telephone # of contact: ________________
    ________________________________________ ________________________________________
    Closing Date of competition:_____________ Closing Date of competition:_____________
    Comment/Follow-up:___________________ Comment/Follow-up:___________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they
    suggested another location, suggested another location,

    Employer Contact Employer Contact


    Company Name____________________________ Company Name____________________________
    Address _________________________________ Address _________________________________
    Date visited ______________________________ Date visited ______________________________
    Job type/position __________________________ Job type/position __________________________
    Name/telephone # of contact: ________________ Name/telephone # of contact: ________________
    ________________________________________ ________________________________________
    Closing Date of competition:_____________ Closing Date of competition:_____________
    Comment/Follow-up:___________________ Comment/Follow-up:___________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    ___________________________________ ___________________________________
    (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they (Eg. I will call to follow up, they are hiring later, they
    suggested another location, suggested another location,

    4
    Effective Job Search Strategies

    Job Search
    1. Select 7 (+/-2) employers from your list of Identify
    100 companies to cold call. Start with your top
    picks.
    Employment
    Goal
    2. Begin/continue a dialogue with employers by

    • Contacting the employer

    • Cold call
     Email Job Search Prep
     Dropping off a resume

    • Follow-ups
    • Networking opportunities
    • Interview 7 (+/- 2)
    3. Try to keep 7 (+/-2) employers actively
    engaged at any point in your job search. Those Job
    you are waiting for a reply don’t count. Search
    4. When you are starting to run out of employers
    to contact (from your initial list of 100) start
    adding new employers to your list. You may
    have to start looking outside your local area or
    expand the types of industries/career fields you
    are exploring.
    Interview
    5. It is important that you use this strategy in
    addition to other job search activities such as
    applying to job ads, exploring job banks,
    networking with employers, volunteering, etc.

    6. Most of the available jobs are accessed


    through the “hidden job market” which is
    where this strategy is targeted. Engage your Employment
    personal networks (family, friends) to help
    drum up job leads or introduce you to
    employers.

    7. Once you have accepted a job offer, the


    job search phase is complete. It is important to
    continue your job search while you are waiting
    to hear the results of your job interview.

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