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Are you looking for job search strategies
that will accelerate your job search?
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Have you submitted your resume and cover letter
countless times only to hear nothing back?
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If this sound like you, stay tuned, because
in this video, you鈥檒l learn 5 job search
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strategies that will help you tap into your
professional network so that you can accelerate
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your job search.
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And stay until the end, because I have something
special just for you.
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If we鈥檝e never met before, I鈥檓 Heather
Austin from ProfessorAustin.com and The Career
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Club on Facebook and on this channel I teach
simple solutions to help you build a business
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or launch a career you love.
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So if you鈥檙e new here, consider subscribing.
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Also, hit that bell notification down below
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And real quick, comment down below with what
your biggest challenge is when it comes to
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your job search.
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Before we jump into my top 5 job search strategies,
remember that the key to a successful job
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search is in your professional network.
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If you want to improve the quality of opportunities
available to you in your job search, it鈥檚
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all about who you know.
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In fact, research tell us that 80% of open
positions are filled by referrals.
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So let鈥檚 jump into my top 5 job search strategies.
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Tip number 1: Use LinkedIn to network with
others in your industry.
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Now I have two simple strategies to use LinkedIn
to expedite your job search.
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First, pinpoint positions you would like to
for apply or companies you鈥檇 like to work
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with.
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Then, do some research to find out if you
know someone that works for the company or
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if you know someone that knows someone that
works for the company.
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Reach out to your connections letting them
know of your interest in the position or the
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company that you want to work for, and ask
them if they would be okay putting you in
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touch with the hiring manager or human resource
personnel.
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If you鈥檙e unsure about how to do a job search
using LinkedIn, I created a step-by-step tutorial
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just for you.
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I go ahead and link that up below.
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Now, if you鈥檙e initiating a connection request
with someone you don鈥檛 know and have never
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met before, you want to do a customized note
when you ask to connect with that person.
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Your note could say something like this:
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Hi Sally, I recently discovered you are a
Senior Account Representative for Corporation
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XYZ.
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I admire your company鈥檚 vision and mission.
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I鈥檓 currently building my network and would
love the opportunity for us to connect here
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on LinkedIn.
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And then sign with your name.
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This is the first step to building a new relationship.
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Now, the second part to using LinkedIn to
connect with others in your industry and expedite
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your job search is to find groups and join
those groups and interact with people in the
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groups in high-quality conversations.
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Sharing your thoughts, your ideas, and your
opinions with others inside of private groups
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are a great to get to know others.
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This is also a really great way to connect
with other people naturally.
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And to get super involved, make sure you follow
the company page on LinkedIn that you would
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like to work for.
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This only reiterates your interest in the
position and is great way to stay informed
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when the company makes a new post in their
feed.
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Tip number 2: Get your career documents ready.
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Make sure your resume, your cover letter,
and your LinkedIn profile are all ready to
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go.
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You want to be able to quickly customize each
item if needed and send it quickly through
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the person when a position comes up.
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The last thing you want to be doing is updating
your resume and LinkedIn profile at the eleventh
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hour.
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This leaves room for mistakes such as spelling
errors or grammatical errors.
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You want to leave yourself enough time to
update your career documents and not rush
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the process.
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Tip number 3: Develop your 30-second elevator
pitch.
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Your elevator pitch is an essential resource
in your job search.
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This is the quickest way to let others know
of your accomplishments and your qualifications.
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This is also a great way to let others know
what kind of problems you can solve.
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Having a 30-second elevator pitch ready will
give you more confidence when networking with
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others about job opportunities.
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The key to a great elevator pitch is to make
sure it aligns perfectly with your resume,
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your LinkedIn profile, and your cover letter.
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Think of it as your career story.
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Now here鈥檚 the cool thing: If you don鈥檛
have 30-second pitch, I created a video all
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about how to create the perfect pitch.
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Tip number 4 - Conduct Informational interviews
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This is by far my most favorite tips of all
the tips I鈥檝e shared with you today because
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it鈥檚 the one that has worked the best for
me.
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Informational interviews are one of the fastest
ways to develop new relationships and find
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meaningful work.
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An informational interview is an interview
you initiate based on a position you鈥檇 like
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to have in the future or an industry you鈥檇
like to work in.
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Target 2 to 3 people that are doing what you
want to do.
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Reach out to those people using LinkedIn and
ask them if they鈥檇 be interested in an informational
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interview.
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Now, believe it or not, most people really
enjoy talking about themselves, so don鈥檛
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let this step intimidate you.
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You can ask them questions like, what do you
like most about your position?
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How did you get to where you are now?
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And what advice do you give me or someone
just starting out that wants to move into
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that position in the future?
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Tip number 5 - Follow up.
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You want to keep track of all the connections
you鈥檝e made and the positions you鈥檝e applied
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for and follow up.
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This is one of best ways to fast-track your
job search.
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We are all inundated with emails, connection
requests, and text messages, so it鈥檚 really
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easy to forget about a conversation we had
last week.
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To keep yourself at the forefront of someone's
mind, follow up within a week or even two
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weeks.
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And then don鈥檛 let that be your last form
of contact.
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You want to keep following up after that.
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And don鈥檛 just follow-up to find out how
that person can help you; make your follow-up
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a meaningful conversation.
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Maybe the person mentioned a birthday they
had or something they were doing with a family
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member.
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You can bring those types of things back into
the conversation.
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Think of this as establishing your network
and building those relationships.
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Now this does take a little bit of time, so
you need to be patient and let it follow a
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natural flow.
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To really speed up your job search process
and to get it right when it comes to your
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resume, remember to take a look at the 6-Second
Resume.
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It鈥檚 an easy-to-use, downloadable resume
that you can grab today and customize to apply
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for your next job.
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I鈥檒l go ahead and link it up below.
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