These tips could help you? rise in new jobs ? Current Blog

Dear J.T. & Dale: I have been unemployed for six months. Ithink I have a good r?sum?, skills and experience as a plantmanager. I have had two long phone interviews and one face-to-face,but no offers. What can I do to improve my odds? ? Ishai

J.T.: the average length of a job search is around 39 weeks, soat 26 weeks you?re well below that. Honestly, I don?t see thatyou?re doing anything wrong. Rather, it?s a case of supply anddemand: there are six job seekers for every job opening.

DALE: still, the longer it goes, the more hiring managers startto wonder why Ishai has been passed over, and to wonder if he?s?rusty.? That?s why it?s not enough to ?hang in there.? I wasjotting down a list of things Ishai could be doing and noticed thatthey could be turned into an acronym. Tell me if this is too cute:CLIMB.

C Consulting or contract (temp) work. you haveto stay current ? 39 weeks, or three-quarters of a year, is a longabsence, given the rate of industrial change. plus, you need tohave recent experience to discuss in interviews.

L Learn. Even if you?re out of work, thatdoesn?t mean you can?t keep growing and evolving in your field.there are plenty of blogs, articles and association meetings tokeep your mind alive.

I Innovate. Don?t just keep doing the same oldjob-search techniques. every job book in the library has at leastone good idea; plus, there are plenty in the column library atJTandDale.com and careerealism.com.

M Meet. You?ve got to get out. A job searchfrom your home computer is half a search.

B Business mindset. this last one is in honorof J.T., who often talks about being a business of one. you need tomarket yourself by figuring out how you can make money for anemployer. which takes us nicely back to thinking through how youcould get work as a consultant or temp.

J.T.: I like it. It?s not too cute. Follow the CLIMB advice,trying to accomplish one or more of those five goals each day, andyou aren?t just sitting and waiting and hoping; you?re gettingbetter every day.

ANOTHER VOICE

J.T.: we occasionally get the chance to invite an outside expertinto our discussion, and we?re delighted to introduce you to TamrynHennessy, national director of career development for RasmussenCollege.

DALE: One question we?ve been getting a lot lately is how tofollow up after an interview. What do you tell your graduates?

TAMRYN: most people prepare for interviews and do well. Thenthey leave. there are three key reasons for strategicfollow-up:

1. Demonstrate your commitment. Hiring managerswant to give jobs to people who want them the most.

2. Demonstrate your communication skills. Thereare plenty of career websites with follow-up letters you canadapt.

3. Give yourself another chance. the follow-upis where you can say those things you wish you?d thought to say inthe interview.

DALE: I particularly like your starting point: the assumptionthat everyone looks good in the interview. the goal is to do/besomething more, and follow-up is one great chance.

Jeanine ?J.T.? Tanner O?Donnell is a professionaldevelopment specialist. Dale Dauten is a mediator of employmentdisputes. Visit them at jtanddale.com, where you can send questionsvia email.

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