Are You Leaving Your Job Search To Chance?

We have a phrase in business, “throw the spaghetti against the wall and see what sticks.”  That’s not a business strategy that works, believe me.  It also does not work well in finding a job.  Why? Because it lacks planning and business knowledge.

Are you sitting in front of your computer throwing out resumes against the walls of cyberspace, hoping that one will stick with a prospective employer?  Well, you might as well throw spaghetti against the wall, because you will probably have better luck getting it to stick.

With this strategy, you continue your job search with little confidence that you will find that next well-paying opportunity.  With each unanswered email, phone call or resume submitted you start to think, “Will I ever find a job?”
The answer is yes, but you have to be willing to do what you have not yet been willing to do.  What is that?  Climb out of your comfort zone, (I know you have heard that phrase a thousand times, but you have never done it).  The time is now!

If you are in a rut, here are just a few suggestions you may want to consider:

• Develop your own website and place your resume, bio and samples of your work.  www.wix.com has numerous free templates to choose from.
• Start a blog on a subject in which you have expertise.  Again there are great websites like:  www.wordpress.com, www.blogspot.com and Google also offers free blog templates.
• Consider starting a small business.  The internet offers tons of help to individuals considering starting a business, but do your homework. (Keep looking for work, you can do both).
• Volunteer in your community.  There are numerous opportunities to serve in your community.  You never know who you might meet, while helping someone else.

I dare you to try something different!