How to get a good job in a bad economy Step One

First, learn how to answer typical HR questions For example

Q. What’s the worse mistake you ever made? Staying too long in a job I’d outgrown. Q. What’s the worst thing you would say about yourself? I have little patience with people who don’t pull their weight. Q. Have you ever told a lie? I don’t tolerate lying. And if I have, it’s been to save someone’s feelings.

Q. What’s the worse mistake you ever made?

Staying too long in a job I’d outgrown.

Q. What’s the worst thing you would say about yourself?

I have little patience with people who don’t pull their weight.

Q. Have you ever told a lie?

I don’t tolerate lying. And if I have, it’s been to save someone’s feelings.

The trick is to answer the questions with a positive

Next, learn the difference between Problem-Solution and Issue-Expectation

Problem-Solution is the surface situation and its immediate resolution A pipe is leaking. We need to fix the pipe.

Issue-Expectation is the deeper problem and the long-term resolution The pipe is leaking because our infrastructure is old. We need to re-think our basics.

Next, learn how to “ go around” the piles of job applications and connect directly with the people you want to work with

How do I do that? Go to the company’s web site Find their press releases Read them—going back a year or more

How do I do that?

Go to the company’s web site

Find their press releases

Read them—going back a year or more

These press releases will give you three important pieces of information The names of key company people and what they do Important company projects Information on mergers and acquisitions

These press releases will give you three important pieces of information

The names of key company people and what they do

Important company projects

Information on mergers and acquisitions

Use this treasure of information to: Send an email to key company people Explain how you can help the company And finally, find an opening with a company recently purchased by the company you want to work for

Use this treasure of information to:

Send an email to key company people

Explain how you can help the company

And finally, find an opening with a company recently purchased by the company you want to work for

If you do the homework, three things may happen: Your emails will be ignored They’ll refer you to the HR people Or you will strike up a dialogue with a key player And that’s good. Very good.

If you do the homework, three things may happen:

Your emails will be ignored

They’ll refer you to the HR people

Or you will strike up a dialogue with a key player

And that’s good. Very good.

To learn more about how to land a great job in a bad economy…

Read Wiley India’s “Get Your Frog Out of the Well”

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