Employment "Assistantace"
I saw a post on a job search group in Yahoo! Groups and sent an email to the job seeker with several suggestions. I'm not including the original post here but am including the text of the email I sent her, in the hopes that someone else can also benefit from this. In case you're wondering, the title of this blog entry is "inspired" by the subject of this person's email. The person is an MBA candidate seeking an "an Entry to Mid-Career position in Project Managment/Business Analyst."(sic) While this is Atlanta-specific, the advice can be tailored to any metro area.
1) Use spell-check and grammar check. You have a lot of errors in that short post, making you substantially less attractive to a prospective employer. Even the title of your post has a misspelled word.
2) Be more specific. Are you looking for an entry level or a mid-career position? Companies want people who know what they want and that can clearly explain how they can contribute to a company. Companies don't want just any employee, and they aren't looking for employees who want just any job. Have you come up with a list of companies you want to work for, and why you want to work for them? The Atlanta Business Chronicle's Book of Lists can be a good place to start.
3) Get my free report on the Top 7 Resume Mistakes at http://www.thegetajobbook.com. My book can also help you, as can the Job Search Strategist blog at http://jobs.jimstroud.com.
4) Attend Project Management Institute meetings. PMI-Atlanta is one of the largest PMI chapters in the world and is a great organization from both a networking and a learning standpoint. Their URL is http://pmiatlanta.org/ and they also have Project Management job postings on their site.
I hope this is helpful and I wish you the best of luck in your job search.
To your success.
Article by, David B. Wright and courtesy of Jim Stroud, "The Job Search Strategist" providing strategies, tips and tutorials on how to find work and advance your career.
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