Don't Waste Too Much Time on the Internet

Exploring job opportunities on Internet Job Boards is easier and less effective than networking your way into a job. Thousands of people are responding to jobs posted on the Internet. Instead of blasting your resume to posted jobs, you can:

• Plan to make 3, 5, or 10 telephone calls a day to professional contacts, business associates, people who would be your immediate boss at companies that you are interested in and have researched on the Internet.


• Keep your resume in front of you when you conduct your phone calls and be prepared with a 1 minute enticing description of yourself (including skills and abilities).


• Always speak in terms of what you can contribute to, not what you hope to get from an employer.


• Send out 3-5 resumes a day (or a goal that works best for you) to the person who would be your immediate boss at targeted companies for which you believe that you are the perfect fit; don't send out hundreds of resumes blindly.


• When you can, send a hard copy of your resume after you send an e-mailed Microsoft Word attachment, ASCII file, and / or PDF file.


• Follow-up with a phone call within a week after sending the resume.


• Send thank you notes to anyone who is or has helped you with your job search and ocassionally follow up with phone calls.

Getting a job is a job but if you put forth the effort you may achieve faster and better responses and gain the position you hope to secure more rapidly.