The 37-Cent Career Design Secret

Written by Pete Hill, CPRW


There is one little practice that is vital to generatingrepparttar interest of potential employers. It is critical, but very few job seekers actually do it.

What is it? The THANK YOU NOTE!

Interview experts agree that EVERY job hunter MUST send thank-you notes after EVERY interview. They also point out that most people completely ignore this bit of wisdom.

In order to have a huge advantage overrepparttar 106157 other candidates forrepparttar 106158 job you want, send thank-you notes to EVERYONE you meetrepparttar 106159 day ofrepparttar 106160 interview--administrative assistants, managers, interviewers, people you met who already dorepparttar 106161 job you are targeting, and so on.

One of my résumé clients (let's call him Mike) is a Certified Arborist and Tree Care Professional inrepparttar 106162 San Diego area. His goal is to move intorepparttar 106163 consulting arena.

Very soon after speaking onrepparttar 106164 phone withrepparttar 106165 owner of a prominent tree care company, Mike mailed a brief note thankingrepparttar 106166 owner for his time and consideration. Within a week,repparttar 106167 owner called Mike and offered him an informal mentoring arrangement to help Mike learn more aboutrepparttar 106168 consulting side of tree care.

Mike decided to pass onrepparttar 106169 offer and continue his job search, and he recently landed a very nice position. He sent me an e-mail about his recent job-hunting activities saying, "...and just so you know,repparttar 106170 thank-you letter has got to berepparttar 106171 block that keepsrepparttar 106172 door open. I sent out three letters and subsequently got three offers."

If you're not convinced yet,repparttar 106173 following reasons outlinerepparttar 106174 significance of sending thank-you notes:

(1) Sending a thank-you note demonstrates that you are good with people. You employrepparttar 106175 most basic of people skills--a show of gratitude.

(2) It helps companies remember you afterrepparttar 106176 interview. You can restate your interest inrepparttar 106177 position, especially ifrepparttar 106178 interview went well.

(3) You can userepparttar 106179 thank-you note to summarize a few ofrepparttar 106180 main points discussed atrepparttar 106181 interview. You can also add anything you forgot to tell them.

(4) It hasrepparttar 106182 potential to increase your affinity with those who haverepparttar 106183 authority to hire you.

(5) It shows that you are serious about your career design.

(6) It indicates that you are organized and on top of details.

(7) It demonstrates that you went out of your way to show interest inrepparttar 106184 company and/or position.

(8) If they decide not to consider you forrepparttar 106185 position, perhaps they know of another opportunity that suits you. You can mention this inrepparttar 106186 thank-you note, asking them to keep you in mind.

The post-interview thank-you note doesn’t have to be fancy. Here’s an example:

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Thank you forrepparttar 106187 opportunity to speak with you today. As we discussed, my 10-years of outside sales experience is a perfect fit for XYZ Widgets as you expand intorepparttar 106188 Pacific Rim. In light of your plans for Asia, you’ll find my Japanese language skills to be of great value.

An All Powerful Marketing Principle.

Written by Shahnaz Rauf


An All Powerful Marketing Principle.

Copyright [C] 2003 Shahnaz Rauf www.snzeport.com

Trust is that one single factor that in itself can propel your business empire beyond limits. Just like you trust your lawyer, your accountant, your doctor or even your hair dresser, you also unequivocally trust allrepparttar other shops from which you do your regular business: your grocer, your butcher, your clothes shop etc. Similarly online, Trust has always been a major player in unlockingrepparttar 106156 gates to your business kingdom. Withrepparttar 106157 emerging trends towards believability and honesty, it is even more critical.

So What is trust? It is basically a projection of yourself or your image. The way your clients view you. They respect your opinions, your expertise, your integrity, your reliability and view you as an authority. They totally believe that you will work in their best interest. So how do you project that image? Yes "How To Build Trust Online" can be a major concern. Here are 14 do-able ways to build trust and keep it:

1. Provide complete contact information - name, email, snail mail, and phone number.

2. Answer all communications promptly.

3. Create an `about-us` page... where besides professional background you also put in some personal information.

4. Write a personal letter addressed to your client emphasizing your credibility, your achievements,repparttar 106158 issue at hand etc. and place it on your website.

5. Put some of your personal photos - so your client gets to know how you look and can trust you better. 6. provide honest testimonials from real people, put these with complete name, place and at least website link. Withrepparttar 106159 prevailing concept of power-linking, you can easily get as many testimonials as you want.

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