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Article #224: What It Really Takes to Job Hunt . . . One Searcher s Honest Reflections.

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I was recently reviewing comments from off:
successful customers who cared to write 1. "Networking isn't vulgar. I never
us to share their job hunt experiences. really understood that before."
Of course, I heard mainly from those who 2. "I'm now committed to the careful
had followed our program of alternative feeding and watering of my network."
job search strategies. It's always 3. "I'll try to stay connected during
encouraging to discover that so many good times and support those who are
people found the alternative system so going through hard times so that I'll
effective. have more folks to lean on (and feel
But I wondered what it was like to better about doing so) when I hit another
struggle with finding a job when you rough patch."
didn't use an alternative success system. But, what really struck me about this
So often we like to dwell only on the obviously dedicated worker and thoughtful
glowing successes. Then I found the story job hunter were his concluding thoughts.
of Tim Johnston who chronicled his job "Going forward, I'll critically view each
adventure in the Wall Street Journal work activity and project I engage in to
Career Journal. determine how I can maximize value for my
I won't go through the very real trials employer and myself, and how I can grow
and tribulations of his hunt. It was from the experience. If it isn't worth
painful. It was rewarding. Ultimately doing, I'll find a way to get it done
it was very successful. What did strike quickly or not do it at all. I'll build
me, however, were his reflections on the a solid record of accomplishments and not
job search a few months into his new job. have to wonder quite as much about how I
The first comment he made was, "Never let spent my time when I need to redo my
an employer smell your desperation; it's resume again."
completely off-putting . . . . Be It took Tom eight months to find a job.
comfortable with where you are and who My only regret, as I read his compelling
you are, and people will be drawn to story, was that he didn't use The World's
you." Fastest Alternative Job Search System. I
He then goes on to report a couple things could have shown him how to shorten his
he wishes he had known before he got laid job hunt to as little as two weeks!






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