Great Occupations

Many people today are looking for alternatives to being an employee. Of course, there's certainly nothing wrong with being an employee. Merri Cronk of FranNet - who appeared on the Job Search Boot Camp Show on Saturday, says that her company doesn't only help match potential business owners to franchises. Read the rest of this entry »

We started with an idea. The idea was to have an event where people could hear from experts on how to find a job quicker and easier, how to put together a great resume that stands out, and how to interview and negotiate for 20%-30% more in salary. The first event was held in Round Rock, and we were surprised and honored to receive news coverage on the event.

College A local university heard of our success, and we were asked to have a special Job Search Boot Camp for adult professionals and alumni who had returned to college. We had a packed room at St. Edwards University. Even with Angela running a 102-degree fever, the feedback was fantastic. We love the help we can provide to adult and returning students.

Webcast We started hearing from potential customers from outside of Austin. “Do you have The Job Search Boot Camp recorded?” and ”Do you have a webcast?” We thought long about how we could lift a half-day of intensive instruction, and move it to a webcast version. Thanks to fantastic technology, we were finally able to bring The Job Search Boot Camp to the web. Over three nights, we webcast the three modules: READY yourself and your resume, AIM your job search, and GET HIRED by acing the interview and negotiating for more money.

On-Demand Part of the problem of live events is that not everyone is ready to ask for job help on a scheduled event date. If I lose my job in June, but the next live event is August then I may not be able to wait that long to begin looking for a job. Or, I may decide that I am going to wait until the kids are back in school to look for a job. Timing job seekers is like timing the stock market — you can’t be perfect all the time. We fixed that “glitch”.

We recorded the webcast version, and created an On-Demand version of The Job Search Boot Camp. For a less-expensive version than even the live event, The Job Search Boot Camp is available through streaming video and downloadable workbook.

DVD The next step was a DVD-version. For a little bit more than the On-Demand, we have made a 3-DVD set of The Job Search Boot Camp. With this version of the same great material, the workbook is printed out and viewers simply pop in the DVD.

This version is now bound so you can put on the shelf and bring it out each time you need that jump start to making your job search work. Most of all, it is there when you need it. I’ve created this short video about the 3-DVD package. It is the “unboxing video”. If you aren’t familiar with the unboxing videos on YouTube….they are simply people filming the contents of a box (software, electronics, etc) being opened:

The Job Search Boot Camp We’ve come a long way with this product. It has been an amazing journey. I hope you will think of us first when you or someone you know needs to find their next job quicker and easier.

Jay Markunas is a founding Partner of The Job Search Boot Camp. He knows how to find a job fast, and brings that experience to The Job Search Boot Camp. Note: On June 22, 2010 we will be having a free tele-seminar for those who are wanting to make a career transition. Visit http://www.CareerFinderMethod.info for more information and to sign-up.

A subtle, but important, thing to consider if you’re working with external recruiters.

Jay & I advocate doing the Targeted Job Search Method in the AIM module of The Job Search Boot Camp program. If you take this method to the logical final step of “targeted outreach,” you will be doing something that has a high-value return rate for your job search. However, doing this assertive, high-value step might just get in the way of the relationships you have with external recruiters.

Why is that? Because when you directly contacting decision makers yourself, you could be narrowing the external recruiter’s ability to place you.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t contact the decision makers yourself. You’ll just have to make a determination about whether you want to take more control of your job search or if you would prefer to leave it to the recruiter to handle for you. If you’re considering working with a recruiter, heed this warning… successful external recruiters are busy working with multiple candidates. You’re not the only “horse in their stable.”

There are definite advantages to having a recruiter represent you to employers. They provide a buffer so that you appear to be above the fray of the job search, and they could very well have relationships with hiring authorities that you don’t have. But there are also definite advantages in making those personal connections with hiring authorities yourself.

Angela Loëb is an author, speaker and career coach. She and her partner, Jay Markunas, help people make successful career transitions through workshops, webclasses and 2×1 individualized coaching services. Listen to them on The Job Search Boot Camp Show. Find out more about their programs & services at www.greatoccupations.com. NOTE: For a limited time during Graduation Season, Angela & Jay are offering the perfect new grad gift: The Job Search Boot Camp for College Grads, a live, interactive & intensive program. For more details, click here.