Most importantly, conduct informational
interviews at your target companies.
A client of mine (we'll call her Caroline) whose newly designed and compelling resume had attracted multiple, focused
interviews at target companies and garnered various compliments for its impressiveness, received a call from a recruiter.
Not exact matches
When I was writing my book, Chief Marketing Officers
at Work, I
interviewed 29 CMOs from
companies like Spotify, The Home Depot, GE, PayPal and
Target.
After promising two years ago in
interviews that its first cars would be on the road and available to buy by 2017, a
target it reiterated in January, that deadline now looks unachievable, according to people close to the
company, given financial difficulties
at its main investor, the Chinese entertainment and technology group LeEco, and the halt to construction on its Nevada car factory.
A resume will give you the opportunity to have the job
interview and your job
interview skills will enable you to be offered a position
at the
company you are
targeting.
Informational
interviews can be a great way to get a foot in the door
at a
company you're
targeting or in a field that inspires you.
Tap employees
at various professional levels
at your
target companies and others in your network for informational
interviews, to help you with
company research and market intelligence.
I crafted a visually appealing resume for him that
targeted the size and scope of position he wanted to focus on and to make a long story short, within 7 days of distributing his new resume, he had 4
interviews with top construction
companies and an offer was already on the table
at double his previous salary.
Having insider information about your
target companies and industry, augmented by any informational
interviews you can get with employees
at those
companies, will set you up for networking your way into the unadvertised or «hidden» jobs
at those
companies.
In an informational
interview, you reach out to someone in your
target industry or
at your
target company to get more information about it.
Job
interviews at the
companies you're
targeting won't likely just come to you, without some preparation and work.
Today you will set up three informational
interviews with professionals
at any of your
target companies.
Conduct informational
interviews with salespeople and other staff
at target companies to showcase your communication skills.
You scored an informational
interview with an influential manager
at your
target company.
Identifying individuals
at target companies / in
target industries for information
interviews.
For the best chance of securing a job
interview,
target your CV and cover letter to the
company and job that you're applying for and take a look
at our example CVs and cover letter advice.
Try and secure an informational
interview with a key decision maker in your appointed (
targeted)
company, or with a past employee
at one of your appointed
companies — one who no longer has an allegiance to that firm, and can tell all the tales.
♦ Requests for informational
interviews with people you may not know — letters to various employees
at your
target companies and successful people in your field to request a bit of time to get information about working
at the
company, or job search advice.
We reveal how to track down and call the right person
at target companies, what to say and how to say it to maximize your chance for a top - level
interview, and increase your chances of creating a new position.
Creating a strong professional brand and articulating your value proposition to your
target company will,
at the least, gain you an
interview.