Lost Application

I just got finished reading an article titled "Where, Oh Where, Has My Application Gone?" published in The New York Times that affirmed everything I have come to learn about job seeking in today's current economy. Although the Internet has become a life line for many of us, traditional protocol is going out the window because people are investing their time in the WRONG resources.

With an average of 1,000 resumes submitted for each job posted there is a good chance you wont even make the first cut. If you are one of the lucky ones who does get a glance or two, you still may not get anywhere as its hard to determine a personality from a standard resume.

Instead of spending all of your time submitting resumes through online site and desperately waiting for a response, dare to be bold and contact the person hiring. Most companies want someone to come to them -- here is your big chance!

Although this concept is quite scary for shy individuals like myself, I can tell you from experience that the only interviews I have obtained recently have been because I got a hold of someone. People want to hire an individual they can trust, and if you know a mutual contact they would be crazy not to hire you.

Until next time, get out there and mingle!