Crack Land In A Dream

[Raymond Freedman]

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Before you read this post I would like to tell you that I am writing this with my experience of getting some 10+ job offers via LinkedIn and also - all the three jobs I have done so far in my short career has been a gift of LinkedIn.

More often than not, as job seekers, we are desperate to land anywhere we get an offer from. When we have multiple offers, we compare them but when we don't have any, we are desperate to apply everywhere and give a shot to any random position.

This has happened with me and I have seen this with a lot of people - We do not read JD's mentioned while applying - as a fresher, I used to apply for director position which definitely made no sense. I have been sharing a lot of job posts lately, and when I refer people for a basic role, I see them uselessly applying for higher levels and then getting rejected. If you've done this, you can relate to it.

We often blame HR's and companies that they do not respond to our applications but we forget the level of desperateness we show while applying which actually overshadows our skills at times. Another issues with being desperate is - we apply every position, every job role that we see and then never follow up with it. Like we complain HR's don't reply to us, we are also equally ignorant with not following up with the openings.

It was quite early that I understood that a referral works much much better than any other process when you apply for a job off-campus. I feel lucky to have realized the potential of LinkedIn early in my college days and I was active almost every day in my final year of undergraduate. The potential was in network. The potential was in connecting with people who matter. And the potential was in learning about what people are doing in companies where I always wanted to work.

While applying for job the first time, I did mistakes of applying everywhere and to every position but never got a feedback or a respond from the big-wigs. Certainly, I wasn't someone with excellent academic or research records, nor was my skill-set so strong at that time. It all happened with time.

One thing which helped me going during these job searching days was continuously increasing my network, keeping on an eye on what is happening in the industry and following the posts of people who worked in my dream companies.

You may find it weird but I made a list of companies I wanted to work for, found people with my desired job roles on LinkedIn from those companies and sent a connection request. And trust me, it worked! Not because they added me, but because I sent them a message asking for a referral. And some kind souls helped me getting the referral after reviewing my profile.

Generally we take a step back, not adding people on LinkedIn thinking we don't know them, but then, we need to understand, LinkedIn is not Facebook. It's not a place where we add our friends and family. It's a professional social network platform and there are ways to leverage it. The day I got my first interview call because of a referral, I understood this!

First of all, let me rebut the wide-spread misconception that people at the age of 50+ cannot get a new job. This is simply not true! Of course, some employers may want a younger person to fit into a team, and that is fair enough. Other employers will appreciate the fact that people at the age of 50+ have another 15-20 years of employment to give and are less likely to do job shopping.

Thirdly, you may as well get used to counting to 100 (give or take a quarter or so), 10 (give or take a few), and 1. These numbers represent the number of applications you will write, the number of interviews you will be called for, and the job you land. This may sound very promising, but at the same time hard to believe if you have read this far. Then you have probably already had your high hopes put down too quick too many times to trust my statistics. But in fact, you are probably exactly in line with it.

Of those three your resume is paramount. You need to show you have got what it takes to deliver what your manager-to-be is measured by. Use a reverse chronological resume, stating assignments and results in each former job. The more recent the job, the more comprehensive the description should be. If you are in doubt of what will be expected of you in the new job, call and ask! Based on what you learn, adjust, every time! You will end up with a well-balanced resume enabling you to adjust only a few key points to match each job. The good resume may very well be several pages.

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Make your resume stand out not just to recruiters, but also to computers. According to CNBC, more than 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to screen resumes for relevant keywords and qualifications. Using keywords from the job posting can help your resume move through the screening process into the hands of a hiring manager.

Building and making use of your network may be the most critical step to landing the job of your dreams. Many career experts say less than two percent of online applicants get an interview, so rather than relying on applications, make LinkedIn your friend. The larger the universe of people you can call on to put your resume on the right desk, the better.

Once you secure an interview, either virtual or in person, do your homework about the organization. Spend time on its website to learn about the business and its leaders. Look for news articles and check Glassdoor to see what employees are saying.

Almost as important as your interview performance is the quality of your references. Prospective employers need third-party validation that you have the appropriate skills and right temperament to succeed in the role they need to fill.

Take your time to respond to the offer so you can prepare talking points that speak to why you deserve a better compensation package, and what it might comprise. Do your research to determine the standard pay range for someone with your experience and education.

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