What Can You Do to Improve Your Search

What Can You Do to Improve Your Search During a networking meeting for job seekers, we talked about their biggest frustrations with job search.   They listed things like, not hearing back from employers, not being considered perfectly qualified for a job, no names listed on job postings. There were other things too, however, all of these frustrations have a work-around. They arent show-stoppers. According to Newton:  To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction .   Change Your Expectations If you dont expect to hear back from an employer, you wont be disappointed or frustrated.   If you want an answer, how can you get one? Find A Contact Name You can and should find a contact in the company who can cautiously scout out where they are in the process.   Hopefully you have already found someone who inside to be a form of advocate for your resume. Are you using LinkedIn? Have you asked everyone in you immediate network? Contact HR You could contact the HR Department and ask them where they are in the process and briefly introduce yourself as an interested applicant and why you would make a difference to their company. Are Your Qualifications, Traits and Personality Coming Through? If you arent the perfect fit then perhaps you havent done a good job explaining yourself. Hiring is a very complex process, it isnt just about having the right skills.   It is about being the right fit in the organization.   Sure, sometimes you wont have everything they are looking for, but if the interviewer (and others in the organization) like you and you are otherwise a good fit they could  hire you, really!   Fit can mean many things, as Ive just said.   Sometimes organizations have certain educational requirements.   Those will be difficult and sometimes impossible to overcome, especially right now, but it has been done and can be done so dont let it deter you from applying or pursuing an opportunity. Instead of getting stuck, find the work-around.   Youll feel so much better!