Kevin Donlin is contributing co-author of “Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0.” Since 1996, he has provided job-search help to more than 20,000 people. For a free Guerrilla Job Search audio CD, visit www.MyNewJobHunt.com
Full Bio
|
Your Job Search, Branding or Selling? by Kevin Donlin - Mar, 2009 You hear a lot of talk these days about personal branding and how you should brand yourself in a job search. But you hear very little about how you should sell yourself to employers. Yet, I submit, that if you want to get hired as quickly as possible, you should be selling yourself as much as possible...and let the branding take care of itself. First, let's define branding and sales, as they apply to a job search. Th... |
|
|
How to Stop Worrying About Your Job Search by Kevin Donlin - Mar, 2009 Want to put an end to your job-search worries? You can. Or at least, you can channel worries into positive action that moves you closer to employment every day. That’s a message I got from the book, "100 Ways to Motivate Yourself," by Steve Chandler, who writes: The next time you’re worried about something, ask yourself, "What small thing can I do right now?" Then do it. Remember not to ask, "What could I possibly... |
|
|
Don’t Send a Cover Letter by Kevin Donlin - Feb, 2009 As a rule, most employers hate reading cover letters. Because nearly all of them are what I call, 3B: bland, boring and banal. In fact, most cover letters are such formulaic exercises in boredom that I suggest you stop sending them to employers. That’s right. Don’t send a cover letter. Instead, send a sales letter. After all, your goal in writing to employers is to “sell” them on hiring you, right? With that... |
|
|
Three More Habits of Highly Successful Job Seekers by Kevin Donlin - Feb, 2009 Last time, I wrote about the three habits of highly successful job seekers that I have observed after counseling thousands of people since 1996. To recap, they are: 1) Begin with clarity; 2) Take immediate, intelligent, massive action; and 3) Leave your comfort zone Today, I’d like to share three more habits that can put you on the fast track to your next job. Note: These are recession-proof. They work in good t... |
|
|
Two More Job-Search Success Stories by Kevin Donlin - Jan, 2009 Despite the down economy, there are plenty of jobs and internships to be had for anyone willing to work smartly and diligently to meet more hiring authorities. You can do it the old-fashioned way - networking in person and by phone - or using new social media, like Facebook. Here are two recent success stories from job seekers who did both, with lessons you can use today … 1) Work the Phone and the Room “I starte... |
|
|
The Perfect Job Search? by Kevin Donlin - Jan, 2009 Your next job is out there waiting for you. Where? In somebody’s skull. More specifically, your next job exists - right now - in the mind of your next boss. That job may be murky and formless, a nagging problem that will eventually require a new employee to solve, for example. Or it may be defined and open right now, perhaps advertised in the newspaper. In either case, the job you seek must first exist in th... |
|
|
Honey Bees, Job Leads, and the Best Employers You’ve Never Heard Of by Kevin Donlin - Jan, 2009 Precession, as defined by the American polymath Buckminster Fuller, is the effect that bodies in motion have on other bodies in motion. To illustrate, think of a honey bee (and, yes, this will help your job search!) A bee moves from flower to flower in search of pollen. While in motion, a bee produces a “precessionary” effect: it fertilizes those flowers, allowing them to develop seeds and fruit. Now. Ever had a job ... |
|
|
How to Make Your Job Search Fun by Kevin Donlin - Jan, 2009 If you’re looking for a job, here’s an odd question: How much fun are you having? Not much? Well, you might want to change that. This is the advice of former Minnesota Viking Fran Tarkenton, who suggests you try to find the fun in every task: “If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right,” he says. Wouldn’t it be nice if you were as motivated to write your resume tomorrow as you were to play Little League or skip ro... |
|
|
Get Hired by Getting Personal by Kevin Donlin - Jan, 2009 If you're looking for a job in 2009, you don’t need to be reminded about how bad the economy and employment markets are. But you may need to be reminded of a simple fact: You will never get hired for any job, in any economy, by an employer. Instead, you will be hired by a person. A person with feelings, hopes, and fears, just like you. The more persons you can meet, talk to, and help, the faster you will get hired... |
|
|
Four More Habits of Highly Ineffective Job Seekers by Kevin Donlin - Dec, 2008 Last week, I told you about three habits of highly ineffective job seekers. This week, here’s the final installment: four more bad habits that can wreck your career. Have a look below to see if you’re practicing any. If so, drop these habits now, and you may start getting more calls from employers tomorrow … Habit 1) Say “But” instead of “How” When highly unsuccessful job seekers are presented with a new idea... |
|
| If you know of an article that should be listed here, please let us know. | ||
| [<< Prev] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 [Next >>] | ||
