Is Thanksgiving Different This Year?

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. A day when we are celebrate being thankful for our forefathers founding this country. A country where opportunity abounds and those that wish to be a productive member of society are able to do so. What happened? I could get into a very long and involved political-economic discussion but not now. At this point it appears those who want to be a productive member may not have the opportunity they thought they had. How can that be addressed?

There are many companies looking for good people. The problem is how both companies and individuals are going about it. Too many companies put their efforts into ads, websites, job boards, ineffective recruiters and others. Individuals send cover letters, resumes, answer ads, contact company HR departments, call ineffective recruiters and others.

Lets not consider companies' efforts at this point. I can address that directly with companies or in other blogs. Lets consider this. If the methods individuals use are effective, why are there so many still not able to find a position? Sure there are fewer jobs. In another blog on this site, I addressed how hiring has changed and the fact that there are Baby Boomers dropping out of the workforce in droves.

If methods above you have been using are not working, would you be willing to consider an effective way? What would that look like? Here's how it can go and be very effective.

1. Gain the skills to know how to research companies, contact hiring managers and talk about positions they need filled.
2. Gain the skills of how to create interviews, stay in contact with potential employers effectively.
3. Gain skills to learn how to prepare for interviews and conduct an effective interview that gains the exposure wanted and the employer learns the candidate is qualified.
4. Gain skills of what to do after the interview that gains second interviews and sets the stage for negotiations.
5. Gain skills of how to gain the offer wanted, manage that process, post-offer actions through starting the new position with the new employer.

These skills have always been critical but are more critical now than ever before due to the number of unemployed and the lack of effective help.

At Career Track Experts we have always known those skills. We have used them to help our clients for decades. We have taught them to others when time allowed. We now recognize the need to teach them to those wanting to conduct a successful job search.

The five points above are general points of the skills we teach. Please feel free to go to our site, http://www.careertrackexperts.com/ for the complete listing of our 5 series webinar. Also consider our one hour webinar, The Secrets of Creating a Powerful Resume.