The Mechanics
Monday - Saturday, Days 8 - 13:
Sign up for five more sites each day, adding the information to
your log. Go to Monster and Dice each day. Respond to all e-mailed
job ads. On Saturday, make any additions/corrections as needed. It
often takes a week or so to "get into the pipeline" and
start getting calls from recruiters and employers. Do not blow off
calls from recruiters! Often they have jobs that are not listed
publicly. Remember, no matter how many times you have to repeat this
step, whenever a recruiter asks how long you've been looking for a
job, you are always "just starting" your search. It makes
you appear less desperate, and will prevent them knocking another
$5,000 off the job they offer you.
Sunday - Day 14:
You have added another thirty sites this week, for a total of
fifty-seven. Renew/refresh where necessary, update with newest
version of résumé(s) where necessary, and respond to any e-mailed
job ads. Repeat days 8 - 14 until you have an acceptable job offer in writing... or, for the
truly cautious, until you have spent a week or two at the new job,
and you are sure that it's the right job for you. Promises are often
made before you hire on that are not kept once they think they
"have you". Continuing to refresh resumes and staying in
the pipeline can mean the difference between a couple of
uncomfortable weeks while you nail down that better opportunity as
opposed to several miserable months where you are treated like dirt.
It is best to leave a position that is not working out sooner rather
than later. I cannot stress how important that is.
Overview Timeline Chart for Job Site Posting
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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Week
One
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Monster/ Dice
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 5 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 10 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 15 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 20 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
Take list of keywords and update resume
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Go to each job site in log (27), update resume
Respond to e-mailed jobs
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Week
Two
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 25 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 30 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 35 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 40 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 45 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
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Monster/ Dice
Visit 5 new job sites
Log
Post resumes
Sign up for notifications
Apply to jobs on boards
Respond to e-mailed jobs
Visit 50 previous job sites
Note keywords to be updated later
Take list of keywords and update resume
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Go to each job site in log (57), update resume
Respond to e-mailed jobs
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the Week Two cycle as long as necessary. |
Proceed to Handling a Job Offer. |
