How to Land the Perfect Job

Think about the standard procedure for job hunting. You either pick up the newspaper, do a job search online looking for a company that is hiring or if you are determined enough; you might hit the streets looking for a company that will allow you to fill out an application. Those ways of getting a job are fine, but too often not very successful.

Here are a few tips to landing the perfect job:

Don't rely on the help wanted section of the newspaper.

Most jobs are not filled from the help wanted sections of the newspaper; they are filled because a person knows a person who knows a person who might be hiring. Don't just rely on the newspaper for a job; talk it up with everyone you know. Somebody knows somebody looking for someone and most employers would rather hire someone who was recommended by an existing employee or an associate than someone off the street. Find a company you would like to work for and intentionally build a relationship with someone who works there. I don't mean start dating the boss's son or daughter or anything, unless you are attracted to them of course, but you should try your hardest to find someone who is connected with someone in that company before you apply for a job there. If your qualifications are similar to anyone else applying for the job, trust me, they will hire the person who comes recommended every time.

Don't wait for a company to be hiring.

If you have your eye on an organization you would like to work for, approach them and let them know that they need you, and when the time comes that they are looking for someone to fill a position you are qualified in, they should call you. I have gotten a job at 3 companies who were not hiring when I approached them by using this technique. Let the manager, owner or whoever else you can speak to know that you can help their business or company succeed. Let them know that if they want to earn more money, show a greater profit or supply its clients with the best possible service, they need to hire you, even if it means letting someone else go.

Don't fill out an application unless you can speak to the one hiring at the same time.