3 Ways To Get Hired Faster At Age 50+ (Part II)

3 Ways To Get Hired Faster At Age 50+ (Part II)3 Ways To Get Hired Faster At Age 50+ (Part II)Jewel, I know I need to network. I messaged at least 100 people yesterday and didnt get even one response.A jobbinnenseeker who likes to network is about as rare as a hens teeth. The mere concept of networking causes a pretty universal groan. Most people who force themselves to do it do so begrudgingly, quickly, and on the surface as if to check off the boxes.Messaging 100 people in a day is a prime indicator of checking off the boxes. There was some magical message that popped up on the Internet, and the claim was that this is THE way to get the employers attention. Except after 100 times, noting happened.Lets build on the previous step knowing whos hiring in the first place, with the next simple thing that will make your job search easier talk to real live menschenfreundlich beings.Find What You Want To Say About YouYoull do yourself the greatest service when you customize the message yo u deliver to each individual. Think of it like online dating after one email exchange, when you wake up the next day to a 7-verse poem, does it seem like the person wrote that to you? Or is it clear the person cut and pasted that to 20 prospective dates? Right. Thats how those 100 messages about your job search and your needs look to the person on the receiving end.Youre allowed and encouraged to talk about you. Take this opportunity to highlight specific knowledge you bring to the table. Heres a litmus test to know whether youre talking about specific skills ask yourself if the employer would be giving you a paycheck every 2 weeks to demonstrate those skills. Organization skills? Probably not. Sales Management. YesFind What You Want To Say About ThemThis is directly related to Part I of this series knowing whos hiring in the first place. Once you build a targeted list for yourself, let the prospective employer know that you want to be THERE specifically, and why. If youre frustrate d by sending out a lot of resumes and reaching out to a lot of people about opportunities for which your experience and education is a perfect match, dig deeper to evaluate whether youre demonstrating genuine interest. 9 times out of 10, an employer will hire a candidate whos interested and passionate (not fake passionate), over someone who checks off all the boxes but doesnt care that much.This is where you make the Internet be your best friend. Look up the company on Google and Twitter and find out what theyre working on today and tomorrow. Talk about that. Talk about the experience you bring to the table that can help them with whatever initiative is about to come up. Doing so puts your expertise into action that alone gives you a leg up over the competition, most of whom will only say theyre, resourceful and detail-oriented.Say It, Dont Spray ItThe person who originally posted their question at the start of this article lamented over his 100 messages yesterday. This is the pola r opposite of reaching out with thoughtfulness and intentionality. Its easy to cut and paste 100 times. However, I respectfully suggest that it is impossible to craft 100 custom messages to 100 relevant decision makers in 1 day.Job search is not the numbers game most people think it is. Instead of firing off 100 messages, write 10 with custom wording about why youre interested in that particular organization, and identify 10 of the right people to send them to. Thats what takes your networking from not working to yes, youre working now.Do you want to see a demonstration of an example of exactly what to say to people? Find out the exact language to use in our free webinar, How To Get Hired In Half The Time. Its all laid out for you take your screenshots, copy it down, and use it so you can start to get the responses you need in as little as 24-48 hours. Register here today to learn exactly how to do this.