I recently discovered the books of career expert Donald Asher. In Cracking the Hidden Job Market, Asher offers a step-by-step approach to conducting a job search. The approach has 7 steps:
- Identify job targets
- Identify raw leads
- Convert raw leads into lists of names of specific people
- Turn a name into an appointment
- Sell in the interview
- Stay alive through the selection process
- Close the deal
So assuming you have your resumé updated and ready to go, and you know how to write a cover letter, it’s time to get this party started. My next post will deal with step 1.