http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/2012/06/14/four-great-ways-to-beat-the-system-how-good-people-can-get-jobs/ The Hired Guns Blog on the Future of Work and Managing Your Career Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/2012/06/14/four-great-ways-to-beat-the-system-how-good-people-can-get-jobs/#comment-371 Allison Hemming Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/?p=7926#comment-371  Excellent point, Andy. Very well put!  Excellent point, Andy. Very well put!

]]> http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/2012/06/14/four-great-ways-to-beat-the-system-how-good-people-can-get-jobs/#comment-369 Andy H from the 'burbs Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/?p=7926#comment-369 Regarding the "Use Your Contacts" point, you should reach out to your contact(s) before you prepare your submission. You can use that conversation to learn more about the position, the department, your potential boss, the company's culture, what they really need, the company's priorities, morale, etc.. You can then take this information and incorporate it into your application, creating a customized piece that will give you an edge over other applicants. Further, when your contact puts in a good word to HR, they can mention how pro-active you were. Regarding the “Use Your Contacts” point, you should reach out to your contact(s) before you prepare your submission. You can use that conversation to learn more about the position, the department, your potential boss, the company’s culture, what they really need, the company’s priorities, morale, etc.. You can then take this information and incorporate it into your application, creating a customized piece that will give you an edge over other applicants. Further, when your contact puts in a good word to HR, they can mention how pro-active you were.

]]> http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/2012/06/14/four-great-ways-to-beat-the-system-how-good-people-can-get-jobs/#comment-368 Kim Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:23:00 +0000 http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/?p=7926#comment-368 I've tried a lot of these tips, and I haven't really been able to work full time for more than five years now. I felt like a chicken with my head cut off for so long that I just gave up and joined the military and went back to school. I wish employers would just get their heads out of their collective you-know-whats. I’ve tried a lot of these tips, and I haven’t really been able to work full time for more than five years now. I felt like a chicken with my head cut off for so long that I just gave up and joined the military and went back to school. I wish employers would just get their heads out of their collective you-know-whats.

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