Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses two important pieces of advice for students looking for a job after graduation.
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Make your own job, do not ask for one. If you are good at what you do, and
it is in demand, people will come to you as they need or want your service.
Of course there is advertizing, but if you spend a little time and money
paying for that, you will have a good chance at being successful. It is
much better learning how to market yourself, and learning the necessary
skill, then to spend many hours begging for a job.
Most jobs out there that are decent, you wind up competing with 100s of
people for the job, and you waist a lot of energy for them, and you have a
slim chance of getting the job. Staffing agencies, headhunters, etc., help
speed up the process, but you have to pay them a cut out of the wage or for
their service, and you are still looking for a job, although in a more
effective manner. Only get a “job” if it is absolutely necessary.
You are way off to suggest a job hunter pays for someone to find a job for them. Employers pay them. And if you think it is a breeze finding clients when you have no experience other than being an intern, you are also mistaken. No matter where someone is on the food chain, you are learning how to sell yourself. I know few who have landed clients fresh out of school because the ones with the money don’t hire them. And there are exceptions but how many people want to bank on being the exception?
Make your own job, do not ask for one. If you are good at what you do, and it is in demand, people will come to you as they need or want your service. Of course there is advertizing, but if you spend a little time and money paying for that, you will have a good chance at being successful. It is much better learning how to market yourself, and learning the necessary skill, then to spend many hours begging for a job.
Most jobs out there that are decent, you wind up competing with 100s of people for the job, and you waist a lot of energy for them, and you have a slim chance of getting the job. Staffing agencies, headhunters, etc., help speed up the process, but you have to pay them a cut out of the wage or for their service, and you are still looking for a job, although in a more effective manner. Only get a “job” if it is absolutely necessary.
Make your own job, do not ask for one. If you are good at what you do, and it is in demand, people will come to you as they need or want your service. Of course there is advertizing, but if you spend a little time and money paying for that, you will have a good chance at being successful. It is much better learning how to market yourself, and learning the necessary skill, then to spend many hours begging for a job.
Most jobs out there that are decent, you wind up competing with 100s of people for the job, and you waist a lot of energy for them, and you have a slim chance of getting the job. Staffing agencies, headhunters, etc., help speed up the process, but you have to pay them a cut out of the wage or for their service, and you are still looking for a job, although in a more effective manner. Only get a “job” if it is absolutely necessary.
You are way off to suggest a job hunter pays for someone to find a job for them. Employers pay them. And if you think it is a breeze finding clients when you have no experience other than being an intern, you are also mistaken. No matter where someone is on the food chain, you are learning how to sell yourself. I know few who have landed clients fresh out of school because the ones with the money don’t hire them. And there are exceptions but how many people want to bank on being the exception?