September 26, 2006

When Is The Best Time To Look For a Job?

You might think that the best time to look for a job is when you need a new job…

… or, thinking a bit laterally, not when you need a job, but when you WANT a new job.

Well, the best time is neither.

The best time to look for a job - in order to maximize your chances of getting it - is to look…

…when the company you want to work for has just realized it needs to hire.

Please read that again: it’s when the company has JUST realized it needs to hire… NOT when it’s already advertising or proactively looking for someone to fill the position.

You see, if you manage to present yourself as the solution to the company’s problem - i.e. the person to fill the position - right when the company has realized it needs someone to solve that problem… you won’t have any competition!

There won’t be any other job candidates to compete with. And you’ll walk in, demonstrate that you’re the best person for the job, and they’ll hire you. End of story.

(Barring any requirement to advertise for legal or policy reasons… and even then you’re likely to be the preferred candidate).

And why wouldn’t they? After all, the company is saving thousands of dollars on engaging a recruitment firm and/or advertising.

The only reason they wouldn’t hire you (except for the legal or policy reason) is if you don’t demonstrate that you’re the best person for the job.

But if your aim is to work for a particular company, and you’ve thoroughly prepared yourself for this particular job, you will be the best person for the job, right?

Okay, so how do you become the “right person at the right time” so to speak.

Well, the “how” is detailed in Insider Job Secrets Revealed, which I urge you to get ASAP.

But in short, it’s a matter of monitoring the industry and company (or companies) you want to work for and being attune to events and circumstances likely to create job opportunities for  you.

You’ll know exactly how to do this when you read this guide to getting a job.