Comments on: Don’t Look For a Job, Look For A Company http://jobsearchtipsblog.com/don%e2%80%99t-look-for-a-job-look-for-a-company/78/ Job Search Tips Including the Art or Resume Writing Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:19:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: klowrey http://jobsearchtipsblog.com/don%e2%80%99t-look-for-a-job-look-for-a-company/78/comment-page-1/#comment-11 klowrey Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:42:10 +0000 http://jobsearchtipsblog.com/?p=78#comment-11 Of course if you need to feed your family. That comes first. Having said that it is the more targeted your job search the better your results will tend to me. If you are vague and unsure of what you want company (or job) you want then you will have a difficult time finding success. Put yourself in the shoes of the hiring manager. Would you hire the guy who says "I'll take anything" or the guys who says "I'm looking for a position with your company and here is what I bring to the table". The fact that the country is in a funk does not change this fundamental fact. Cheers!!! Of course if you need to feed your family. That comes first. Having said that it is the more targeted your job search the better your results will tend to me. If you are vague and unsure of what you want company (or job) you want then you will have a difficult time finding success.

Put yourself in the shoes of the hiring manager. Would you hire the guy who says “I’ll take anything” or the guys who says “I’m looking for a position with your company and here is what I bring to the table”.

The fact that the country is in a funk does not change this fundamental fact.

Cheers!!!

]]> By: Kenneth Westervelt http://jobsearchtipsblog.com/don%e2%80%99t-look-for-a-job-look-for-a-company/78/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Kenneth Westervelt Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:53:06 +0000 http://jobsearchtipsblog.com/?p=78#comment-10 That is good advice for people who still have time to live off their savings or are still working. Unfortunately, 1 in 10 people do not have that luxury anymore, and an even higher percentage of your web traffic are on boards like these. Finding the best-fit company is not high on their priority list; finding the money to pay their monthly bills is. That is good advice for people who still have time to live off their savings or are still working. Unfortunately, 1 in 10 people do not have that luxury anymore, and an even higher percentage of your web traffic are on boards like these. Finding the best-fit company is not high on their priority list; finding the money to pay their monthly bills is.

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