Getting Interviews

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For job hunters, career changers, consultants and freelancers

Okay, so you figured out what you want to do with your life, identified your most appropriate job targets, and developed the resume that positions you perfectly. What do you do now? Sit back, read the employment ads each week, and wait? Getting Interviews tells you how to find out whom you should be talking to, and how to get those people to agree to meet with you. You'll learn about informational meetings and networking interviews. You'll learn how to market yourself-to plan a whole campaign that runs the gamut from personal contacts to phone, e-mail, and targeted direct mail efforts. You'll learn: -The most effective ways to reach your targeted audience. -How you should prepare for each and every meeting. -The importance of developing a sparkling two-minute pitch that tells who you are and what you have to offer. -Foolproof follow-up strategies that go way beyond the usual thank you letter. Kate Wendleton and The Five O'Clock Club have already helped tens of thousands of job hunters across the country figure out whom they should be meeting, how best to get those interviews, and how to turn those interviews into job offers. With Getting Interviews, these proven methods are available to readers everywhere who want to take control of their job search.

Tells you how to identify whom you should be talking to, and how to get those people to agree to meet with you. You'll learn about informational meetings and networking interviews. You'll learn how to market yourself-to plan a whole campaign that runs the gamut from personal contacts to phone, e-mail, and targeted direct mail efforts. You'll learn:
* The most effective ways to reach your targeted audience.
* How you should prepare for each and every meeting.
* The importance of developing a sparkling two-minute pitch that tells who you are and what you have to offer.
* Foolproof follow-up strategies that go way beyond the usual thank you letter.