Let’s face it - it is not easy finding work these days and some job seekers have no choice but to resort to unusual job search tactics. Companies love when candidates think outside the box and can prove their competency or solve a problem in an original and a create way. However, keep in mind, that an unorthodox tactic could be appreciated in one firm and be seen unprofessional at another. Always use common sense and make sure to show real value to the employer. While stunts may get someone’s attention they quickly lose their sizzle and after a good laugh you would still be without a job.
We have assembled some of the most creative and unique strategies that have left impressions and even got the candidate hired. Enjoy:
• Alec Brownstein bought ads on Google for names of top advertising executives. When those people did their customary search of their own names for press hits, they saw Brownstein’s ad along with a link back to his own website with his resume and portfolio of previous projects. Read this »
Despite President Obama’s pledge to retain hi-tech jobs in the U.S., the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a $36 million campaign to train workers, including 3,000 specialists in IT and related functions, in South Asia, InformationWeek reports. Later we learned that USAID also launched a similar program in Armenia.
After their training, the tech workers will be hired by outsourcing vendors that provide offshore IT and business services to American companies looking to take advantage of the low labor costs.
Under President Obama’s appointee director Rajiv Shah, USAID will partner with private outsourcers in other countries to teach workers advanced IT skills like Enterprise Java (Java EE) programming, as well as business process outsourcing and call center support. USAID will also help them improve their English language skills. Read this »
The United States used to have the largest and most prosperous middle class in the world, but now that is changing and the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a blinding speed.
The main reason for such fundamental changes is the side effects of the globalism and “free trade” that our leaders insisted would be so good for us. It turned out that they forgot to tell us that in “global economy” American workers would eventually have to directly compete for jobs with people in other countries with no minimum wage and few other regulations. Over the last several decades the big global corporations have greatly benefited by exploiting third world labor, but more and more middle class Americans have found things to be very tough.
Most people have nothing to offer in the marketplace other than their labor and absolutely dependent on someone else giving them a job. U.S. workers are much less attractive today compared to the rest of the world. They are extremely expensive, and the government keeps passing regulations that makes it even more difficult to conduct business in the United States. Therefore large corporations are moving operations out of the U.S. and, since the U.S. government does not penalize them for doing so, there is no incentive for them to stay. Read this »
The stats are daunting: millions of Americans have been out of work for 99 weeks or longer. Millions more are about to join them. For every job opening, according to the Department of Labor, there are at least five applicants.
So what’s a body to do?
There are many ways to increase your chances of finding a suitable job. One of them you may not have considered is relocating. The biggest advantage of relocating is that you can pick a geographical area that offers more opportunities in the field, profession, or career you’re pursuing. A secondary advantage is that, since you’re moving in from out of town, you may be perceived as a more interesting and desirable candidate than the crowd who have been interviewed before for previous openings.
Let’s face it - it is not easy finding work these days and some job seekers have no choice but to resort to unusual job search tactics. Companies love when candidates think outside the box and can prove their competency or solve a problem in an original and a create way. However, keep in mind, that an unorthodox tactic could be appreciated in one firm and be seen unprofessional at another. Always use common sense and make sure to show real value to the employer. While stunts may get someone’s attention they quickly lose their sizzle and after a good laugh you would still be without a job.
The stats are daunting: millions of Americans have been out of work for 99 weeks or longer. Millions more are about to join them. For every job opening, according to the Department of Labor, there are at least five applicants.
