As a Job Search Trainer, I see many job seekers making a GIGANTIC mistake over and over. They make the mistake of ONLY applying online in their job search. Why is this a problem?

• A growing number of companies (not just large firms) are using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that screen resumes out based on keywords that the HR recruiter selects
• Hundreds if not thousands of people could also be applying on-line and if you get through the ATS screening now you are in a pile with all the other candidates instead. that passed too. There is no differentiation between you and everyone else!!

What should you do instead? You should apply on-line AND find someone in the company to become an advocate for you and do an internal referral to HR instead. Ask any HR Recruiter or Manager if they prefer internal hires to unknown candidates that made it through their ATS. They will answer a resounding “ABSOLUTELY”. So, become an internal referral not an ATS refugee!

My name is Mark Lauterbach and I am a Job Search Architect and Success Strategist. I founded the Job Search Accelerator based on my 20 years’ experience helping others through their job search as well as having successfully navigated 7 job changes during my career. For 5 years, I also owned, ran and recruited daily at FPC of Fort Collins, a successful agency recruiting firm that I sold to one of my staff in 2013. I know how to plan and accelerate your job search success!

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Behavioral Scientists Lammers, Dubois, Rucker and Galinsky thought that if you wrote about a time when you felt powerful  before you interviewed you would do better and guess what…it worked! In their study the applicants that did this were statistically more likely to move forward and get a job offer. The interviewers were queried about the 3 different groups (one told to write when they felt powerful, one to write when they felt powerless and one control group not told to write anything). The candidates that wrote about feeling powerful were substantially more confident and persuasive in their interviews. You need to . . .

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I have talked to a lot of job seekers that make the mistake of only focusing on meeting new people and forgetting about the people they already know.  It is extremely important to keep in touch and nurture your current relationships.  You need to consistently re-engage with the most important people in your network.  Nurturing these relationships in important.  As you learn more in your job search, engaging with people you have already talked to may be helpful because your increased knowledge may allow you to circle back and ask additional and better questions.

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Job Search Breakthrough Workshop – Register now

The Job Search Breakthrough Workshop addresses the top 2 things you must do to reduce your job search time by over 40% (according to independent research). Those things are 1) Having a Written Job Search Plan that you update weekly to guide your search and measure progress and 2) effective target networking with employers

Date: Friday, June 29th

Time: 8:00 am – 12:30 pm

Cost: 695 225

Location: I2Five Work Space, 14476 E. I-25 Frontage Rd., Longmont

Agenda

4 ½ hour Focused Coaching:

• Create a Job Search Plan (Creating a plan during the workshop)
• How to identify Target Companies to work at (including using research databases)
• How to network with the right people at these companies (including contact scripts, networking scripts, etc.)
• Top 5 questions you must nail to get a employment offer
• All materials (hard copy and digital download), including done-for-you networking scripts, continental breakfast and beverages included
• Bonus: A personal 45 minute one-on-one strategy session on another date

The goal is to complete your job search plan (1st draft) in the class and create a target list of companies, then focus on step 3 (because you have the exact tools and knowledge to do so). See our testimonials for people discussing their real-world results.

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About Mark and The Breakthrough Workshop

Mark Lauterbach, Founder and Chief Job Search Architect at the Job Search Accelerator, will be conducting this Boot Camp where you will learn the following: WHAT to do in your job search, HOW to do it, WHEN to do it! You will be given the exact scripts, worksheets and more to help you rapidly move forward.

Mark is only planning to offer this in person training special 4 times a year (once every 3 months); so don’t miss out on taking advantage of this low cost, high value offer!

You need to send “thank you” emails to everyone that interviewed you. They are as essential as a good resume. They demonstrate your initiative, communication skills, and attention to detail. Always:

• Customize each note for everyone on the interview team.
• Express genuine interest by adding something you learned when you spent time with that individual.
• Send within 24 hours.
• Aim for originality to encourage people remembering you.
• Keep the notes professional and positive for the best impression.

The speed and quality of your notes can influence your interview outcome.

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