4 Job Search Strategies

Hello, I'm Cassandra and I am your Career coach. I am here to help take the overwhelm out of the job search process We are going live and it's a little bit off from what it was supposed to be different, um live setup So thank you for bearing with me. I know i'm a couple minutes late and it's on a whole new stream i'm hoping others see this and now we'll come over but Today we are talking about four job search strategies that I want to discuss with you So whether you are watching this live or you are watching, you know Three months from now a day from now two years from now, whatever. That's fine These strategies apply no matter what and I am going to go through them. Sorry. I'm adjusting for you all I am going to go through them And let you know which ones I think are the strongest what I think you should spend the most time doing and then those that I mean you can do them, but they're not as great as some people think they are. So let's talk strategy number one and that is Job searching online. So this is applying for jobs through job boards online Um be that indeed.com linked in um for my entertainment people entertainment careers.net or through that company page and if you are going through those Let me uh, if you've been doing it that way give this a little thumbs up like yep That's what i've been doing. Um, not like I mean i'd love for you to give this a thumbs up on the likes below But also in the chat Give me the little thumbs up emoji or just type. Yep. I've been doing that So if you are going on job boards and looking for jobs That's fine. But very few people actually get a job that way Um It is extremely hard to just apply online so people think they feel productive right you've made a spreadsheet and You think i'm gonna apply to 10 jobs today and you hit apply apply apply on these 10 jobs And you put them on your spreadsheet like yep. I applied for those and these were the days I did that You're probably not gonna get a response So couple of tips on applying for jobs online knowing nobody in the company and madeline you're welcome So a couple of tips for applying for jobs online Through straight up job applications on company websites indeed linkedin number one Do not just hit easy apply if there is any sort of easy apply option Be that linkedin or indeed or the company saying oh just upload your linkedin profile and that'll do it That's not gonna work. You can't do it that way because all jobs Are going through or all applications, excuse me are going through what's called an applicant tracking system the ats system And it is scanning your application For words that match the job description. So if you just hit easy apply Chances are very few of your words are going to match that job description So when you are applying for jobs online, you have to take the time to redo your resume specifically for that job and Word match it to the job description. So the example I always give is that I work in higher education And we love to call event planning Programming like when we're putting on an event we're putting on a we're programming something Well programming to everybody else means, you know, like computer programming and they mean event planning Uh, or they what i'm thinking of they think of as event planning So if I am looking to switch careers and I see a job where it says must have event planning experience And my resume talks about how I programmed um 10 different dinners in a year for students. It's not going to match but if I change that to event planning including Weekly dinners monthly outings. What about now the words event planning match and i'm going to be a stronger match in the system so When you apply online You have to make sure you take the time to word match the job description uh The other way I want you to think about this is that the last stat I heard and you know, you can find different stats everywhere, but 70 of jobs are found through the hidden job market That means they were never even put online. That means they were found through someone They know now that's kind of an old school stat because now What's even crazier is most companies have an hr policy that you have to put The job online to say it was open to all We we made this position open to everybody But they already know they're going to hire The girl next door. They already know they're going to promote that assistant down the hall Or they already know that jim's nephew needs a new job. And so he's going to get that assistant position But they don't put that in the job description you see online. So a lot of those jobs you guys are applying for You didn't even have a shot But you sat at home and wasted time applying the way I like to think about this is If 70 of jobs are found through what's called the hidden job market meaning they're found through people, you know Then sorry, I just realized you can see my like notes sitting back here. Okay if 70 of jobs are found through the hidden job market meaning Through other people they were found through someone else. That means 70 percent of your job searching should be spent Connecting and meeting with people and only 30 percent should be spent online So let's do easy math if you are spending 10 hours a week job searching Seven hours should be about people Three hours should be on indeed Applying on linkedin applying on entertainment careers.net Applying on that company website page Okay, so keep that in mind So that's way number one is just jobs or strategy one is apply online, but word match everything great but not the best use of our time, so We're gonna start talking about the things you need to be doing and these are the people things the next three strategy Are more people related? Um, but before I get into it, please give this video a thumbs up if you enjoy these lives Even though we ended up on a new stream. Sorry you guys youtube live hates me. I'm gonna get this figured out Um, and let me know in the comments What has been your best job search strategy so far? Or not best what strategy have you been using so far? So siara said she was applying through indeed Um, you know, let me know. Have you just been doing company websites? Have we been getting coffees? What are you doing? Let me know Okay So let's move on to strategy number oh, I almost said three We got to do two first, right? So strategy number two You need to tell everyone, you know that you are looking and what you are looking for now Some people do this by just going on facebook and being like hey guys Just graduated and I you know, love a job in the la area. Let me know if you hear of anything Okay, but like what kind of job what industry I don't know you that well, so I'm, not opposed to you putting it out there on facebook to your friends I am talking more of writing friends writing family members emails Or text or just the next time you see them at a family event or at somebody's birthday party Let people know you are looking for a job, especially if you already have a job People think you're happy. That's kind of the one myth. I think is funny is we know most people I mean like this the stats show a lot of people are not fully satisfied in their job yet when we meet people We assume well they've been doing that thing So they like so they must like doing it not always true. So Even if you have a job you need to let people know you're looking now You don't need to let co-workers know you're looking if it's not that kind of work environment But let your friends and family know you are looking for jobs let their nice like their loose ties, so but those people know too so a loose tie is you go to your friend's birthday and Her cousin's there and you only see her cousin at her birthday every year That's a loose tie when you have that small talk conversation with the cousin Talk to the cousin and let him know. Oh, yeah, I'm at this company, but i'm looking to apply For more positions in a different area Now the other thing I said at the beginning was you have to let people know what you want So I made this mistake y'all I was scared of saying When I still worked in entertainment, I was scared of saying Oh, I want a job in this area of the industry because what if they didn't know someone in that area and I would totally still take a job in these other areas because I just want out and I want to be over like I got scared and so I just say oh, yeah, i'm looking for something new. I'm, not really sure what Well, then people don't know how to help you, right? So you need to let people know what you're looking for. So if you've just graduated Maybe it's hey just graduated with my marketing degree. I'm looking for that first job in the field so my main industries that i'm really interested in are uh fashion and the restaurant industry So if you hear of any marketing positions that come up in those areas even assistant coordinator level, obviously Let me know Here's the funny thing is once you do that that can trigger people's memories and go. Oh my gosh I do know somebody who does that you should talk to my friend so-and-so who works for Like union square dining right like a whole restaurant group. Um But if you never said oh i'm looking at food Or i'm looking at restaurants They wouldn't they wouldn't think of their friend so you've got to let people know what it is you're looking for so that they can start making connections and Also, interestingly once you do that You also might have someone come back and go Oh, well, I don't know anyone in food But I do have a friend who works at a magazine And she's looking for a marketing assistant. Would you would you still be interested in that? Like they just need a direction to go and then they can veer off if they want But if you just say i'm open to anything No one's taking you up on it so Let people know What you are interested in and where you want to work what industries? Um that is going to help them help you so make sure you're having those conversations Now the third way is we need to be building our brand presence on linkedin Okay, and i'm reading madeline said she's been using linkedin direct messaging Um to reach out to professional contacts. That's awesome. So LinkedIn is a gold mine for building your professional brand and getting contacts to then um get Get job leads, right? So it's the best job searching tool now If you do not have a linkedin profile yet or you made one freshman year of college and you're like I haven't touched it since or you made one when you needed an internship and you haven't touched it We need to go fix that so in the description for this, uh live There is a link to my linkedin profile playlist and I walk you through all the different pieces you need for a great linkedin profile So check that out when we're done Um, but here's why you need to be on linkedin number one. You can start building your professional brand. So Interestingly, we live in a world where if somebody publishes something on the internet Everybody thinks they're an expert. Okay It it's a double-edged sword. Sometimes that sucks because I hear people saying things that just are not right about career advice Uh and in other ways that is awesome because you can become a thought leader very quickly so You want to get on linkedin and start being part of the conversation? like people's uh posts share their posts comment on their posts and then Share your own thoughts now. We don't need to be controversial We don't need to try and like spice things up or zig when everyone zags and say hey i'm doing this crazy thing i'm going against the grain and saying this different thing, but if You want to go into marketing? Talk about some sort of marketing thing that's gone on lately and what you think about it So for example taco bell created a whole Oh, I can't talk a whole Taco bell hotel to reward their biggest fans. This is experiential marketing at its finest You could write something on three things you learned from the taco bell hotel campaign And it'll get shared with other people, right? So if you start doing that once or twice a week, you will start building your brand on linkedin and then people may start coming to you With job opportunities. I know plenty of college students mid-20 somethings who have gotten jobs Off people seeing their stuff on linkedin and saying hey based on what you're writing I think you would be good for this position. Do you have any interest? So make sure on linkedin that you are open to recruiters There's a little toggle you have to do under the careers page But it will get you seen and don't think because you don't see recruiters posting. They're not on there I call them the hidden ninjas of linkedin Recruiters are on linkedin all the live long day. They just don't post They watch okay. So just know they are watching i'm going to take a sip of iced coffee Leave me some questions if you have any also guys, let me know because I can see we've got people with us Where are you coming from? Leave your city and state or area if that's too personal y'all why did no one tell me? I have this random hair what's happening? Okay, sorry also hearing people drink on tv is just gross so I apologize um Okay So other things with linkedin that you can do you can reach out to people I love madeline said she direct messaged some people now. I want you to warm up to that I think madeline is a smart girl from what I know uh, and I highly doubt her first message was a direct message, but Get in touch with people at companies that you're interested in and connect with them say hey I love what your company is doing in this area I'm a marketing student. I'm just going to keep going with the marketing example. I would love to connect connect with them Like some of their things that they post comment on them and then send a message and tell them that you're interested in um Tell them that you're what you're interested in Or that you hope when a new position comes around that you uh could chat more about that with them things like that so You can ask people you've known in the past for referrals, but not People you just met like a woman connected with me today on linkedin I accepted the connection and as soon as I did it, she tried to sell me her online course I don't need her online course. She didn't do her research. I already have my own online course So it was just a weird thing to do, you know, I always equate it to You walked up to somebody at a party said hi and then said you want to go on a date? like No, I don't know you. Where are you from? Like tell me a little bit of something first. So Make sure you don't reach out immediately in direct message unless you know them already or someone told you to But start using linkedin as a job search tool Um by using it to build your own professional reputation And start reaching out and building connections remember because we get jobs through people So build those connections so that people will want to refer you when the position becomes available Then and hi to frank Um and kevin watching from indiana. Thank you for saying all coffee is acceptable. I only drink iced coffee Think we all need to know that always iced at all times. Uh so Fourth thing and this is the big one You have to meet people in person. So my absolute favorite job search strategy works twofold You have to do what's called informational interviews Now some people have tried to be clever with this now and call them curiosity conversations and things like that They're called informational interviews It's essentially what people mean when they say get coffee get coffee You got to get coffee when I was in college people would tell me all the time like oh you got to meet people You got to get coffee with them But what do I say like what do we do? At coffee so an informational interview is what you do and that is essentially reaching out to somebody and saying hey I saw you work at xyz company or hey, I saw you do whatever job title That is something that really interests me I would love to ask you a couple of questions if that's okay Now i've got hiccups great guys. I would love to ask you a couple of questions if that's okay Um, you know by any chance could we go to coffee? Just ask you a couple questions or I always say Even 10 minutes on the phone would be great. Do not be afraid to pick this up and talk to somebody on it All right, it's not that scary Um, but I like the out of 10 minutes on the phone because not everyone wants to meet in person, right? But most people go. Yeah, I got 10 minutes for you This works best if you have somebody in common, so if it's Your brother's your older brother's best friend who works at your dream company Let your brother introduce the two of you or let him give them a heads up so that then you can reach out If it's somebody that we've just met on linkedin and linkedin only that's where we're gonna warm up the relationship first The other great thing to do is go to networking events go to linkedin locals in your city I love a linkedin local go to linkedin locals in your city or creative mornings or just go on facebook or meetup.com And see what kind of meetups there are meet people at those And then they get to see hey He or she is not crazy. This seems like a nice person and say hey I would love to talk further about what you do. We should get coffee sometime They'll say yes give you their card. You'll exchange information and then You can go Meet with them and they're much more likely to say yes, because they've met you in person already so this strategy is amazing because While you were not going And interviewing for a job or even asking for a job We do not ask for a job at this you are first going to do true job searching and figure out Is this a job you even actually want to do because you're going to have a real person telling you? Yep, it's a good job Or is it a job? That or is it a company that you hear more about the company and go? But I thought that company stood for this this and that why is this employee being traded this way? Maybe I don't want to work there, right? It's going to help you figure out Do I want to pursue this path or do I not do I want to pursue this company or should I look at other companies? Um, that's where it's great. Number one number two We are now building a network in those companies. We really want so When that application comes up when that job description comes up on linkedin again, and it's for a marketing assistant Now you're not just going to apply online and pray to god that Your name gets chosen through the applicant tracking system You are going to reach out to that contact you had coffee with and say Thank you so much for meeting, you know, um Your advice really helped and really reinstated why I want to work here In fact, I just saw this opening for a marketing assistant. I'm going to apply but um Wanted to let you know in case You know, you could send my resume along as well Or just say just wanted to let you know Um, thanks again for meeting and then they'll say oh my gosh, send me your resume. I'll pass it on to hr as well Okay, it happens Also, I cannot tell you how many times The timing aligns and you will go to coffee with someone and you will hit it off and they'll say well, you know We don't have anything available right now But send me your resume i'll keep you in mind when something comes up And you guys leave and they go back to their office and they call or email you an hour later and go um, you won't believe this but Our marketing assistant just quit Send me your resume asap This is also a good reason why you should always have your resume ready to go So these are things you need to be thinking about. Okay I would love for you to give me you don't have to tell me the name of the person but Can you think of someone? You maybe should go get coffee with if so, just put yes In the comments in that chat say yes, so to help you with this remember This does not need to be the vp of the company that person's intimidating Maybe you have a friend's cousin who interns at the company you want to work with Maybe there's somebody who graduated a year before you Who now works in a department that you think is interesting? um, maybe there's just an event, you know of that you could go to Anything like that counts. I go all the way to if you want to work in movies And you have a friend Who and I know one of you lives in indiana You are in indiana. You want to work in movies. You have a friend who works at the local movie theater Y'all that friend counts Go talk to that friend because that friend might know a little bit more about how distribution works and who they work with At the movie studio to get distribution rights and then you can ask them what what they know about that area and then go talk To the person who does the distribution part, right? Like it's following that breadcrumb trail same with if you want to work for a beauty brand and you have a friend who works at sephora or at the macy's uh Urban decay counter or mac counter or whatever talk to that friend They count because they talk to people from corporate so they can be your gateway to the next person So we're just constantly following that breadcrumb trail to figure out where our next job is coming from Now, I know that first step we talked about sounds really direct really easy. I'm gonna find somebody that way But we've already talked about you're really not like you're not gonna find a job that way these last three right talking to friends and family going on linkedin and building your profile and building an An ongoing brand by commenting and posting In the feed and then having coffees with people. I know these three sound way Murkier right because they're not a direct path that applying online. It's a direct path I wanted a job at e-entertainment a job was available. I applied I get it These are murky it's like I don't know i'm having a coffee with someone who doesn't even have a job open What how am I going to get a job? all these last three are is creating opportunities the more Opportunities that are out there the faster you're going to get the job So you want to be creating as many opportunities as possible? so With that I would love for you in the in fact, we're going to set goals For those of you who are here live and if you're watching this later just comment How many coffees are you going to have in the next month write a goal? I don't care if it's one you might be super busy and you're like cassandra I will be lucky if I can ask one person a coffee this month. That's fine But let me know is it one is it one a day for a month? I've seen people do that I I i'm an extrovert and even I think that's hard But let me know in the comments or in the chat You know how many people? What's your goal? Put a goal in that chat and i'm gonna read your comments Hi from the bay the bay area Yep Hi frank from baylor. Ooh Hook them horns. That's not baylor. Uh, let's see. Kevin's in indiana Madeline I think you said you're in seattle area And yes check for in fact, wait madeline. Is it you who's in seattle area? I think so. Um I know people at linkedin local seattle You got to get up there because people from the tech companies are all over that one. It's it's great. Um John marty who also does videos Uh about career on youtube you guys Like we all know each other. It's kind of crazy. Um He Works for amazon and talks about this stuff, too So you should go go check out john's videos to tell them I said to go watch um Madeline said yes, she has four people. She could ask to have a coffee at four different companies. That's awesome Okay, frank, so frank asked about getting a drink Oh, I have been meaning to make a video just about this frank now He asked about like hey, you know, you can't really hold your alcohol. You you shouldn't get a drink You can always go to a happy hour I'm trying to think of where to start this number one Once we pass the age of 21 getting drinks with people is very common for certain industries I mean in entertainment, that's what everybody does is you only have drinks. This is coffee So If you're a person who does not drink for whatever reason past issues religious reasons You just don't like the taste of alcohol. I think you can do one of two things you could say Oh, you know, it's really hard for me At that time of day to get together. Could we meet for lunch or coffee, right? You can try for a different time Um, and you could always say but if that doesn't work for you If that doesn't work for you, you can say um Sorry, I got distracted by chat so you can say Yes, uh, i'd love to meet up but you know My schedule it's a little hard in the evenings. Could we meet for coffee, you know? Earlier in the day, but if that doesn't work i'll figure it out. So you're still leaving it open Because if they come back and say no, sorry after work is the only time that works the other thing you can do is go And just don't order a drink there is nothing wrong with saying Oh, i'm just gonna get you know A soda with a splash of lime or whatever or a diet coke you guys I used to go with co-workers all the time and just order diet cokes. So Don't worry. Um So that's one thing and if somebody has a problem with that I think that's a test of What their culture is and if you want to work there most people now are pretty understanding of like Not everybody wants to drink. I think it's more of you have to let them still drink but if you don't want to don't drink, you know, just say oh i'm just gonna get a diet coke or um, do you like how I always say diet coke you guys can get a real coke if you want I just like diet so that's That's what I would say. You don't have to get into all all of it and say Oh, you know, I really struggled it with it in the past and yada like nope We're just meeting somebody they don't need that but just say oh i'm not a big drinker. Um, i'm fine with just a soda or a Ginger beer with a splash lime. You do know ginger beer has no alcohol just to play it Um, you know ginger beer and lime whatever that's fine so Because because that is a thing in networking be be smart about that one Uh, i'm frankie said he always tries to use a person within the company, uh to gain a reference Yes You do that's that's great. Um, that's what you should be doing Uh, and then waleed says what exactly do I need? To do when I get my first job like taxes and legal documents I need Interesting you ask waleed. I am thinking of putting together an online course. That would be $17 like not a lot under 20 bucks That says that's all about having your best first week ever and I will go over those sorts of things Is that something you all would want? Um, so it would talk about What kind of documents you need to bring how you're going to fill out that hr paperwork and benefit? What you need to do to make a great first impression. I have a secret tip That's going to make you like the favorite person in the office Um and leave a great first impression if that's something you would be interested in Please let me know in chat or in the comments if you're watching this later I'd really appreciate that because i'm in the midst of putting that together, but I want to know your thoughts on it, too Okay Seeing what else? Nice madeline's setting good goals. I like it uh, so what other questions do you guys have I have about 30 minutes if we have questions Um, or we'll just end early. So let me know in the chat what questions you might have Anything? I think there was one up here that I missed Maybe not. Nope. I answered that one Thank you all for Holding strong on switching the live stream feed. I Scheduled ahead and it didn't work. So every time I schedule ahead it ends up not working. So I'm, probably just gonna do it live Like live live not plan anything ahead from now on. Um, okay. Zahara said what if you don't know anyone in the industry? Zahara, that's what linkedin is for Uh, so use linkedin to your advantage go on there and start connecting with people in the industry that you're interested in So that you start to build relationships there See if there are any meetups you can go to any networking groups for the industry that you're interested in Um so that you can start meeting people but no to this is a process like Getting a job is not going to happen next week This is a process. That's why the more people you meet the more on top of that you are right now The faster that job is going to come because you've created more and more opportunities So Any other questions? I hope that helped Any tips on the showcase yourself in those phone calls coffee chats with the new contact? Um, great question madeline I will be honest that the phone ones are harder. I always love in person for this reason I think the key thing is while this is not a job interview You need to be thinking ahead of time. What are the key points you want them to know about you? And practice these out loud So i'm guessing a lot of you have seen my video on tell me about yourself And how if we don't practice that people stumble over it It's the same thing when you're going to have coffee with someone or you're talking on the phone at some point As long as they're a decent human being they should say well tell me more about you So like what's going what what do I need to know about you? So think ahead of time What do you want them? to To know about you. Do you want them to know? That you are switching industries. Do you want them to know? Like in your case Maybe it's that you want them to know you're really interested in working in tech and why and there's like a background story You can tell Maybe it's dropping. Oh, yeah Well, you know i'm exploring different careers that i'm interested in right now Um, because my next step is I need an internship my senior year. And so that's kind of the next big thing for me is Uh finding an internship You didn't ask them for an internship, but now they know where you're at So now when an internship comes up they think of you So keep that in mind of think ahead of time. What are the key things you want someone to know about you? What is your goal of that event? or that meeting or that phone call and maybe it's just that you want them to know like I'm an accomplished responsible human being so it might be little things. It might not always be something strong like Hey, I have an internship next it might just be Oh, yeah You know, I did hear that for this position Um, or if I want to get into this field I need to have advanced photoshop skills So i've been taking a linkedin learning class to get a certificate and that is that something you've heard is important So you're validating if it's important and you let them know you're working on it Little things like that are the things you want to be thinking about So frank asked if I would look at his linkedin profile I do that. Um, if you want more information You can uh email me And I can send you the link to my calendly it is for a fee i'm giving you free info right now guys, but there are certain things I do charge for and so reviewing people's resumes and auditing linkedin profiles There is a fee but I would be happy to do it and I try to keep those prices really reasonable Because I understand We're looking for a job You shouldn't have to pay insane amounts of money for that Okay, if they're mlive asked if there's a linkedin local in boise, how would you find out probably hashtag linkedin local boise hashtag linkedin local id Um something like that Literally just use the search bar and see if it comes up that should tell you I also don't think it's bad for you to just go on and post one day and say hey I just found out about linkedin locals. Do we have one in the boise area and see what people say? Let's see. What are my tips on applying for jobs when you keep getting turned down after applying for several months? Okay so I have a video about that Um, so i'd recommend finding the video on if you're doing interviews, I would also say uh I don't even want to attempt your name and butcher it. I'm very big on getting names correctly and i'm afraid i'll mess yours up but uh, my friend who's asking about Tips for applying when you keep getting turned down I don't know if you were at the beginning of this Uh live stream, but if you are only applying online, you probably are getting turned down You need to be meeting with people Okay, this is why you're supposed to be Looking like networking even when you're satisfied in your job because one day you won't be and you're going to need people so if you are Applying and getting turned down Two things I i'm going to question if you're meeting with enough people or if you're only applying online and then number two I'm curious what your resume looks like I see a lot of really bad resumes out there and so I'm wondering if your resume is correctly formatted Having the right skills, etc So that is something else that you might want to have somebody look at be it me or a friend or whoever Oh, i'm gonna drop the laptop y'all. It's sitting precariously on a stack of books. Um, so Those would be two big things if we are applying for jobs and meeting with people and doing all those things and yet not Getting called in for interviews I would get I would get your resume checked. I think it's worth the investment to get your resume looked at Um, what if you're interested in a certain business role, but not necessarily an industry or company great question That's fine You don't have to have a specific industry but let people know the type of role or even the type of department You are interested in it's when we sit there with people and go Oh, I would love I just I just need a full-time job I would just love to be an assistant somewhere or I just need out of my current role. I just want to go somewhere else Or even something super broad if you just say an industry and not a role like I say Well, I really want to just stay in television Um, but i'm not quite sure what Well, no one can help me But if you say oh, well, I really want to work in marketing or you know, i'm very interested in pr Um, I don't know what field i'm just excited to kind of explore that and do something in a pr department or a finance department Hr, etc Perfectly fine place to start But good question. Uh Kevin Thank you. Thanks for watching Any other questions y'all? anything else And if you haven't yet, please give this video a thumbs up if you like live streams. I want to do more Thank you for your patience as I keep figuring them out because It's a little frustrating for you and for me um Let's see. Is there anything else that you need to know? make sure you uh, check those videos in the description box for this once it's uh, Gets rendered and goes up for everybody Uh that will have a link to the networking profile or the Like how to network playlist where I go into all these coffee chats a lot more detail Y'all also some of those videos are from when I first started and one of them is edited horribly And I think you literally see me turn on the camera and go Hi, like, hmm. I'm, sorry. That's real bad. But the information is good. I promise you the information is good um So just keep that in mind and then if you have not started on linkedin I talk about linkedin Every wednesday and even the videos that are for business are great for job seekers as well But start with that profile playlist that's in this description box Okay What do I think about going in person to companies with resumes and business cards? Oh People ask this all the time and I used to ask this back in the day I think in our culture Where we think a friend calling us on the phone without warning is intrusive Showing up at someone's place of business Is considered very intrusive. So while I totally understand on your side because this was my mindset that it's like I want to show i'm eager and then they'll meet me and see that I am a a normal qualified individual It doesn't play out that way to them It's who's this person who thought they could just come into our company, right? Like we're all so scared I think we live in a world now where safety is really a big concern, right? And so having some strangers show up no matter what just feels really invasive And so while it seems like it's going to portray eagerness and enthusiasm It comes off a little bit Nerve-wracking. I don't want to use the word scary but just kind of a what's going on. Why is this person here kind of feeling? Um, but I get that question a lot. So thank you for asking it because yes, it is something that we need to We all need to think more about how our message is being received on the other end And I think sometimes we need to put ourselves in those shoes and go if somebody came into my work and just said hey on my resume, I wanted to See if you have any positions available like Huh, what I was doing other things, right? So just kind of try and and think about that in the future Flip the script and see how you would feel to decide if it's a good idea or not Are there any other questions? This is going to be last call And if for some reason this is your first time here, thank you for watching and putting up with live stream issues Um, make sure to subscribe I put out career related content Every monday linkedin interview content every monday and then linkedin content every wednesday For those of you who are here And I can see how many there are. Um Y'all do you want more tips on networking? resumes Or like productivity time management because that plays into job search so leave me a comment in chat resumes productivity time management job search Leave a comment Um, leave it in chat if you're here live or if you see this later leave it in comments I would love to know because i'm thinking of adding a third day So let me know your thoughts um and That is it. Like I said before give this one a thumbs up Share with your friends. Uh, if you have other friends who are job searching right now, please let them know That i'm here to help and check out those playlists In the description box once this gets uploaded. Thank you for sticking with the frustrations of trying to do a live stream I appreciate you joining me on this saturday morning with my iced coffee and I will see you soon Bye