My Laid Off Life #2

Holá people. I did a lot of stuff this week relating to the job search, but not a PEEP! NOTHIN'! NIL! NADA! I would have thought that at least one interview would have come from all of my e-mails, phone calls, networking, linked in-ing, but....I feel like and ugly duckling around prom time! Who's going to ask me to the dance and realize that they have actually landed a SWAN! Well, anyway, here's what's happened. I had a "negotiating the offer" teleconference class and a "market research" teleconference, then I had a networking class with the career consultants. Now maybe you know this, or maybe not, but stats show that up to 80% of job searchers will find their new job through NETWORKING! Either someone you know or through someone you know, you will get a job. So, that's my focus going forward since I am VERY good with people and getting to know people. The six other job search methods which make up the remaining 20% are, in order: Headhunters, Ads & Internet search, Job Fairs, Direct Mail, Cold Calling and, finally, Walk In. Ironically, this is the same mathematic ratio that cost me my job in the first place!!! 80%(probably more now) of all physical music sales came from the top 10 accounts! That left 20% of the pie to be divided up among 100+ other accounts! And guess what group I sold to??? That's right...."other accounts"! So, as you can see, networking is most likely the way I will get my next job. I also realized in the class that a lot of people have no idea how to network. Most people didn't have the social/lifestyle type job that I had. I mean, you could hardly compare the social skills I gained working the music industry glad-handing and convention scene vs. the guy at Visteon who was a wiring router technician. See what I mean? Well, here's what's next. I have the interviewing class next week and more teleconferencing. I have my eye on a couple of jobs, one in particular is a perfect fit! It a position with Red Bull©. I got friends in the Red Bull© organization and luckily I am able to use them as referrals on the web site application. Maybe that will get me through the filters that weeds out people! However, if I can get to the hiring manager, I am sure I can talk my way into an interview and those that know me know that once I get in there to interview and they meet me, I will get the job!!! I am keeping positive no matter what this next week brings! I will be posting a video portion of these blogs so be on the look out for that! I am looking at podcasting some job search stories and information in the upcoming weeks, so keep an ear out for that! Enjoy the music on the pod-o-matic player on my page here and if you feel like, it leave me a message! I appreciate you reading and more to come next week.....until then....HOLLA!