100 Interviews
A business colleague recently found his “dream job” after only two months of searching. He is going to do EVERYTHING he enjoys most and nearly NOTHING he doesn’t enjoy. He will be paid handsomely for his efforts — more than he thought he ever would! When asked, “How did you do it?” His response was, “Networking. I didn’t apply for even one job in the traditional way. I conducted over 80 Informational Interviews, refined my Elevator Pitch, and basically created a position for myself.”
If you KNEW that finding that dream job depended upon your conducting 100 interviews, how would you approach your search differently? Would you spend more time on the Internet, or would you hit the streets trying to find anyone and everyone to interview that you possibly could?
YOUR dream job is just 100 interviews away. I suggest you go find someone to interview.
This is really interesting…I now have as my goal to conduct 100 interviews…I think I’ll learn a lot and meet a lot of great people. Thanks for the idea!
Comment by Sara — August 2, 2007 @ 12:47 pm
My friend gave me a great piece of advice, she said, “people hire people they like, and train them to do the things they want.” I think this has a lot of truth to it!
Comment by Allison — August 7, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
My friend gave me a great piece of advice, she said: “people hire people they like, and train them to do the things they want.” Networking is really key to this.
Comment by Allison — August 7, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
If anything after being interviewed 100 times, you should be well prepared for that interview for the job that you really want.
Comment by Lamonica — August 24, 2007 @ 6:55 pm
Well if anything after a 100 interviews, you should be well- prepared for the interview for the job that you really want.
I think I am going to try this.
Comment by Lamonica — August 24, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
Only 2 months!!! Wow, sounds like putting the time, energy into the job search, and being both patient and dedicated can really pay off for a life time.
Comment by Joel — August 25, 2007 @ 9:51 am