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Recruiters’ jobs are to find a perfect candidate for a company or client needing a job filled. Recruiters must be respectful, courteous, accommodating, and pleasant to deal with as the face of the corporate entity. Their goal is to demonstrate and convince the job seeker their company is an Employer of Choice.

But what happens when the company has a bad reputation? The best they can do is hope the job seekers don’t know about the ‘negatives’ related to the business.

Many applicants are hoping for that phone call for an interview, but don’t think to investigate the company. There are many venues to do the research.…

Successful job seekers are proactive and target the organizations where they want to work.

It’s fine to be opportunistic as well and open to a good job that comes your way. But you need a strategic approach to your job search that includes targeting the employers you think are the right fit for you.

In this video Patra talks about how you determine the companies you want to target and what to do once you’ve developed your target list. Follow your targets on social media. Connect with your targets’ employees. Determine whether you or anyone in your network has a connection at your target companies.

And…

May is the month we recognize and remember several aspects of our military:

Military Spouse Appreciation Day (May 10) is a recent recognition of their support.
Armed Forces Day (May 18) recognizes those currently in service.
Memorial Day (May 27) recognizes those who died in war.

Memorial Day began as women, individually and in clubs, decorated the graves of Civil War soldiers with flowers. It became formalized, first in the North and then the South, as Decoration Day. Later, soldiers from World War I were added. Eventually it became a federal holiday in recognition of all our military members killed in war.

Job Search Lessons

Military planning is…

ClearedJobs.Net is sponsoring the AFCEA NOVA Government and Military Career Transition Seminar & Breakfast, May 8, from 7am-9am at the DoubleTree in Crystal City, Virginia. The breakfast is the morning of the Cleared Job Fair, which will also be at the DoubleTree from 11am-3pm.

Gain insight from those who have successfully transitioned and network with hiring professionals and other transitioning service members. Space is limited, so pre-register today.

The event will offer attendees the opportunity to:

* Hear from seasoned professionals who recently went through the same transition. They’ll share what worked, and what challenges they faced

* Hear from industry executives on…

You see a job posted online and decide to toss your hat in the ring. Why not? You’re online. It’s easy to apply.

If that’s your attitude you’re wasting your time. And the employer’s time. When you apply for a job, meet all the critical requirements and 90% of all the requirements.

The only way you’re going to get a job if you don’t meet 90% of the requirements is if you know the hiring manager or recruiter. Personally. Otherwise, why would they hire someone who doesn’t meet the job qualifications?

How do you do it?

• * Copy or print the job announcement or ad

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