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Job Hunting: Please advise |
| Message Name: |
volenti non fit injuria |
| Date Posted: |
11/26/2006 |
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I'm a recent J.D. grad with three years' experience in back office finance, living in the NYC area. I decided not to practice law, and now it seems that my background is of no interest to employers. I've been applying for a variety of jobs all day, every day for months now, and haven't received a single request for more information/callback/interview of any kind. I'm not even getting any responses for the temporary positions I apply for.
Any advice or similar experiences would be much appreciated-- it seems unlikely that the current job market is this tight, and I'm wondering why I'm falling short. |
| Message: |
"To he who consents there can be
no wrong".
HR isn't looking for an unemployed lawyer, and that is how you are currently being judged (no pun intended).
You need to rethink what you know about job hunting. Today, it isn't a resume distribution problem, it's a MARKETING problem that can be solved with an effective strategic approach.
Essentially, it's about:
1) Getting judged by people that can hire you.
2) Getting evaluated on the basis of criteria you can win on.
3) Having a strategy to prevent being prematurely eliminated from the pool of viable applicants for a reason that is unrelated to your ability to do the job you apply for.
Just as a lawyer who represents himself in court usually has a fool for a client, so should you strongly consider getting professional help from someone that has experience actually helping someone find and get a new job
in a different line of work.
Recruiters are NOT in that category. They are in an entirely different kind of business that has little (actual) relevance to your situation.
One such person that does know what to do can be found at username at yahoo dot com.
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