TO RECAP: The least likely way you’ll get hired is by applying to a job online, through an application portal. What does this mean for you? With a well crafted outreach strategy that positions you in the most persuasive light possible, you must connect with a human first.
Your TO DO List:
Make sure you are able to answer this:
For your list of top 10 companies, how must you position yourself in order to come across as their DREAM candidate?
One way to get clarity on this is by trying to put yourself in the hiring manager’s position and ask yourself:
“What needs are going unmet by virtue of having this vacancy going unfulfilled?”
Then, you position yourself and your experience as the solution to this manager’s qualms.