2 Posts found for Author: Daniel H. Pink

1. Ask for job leads from family members, friends, people in the community, and staff at career centers. Ask them this one simple question: Do you know of any jobs in my field? That method has a 33% success rate.
2. Knock on the doors of any employers, factories, or offices that interest you, whether or not they have vacancies. That method has a 47% success rate.
3. Use the

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Author: Daniel H. Pink | Source: What Happened to Your Parachute? | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: The Job Search

1. Randomly mail out résumés to employers. That method has a 7% success rate. (One study revealed that there is one job offer for every 1,470 résumés floating around out there. Another study puts the figure even higher—one job offer for every 1,700 résumés.)
2. Answer ads in professional or trade journals appropriate to your field. That method also has only a 7% success rate.
3. Answer ads in newspapers

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Author: Daniel H. Pink | Source: What Happened to Your Parachute? | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: The Job Search