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I Need a Job! And I’m willing to get really creative to get one!

Let me share with you how I used Outsourcing to get a list of a few hundred useful contacts.

Think about how, after calling them up and sending a non-generic job application, I drastically increase my chances of finding my dream job.

And because I wanted to stay near my loved ones, I needed my dream job in a city where getting a job is notoriously difficult:

Munich (Germany)

How I started: useless use of job search websites

To be honest, my first job search efforts were more than sub-optimal. You should only use the lessons I have learned from my mistakes…

Check out my best advice on using free job search websites here!

What did I do wrong? I sent out many generic application letters. I did not call before sending them. There was no personal contact. I was poorly organized.

All that made me realize: big trouble ahead! If you read a bit around my site, you can imagine what I thought of next…

The experiment: My outsourced job hunt

Note:

This was not a project where I outsourced my whole job application to specific services that spam hundreds of poor HR employees!

The aim of this project was to get a researched list of possible employers that I could call up, one after the other, without worrying about needing to research more places.

Click here to start reading my diary of this experiment.

The results?

Were pretty good, in my opinion!

Over 200 places researched in my town of preference
All places are reachable by public transport.
Money spent: 40$

Learn the same skills to outsource your job hunt!

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TOP TIP FOR THE JOB HUNT

If I could go back in time to the day when I said:

“I need a job, and I better start sending out dozens of application letters!”

I would give myself a good whack and say:

“The number one way to get a job is to establish personal contacts!”

This is the number one tip to take away. Click here to read more Tips on Job Hunting.

I NEED A JOB, BADLY. SHOULD I LIE?

Never lie when it comes about working out your professional future.

The lies will come haunt you in the end. And in the age of everyone becoming more and more transparent due to the internet, this is true more than ever.

Although you need to develop some skills in framing certain situations and presenting you in the best light possible, you should never be lying on job applications!

Do Your Research About Your Potential Employer

There is a very useful site out there that shares anonymized reviews from enterprises you might want to work in regarding

Salary levels
Work conditions
The interview process

Check out Glassdoor and it’s power as a job search engine as well as a enterprise review site!

Got A Job Interview – How To Prepare

Finally got that Job interview? Congrats! I know how hard it can be just getting there.

Now you have your big chance. Don’t blow it!

Don’t worry, if you think of my tips about preparing for a job interview, then you will have a better chance at finally getting this job!

After The Interview – Be Sure To Follow Up!

Making a good last impression is as important than the first impression. By writing a job interview follow up letter, you will set yourself apart from your competition!

It’s time to nail that job!

Job Search For Chemists And Biochemists

Als a chemist, providing certified knowledge about GLP (good laboratory practice) is crucial if you want to land a job in the area of pharma.

Here’s a short article about my biotech job search.

Found a job opportunity? No matter if you found it yourself or if you outsourced the job search, be sure to double check your future employer on the Glassdoor website!

Use Glassdoor to...

Check Employee's feedback
Get an unbiased inside look
Check if you are in for a horror trip or a dream job

Start with the widget on the right!

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What you need to do to get unlimited access

When you start using the site, you’ll soon find out that you need to make a free account to get all the information. Go ahead and do this, it’s worth the five seconds.

your email
or Facebook

I chose to use an email, but that’s because I have issues with Facebook’s privacy policy.

Then, you will have access to all the insider info about the companies for 30 days. To extend that to unlimited access, you need to provide your own review.

(Exception: if you are a student, you can sign up with your student email and get 12 month access to everything!)

Personally, I chose to share the experience I made in one of my job interviews. This took me less than 5 minutes.

Use Glassdoor for your Job Search

You can use this service for research of job openings – or let your virtual assistant take care of that. This is actually a great example of time consuming, tedious daily research that could be well outsourced.

Wouldn’t getting a pre-screened, cleaned up daily report including background research from the companies offering relevant job openings be useful…?

Ways this service can help you with your job hunt:

Regular notifications about job openings

Chances for Networking and referrals through friends if you use this site via Facebook. (Similar to LinkedIn and Xing!) Use the power of your “inside connections” to get you in touch with the people that actually have the power to provide you with your dream job!

Exchange honest and anonymous insider info

Since the info you submit is anonymous, you don’t have to be afraid about your employer finding out about bad feedback and firing you, for example.

In the same way, the provided reviews reflect the honest opinions of the users.

Of course, you need to interpret the reviews carefully. If you find mainly great reviews about a global company, but a few bad ones in between, this does not mean that the company is “evil” as a whole.

Also, people from different career levels and even different countries are posting. This is especially important for big, global enterprises.

That’s why you should use these reviews as a way to orient yourself.

Take them with a grain of salt.

Compare salary levels between the companies

Salary is important.

Nevertheless, many people don’t like to talk honestly about their salary.

The good news:

Glassdoor also allows you to research salary levels from the different companies.

Be sure to compare thoroughly before you start negotiating your salary.

It’s always wise to know what you can ask for.

Feel free to do a test search for your last salary in the widget on the right!

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Sidenote:

In China, this is different, or so I heard on a seminar about intercultural communication.

Apparently, it’s very common there to ask about family, income and other personal details very early in the conversation.

Learn about challenges in the job interview process

Are you preparing yourself for a job interview?
Great! Use the information about the interview process of the company you are invited to to prepare yourself as good as possible.

Useful Information so far? Then click the “Like” Button! 🙂

What part can you outsource to your Virtual Assistant?

This site is about smartly outsourcing tedious work to a Virtual Assistant, so that you can focus on what is important to you. Here’s what you can safely outsource without risking anything or getting into trouble:

Setting up an account and getting you unlimited access (your VA can share his work experience if he has had a “real job” before)
The job research and hunt for open positions (don’t outsource writing applications!)
Researching salary levels
Pre-Screening job offers by quality levels of the enterprise – or informing you ahead of time and warning you from “bad bosses” ahead of time

Ready to learn how to get a VA?

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