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Old 8th May 2008, 09:15 AM   #8 (permalink)
stuartmaxwell
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create a job for yourself rather than waiting around for something to be advertised, find out who the key "hands on" seniors are at the places you want to work (if you require training cerificates - go larger). Aggressively market yourself directly to them through, phone, email and letter. If they fob you off about HR or the like, ask them to have a word with HR as you got nowhere with them. Think of ways around the fob offs like "budgets" etc

In the instances where you do this with people who are dynamic/entrepreneurial/hands on executive types, they see a bit of themself (when they were a lad). You are more likely to convince them that you are worth £25k+training investments a year if you have get up and god/determination/object driven as opposed to a lazy, non plussed, non objective, call centres forever-type. (that isnt an insult to anyone btw)

I have used this is in the past for mid level employment/business development roles and it works really well
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