Job Success in Any EconomyBy Brian Patrick Jensen (All Rights Reserved 2012)

PERSEVERANCE AND JOBSPERSEVERANCE AND JOBS

• Latest stats on “the hunt”• The natural law of 1 in 5• Successful people • The resilience formula• Into action

Latest stats on ‘the hunt’Latest stats on ‘the hunt’

• Talent Tech “State of Recruiting” 2012–Better or worse?–The business effort–Talent sources

Latest stats on ‘the hunt’Latest stats on ‘the hunt’

•Business says the market is better:

Latest stats on ‘the hunt’ Latest stats on ‘the hunt’

• The effort to find you is about same.

Latest stats on ‘the hunt’Latest stats on ‘the hunt’• The way to find you

remains scattered

Latest stats from the hunt Latest stats from the hunt

• LinkedIn still rules job social networks

Latest stats from the huntLatest stats from the hunt

•What does this mean to the job seeker? – It takes time to

connect w/ real people– There are many ways– Almost nothing else!

LATEST Stats ON THE HUNT…LATEST Stats ON THE HUNT…

• #1 job success factor is NOT about “the market”• It’s about YOU and…•Way you do the hunt!

NATURAL LAW OF 1 in 5NATURAL LAW OF 1 in 5

Successful peopleSuccessful people

Successful peopleSuccessful people

The Resilience formulaThe Resilience formula

Perseverance action plan Perseverance action plan

• Comment in a LinkedIn discussion 3 times per week

• Obtain 2 informational interviews per week

• Meet 3 new people daily and get their contact info

• Follow-up with new people just met and have them join your social networks – add 10 people per week to FB, LN

• Try-on 90-second commercial with friends, get feedback

• Listen to another’s job search problems twice per week

• Follow-up with all network contacts once per month

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

•Way you go about the hunt• Success follows same formula• All job search actions are

social (touch people, not computers)

Perseverance and Jobs in Any EconomyBy Brian Patrick Jensen (All Rights Reserved 2012)