Can't Meet A Hiring Manager's Needs Unless You Know What They Are

A great way to get more interviews, progress and get offers is to give a hiring manager what they want.

But you can't meet a hiring manager's needs unless you know what they are.

Many job seekers don't bother - They send a standard resume (or with minor mods), applying to a lot of jobs, hoping they get lucky. These job seekers struggle, because they hope their background magically exactly matches an employer's needs, making their odds of success the worst possible.

But if you want to find your next job by Q1 2021, you first need to understand a specific hiring manager's needs ... so you can give them what they want.

It gets challenging, because hiring manager current needs are almost never reflected by the job description, which was written 6 months - 1 year ago, or longer. Job descriptions for new positions you see on ads now were written when the position was approved ... For most positions, the approval happens during the budget cycle in the prior July 2020. But in 2021, where so many of last year's positions were delayed by a year, many job descriptions were written in July of 2019, 19 months ago. Replacement positions usually recycle the departing employee's job description.

While this saves hiring managers a lot of time, it means that the job description reflects last year's needs, not current ones.

And this makes a big problem for you - When you rely on the job description, you show your ability to solve prior problems, not current ones. Employers see you as the wrong fit, when you demonstrate all the problems you can solve that are no longer problems.

So how can you know what a hiring manager's current needs are?

Why not let me show you how to discover a hiring manager's current needs, so you can give them what they want and find your next job by Q1 2021? While we're at it, I'll teach you ways to accelerate your job search, so you stop trying to land a job just by applying to more jobs and hoping to get lucky.

This is the 3rd recession I've recruited/coached through, so I've seen first hand what resume and job search strategies succeed during recessions. I've also seen mistakes candidates make, causing their recession job searches to fail. I've been through this before and know what works and what doesn't.

That's why numerous job seekers who work with me have already gotten job offers this March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January and February - every week since mid-March.

As a top national recruiter who reads hundreds of resumes per day, who has helped hundreds of thousands of candidates in their job search, and seen thousands of employers' job search processes from the inside, I've got a different perspective than most career coaches.

I see that most job seekers do essentially the same things, even when they think they are job searching differently. I see the mistakes that almost every age 40+ job seeker makes that make them lose great opportunities. I also see most job seekers were taught search methods that eliminate them from consideration, because they conflict with the employer's hiring process.

But I've been teaching job seekers to overcome ageism for 13+ years by using non-traditional resume/job search strategies that demonstrate impact rather than just being average. I'll show you how to beat ageism and find a great job during the recession by understanding employers' point of view and hiring processes ... and using this understanding to beat your competition.

(I'm not just a career coach. I've also been a top national recruiter for the last 16+ years ... so you'll get advice from a different perspective - an insider's point of view.)

Let me show you what you can do now to change your job search and resume so you can beat ageism during the recession, even if you're also between jobs, trying to change careers, industry or location, if your industry is in decline/consolidation, trying to overcome long term career gaps, family leave, find a remote job, turnaround your job search or other tough to solve job search problems.

Join me Friday 3/5/21 at 11:00am ET/8:00am PT, for my Resume Revolution! webinar (enroll at https://bit.ly/3aXQRnx at no charge) to learn how to beat ageism and find your next job by year end.

Want to see how well this can work for you?

"Great cutting edge advice on your resume, the cover letter dilemma and everyone's job search issues and questions. I guarantee you will hear something new in Phil's webinar that you can use in your job search today - information which you have not heard anywhere else! You will not be disappointed." - S.M.

"Phil has a great grasp on the practicalities of recruiting from the employer perspective, as well as the changing trends in seeking out the next opportunity including the use of social media. I have many takeaways from this webinar and recommend this as a must attend!" - F.E.

"This is straight talk from a guy who has the experience, research and contacts, and the know-how to help us maximize our opportunities. He doesn't pitch gimmicks or shortcuts; he gives guidance, answers questions about the job market and how our resumes are handled, and gives tips that help us get the results we want. Well worth it!" - J.M.

"Amazing info shared by Phil in the Resume Revolution Webinar! Who knew that I was wasting my precious time by relying on job boards?? (well, Phil did, of course...)" - S.H.

"His advice on my resume improved my response rate to easily 7/8 for every 10 sent, and I can say the resulting response was directly responsible for helping to find and land my current engagement." - D.M.

You'll Learn All This At Resume Revolution!

* Actionable tips to beat ageism and find a great job fast

* How to double your interviews and resume response rate

* Current job market and recession outlook

* What's different about this recession

* How to optimize your job search and resume to today's market realities

* Why things that worked during a strong job market won't work today

... plus

* Come for the Webinar - Stay for the Q & A with job search experts

Enroll now at https://bit.ly/3aXQRnx , or find our future webinars at https://ResumeWebinar.com .

P.S. I've launched the National Unemployment List and invite you to add your name if you're unemployed, affected by temporary closures, had your hours reduced, or have been laid off. The National Unemployment List will be distributed to employers, hiring managers, internal and external recruiters, to help everyone get back to work quickly. So add your name to the National Unemployment List at https://bit.ly/NationalUnemploymentList.

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