You know it when you are out of work, yet few others do. That is why no one is banging on your door, asking to hire you. You need a straightforward way to let people know without putting pressure on them.
One of the easiest ways is using an ‘Elevator Pitch.’ The elevator pitch is easy to do and has a return on investment. The best part is that you can do this without an elevator. Your Pitch is the time it takes an elevator to go up or down a couple of floors.
You should have some business cards made. The card should have your name, contact information (phone #, email address, and, if you want, your address. Show your current job on the card as Job Seeker. It is just something so that a potential employer can reach you. You can make them on your computer and print them on business cardstock.
The speech goes like this:
Hi, I am __ (Your Name) __ and I work with (tell them your job or what you did.) I am presently looking for work and wonder if you may know someone who could use a person with my skills.
Give the person your card and ask them to please pass it on if they find someone who might need a good worker like you.
Here is the surprising part. Within about two weeks, the person runs across someone looking for a worker with your skills. Not always, yet more often than you would imagine.
Do not stop other work to find a job. Work with everyone and every agency you can. The Pitch is just one more way to get your word out. Use it whenever you have a good feeling about someone or are talking to someone in a business that uses people with your talents.
Tomorrow we will talk about job fairs.
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