Get a job you want!

The last thing you want to do is come off desperate. Companies like to hire the best candidate and those people usually are still working. So whatever you do, make sure that you don’t come off as being needy. You also need to make sure that you present yourself as a solution to their problem. You want to be the ideal candidate and fit exactly what they are looking for.

Know Your Value

If you cannot convey to them what your value is and how you can help them within the first two minutes of speaking with them, then you have very little chance of getting the job you want. You should feel confident in knowing exactly what you will bring to the table and be able to communicate that to them clearly.

Be Creative

Don’t just rely on sending out resumes when you are trying to get the job you want. The old way of getting a job is outdated. There are now so many ways to get yourself in front of people. A resume will never be able to convey your true talents. So come up with new ideas of getting yourself in front of the right people.

Networking

In continuing with the idea of being creative, you should be networking with the people at the company you want to work for (or their competitors.) These people can give you the inside scoop of what is actually happening at the company (or in the industry) and how you can best present yourself to the right person. Don’t waste your time at networking events or meetups unless they directly correlate with the company you want to work with.

Learn Everything You Can About The Company

If you really want to work for this company, learn everything you can about them from top to bottom. You should feel like a private investigator who is stalking this company so that you know everything that there is.

Have Relevant Experience

The person who is looking to hire someone has tunnel vision and they are looking for something very specific. You need to have the exact experience they are looking for otherwise they probably will not consider you unless you have some relevant experience and are being vouched for by someone they trust. If you do not have the relevant experience necessary, then be willing to pay your dues and get them in some way (even if you have to work for free) so that you can build up the relevant experience and now won’t look like a liability.