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The Cure for Career Confusion

(9.1) Letter Withdrawing From Consideration

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There are many reasons to withdraw from consideration for a position. You might realize that the job is not a good fit in terms of your skills, interests, lifestyle or income expectations. In addition, you may have been offered another position that is more attractive, or promoted by your current employer. Sometimes intervening life or health changes make a job transition less appealing after you have begun the application process.

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(7.2) Keep In Touch For More Success

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Companies know that some potential customers will be ready to buy today. Some customers will be ready to buy next week. Others will be ready next month. Some, a few months from now.

Companies rely on the concept of “multiple touches” (think Amazon) because they know there’s a good chance that customers may need their products sooner or later.

Likewise, you want to keep in touch with the hiring manager until they make their hiring decision.  (Actually – if you don’t receive the job offer and you’d still like to work at the company – I recommend staying in touch for up to a year with the hiring manager.  I describe why and how in another training module in the Interview Breakthrough Program.)

In this module will learn how to keep in touch with hiring managers in a methodical and positive way that builds your relationship and credibility to improve the chances that you get the job offer.

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(8.3) Signs That a Company Is a Bad Apple

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In these uncertain economic times, it may be tempting to jump at any job opening for which you’re even remotely qualified.

While there are plenty of good companies out there still searching for qualified applicants, there are a few others that aren’t so good. Protect yourself from jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire by following these 10 common-sense rules. Doing so may save you a lot of heartaches and wasted energy.

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(7.3) Send This Instead of a Thank You Note

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It may be one of the most commonly dispensed pieces of job-search advice, but sending the ‘right’ thank you note after an interview really is crucial.

Here’s the deal with thank-you notes:

* If you’re not the best candidate for the job, a thank-you note isn’t going to change that. No one is going to hire a less qualified candidate just because of a thank-you note.

* If you’re the undisputed top candidate, the lack of a thank-you note probably isn’t going to stop you from being hired.

* However, when the decision is close between you and another candidate, the right type of thank-you note can definitely tilt the scales in your direction.

There are hiring managers who don’t care at all about thank-you notes. But that shouldn’t dissuade you from sending them because there are also plenty of hiring managers who will tell you that a thank-you note has swayed their hiring decisions.

And as the candidate, you have no idea which type you’re dealing with … so, of course, you should send thank-yous.

The problem is that most job seekers waste their time by sending send a note that has no chance of ‘sealing the deal’.

If you want the job, this is what you should send after an interview….

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(8.1) How to Stall a Job Offer

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One of the most exciting (and stressful) outcomes of a job search is to have multiple job offers – or one job offer and a pending job offer.

This module reveals the best strategies I know to help you stall a job offer while you: 1) evaluate it; 2) negotiate (or wait for) a job offer with a different company; or 3) seek a counter-offer from your current employer.

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