| We are in the midst of a global recession. | | | | professional in a short period of time. |
| Unemployment is at an all time high. There are more | | | | It is important that you spend a few hours creating |
| and more people applying for the same jobs. Only | | | | this Powerpoint Presentation or Word Document that |
| the people that stand out will be hired. What can you | | | | illustrates the business plan you have researched. |
| do to stand out when you walk in to that all | | | | Your goal is to create a powerful presentation in a |
| important job interview? | | | | short period of time that you can bring with you to |
| What can you do to increase your odds of getting a | | | | your job interview. The presentation does not have |
| great job in a down job market? Here is a strategy | | | | to be perfect, it is the fact that you have created it |
| that has been proven to dramatically increase your | | | | that is so very important. |
| chances of landing a great job. Think of yourself as a | | | | Now, let me ask you this question. How much more |
| "Personal Service Corporation." | | | | valuable are you now to your potential employer? |
| What does that mean? | | | | How many applicants do you think will walk into a job |
| It does not matter what you do in life, you are | | | | interview armed with a well researched and |
| providing services to someone. Housewives, | | | | documented business plan on how to increase sales |
| Salesmen, CEO's, Mothers, Fathers, we are all | | | | and market share? |
| providing services to someone or some company and | | | | You guessed it.....probably NO ONE! |
| we should think of ourselves as a personal service | | | | Let me ask you another question. Do you think you |
| corporation. It is VERY important that you begin to | | | | will stand out as a job applicant? You bet you will! |
| think of yourself as a personal service corporation | | | | How do I know this? I used this same technique to |
| from this point forward, you will see why as you | | | | get my first "Fortune 500" IT job. I spent several |
| continue to read this article. | | | | hours putting together a competitive market |
| OK, now that we have established that "YOU" are a | | | | research document including charts and graphs and |
| personal services corporation, how does that | | | | preliminary internet design comps. I brought this |
| positively affect your ability to get a great job? First, | | | | presentation with me when I went for my job |
| lets think about what makes you valuable to any | | | | interview. |
| potential employer. | | | | The man who interviewed me was blown away....my |
| First and foremost is your ability to help the company | | | | recruiter called me the next day and said "They want |
| grow and prosper. But how can you help a company | | | | to hire you RIGHT NOW." Now think about this. It |
| grow and prosper when you know nothing about | | | | only took me a few hours to do the research and |
| them. This is where it gets good. Study the products | | | | create the short business plan that I presented to |
| and services your potential employer sells. Do internet | | | | my potential employer but those few hours |
| research and find out who their competitors are, find | | | | translated into a job that forever changed my life. |
| out everything you can about their products, what | | | | Think about how much more confidence you will |
| markets do they sell to. | | | | have as you walk into the job interview armed with |
| Think of ways that you could help your potential | | | | the knowledge that you are a personal service |
| employer sell more products or provide more | | | | corporation that is already providing valuable services |
| services. Turn your research into a short business | | | | to a company that has not even hired you yet. The |
| plan document. Embed pictures and graphs that you | | | | key word here is YET! |
| have downloaded from the internet into your | | | | Good luck! |
| document, they will make your document look very | | | | |