Strategies

The method entails using the search engines to identify and target certain types of people in certain specific locations.

Here are the steps:

1. First, identify what you love to do.
2. Then, identify and develop a list of the people, businesses and organizations who will allow you to do what you love (and will even pay you for your contributions in small bite size pieces of deliverable work).
3. Finally, locate and then contact the people in your desired location who are most likely to offer the opportunities you seek.

Use Presari to create the search query.

Here’s an example for a student who dreams of being an intern, at engineering companies, in the town where she lives.

Her goal is to spend her time online effectively and use the Internet to reach the right people who can help her get the job she wants.

Her specific objective is to identify the people, organizations and companies who might have what she is looking for. Once she identifies the possible opportunities, she will apply for the positions.

The process is this: Search, Find, Match, Apply.

Search: Enter the following keywords: "engineering, Richland, WA"

Look at the results carefully. You have instant access to a road map which locates each company and the list on the left gives you the name, address, phone, directions, hours, phone and a link to their website.

Now create a list of other types of keywords related to engineering.

Research Laboratory
General Contractors
Construction
Irrigation

Now do the search word rotation, repeating the keyword searches

For each separate search, take note, using web clipper, or Evernote, or Google Docs to record where you find resources and assets you want to pursue.

Develop an action plan that will create your target list of people to study, visit and contact.

Do one search at a time.  Rotate though your keywords. Change out the target key words to synonyms like architects, irrigation, constructors, etc., and so on.

Now repeat the searches from the beginning but rotate through your target locations. Switch out the one city, state and search the same topic words using another location.

Then vary the location (switch Richland, Wa to another city) and do it again.

Lather, rinse, repeat. Ten words and ten locations means lots of systematic searching.

The next action is to go to the people and identify the jobs and opportunities that really match your skills, capabilities and desires. Then apply, apply, apply.

Do the two step.

First, you head to the office to collect 1. information about the business and its owners and 2. Collect the business cards of the key people you want to see. Then you go home.

Next step is to write three things:

1. a personal letter with

2. a tailored targeted one page business proposal

3. combined functional chronological resume.

To create your one page business proposal, get a copy of The One Page Proposal by Patrick G. Riley. 

Then you hit the road again.  Try to call ahead to get permission for a one-minute package delivery conversation with your target individual, the President, owner or HR manager, Department Manager, and then you head back.  If you go before or after business hours, you stand a better chance of being able to do a face to face than during business hours. 

Even if you can’t get a meeting, no matter, here is the most crucial step: You have to ask and see if you can hand deliver your package to that person, or at least to the executive assistant for that person. 

Be prepared to give a thirty second to one-minute speech. But keep it really brief. You must perform as well as you can possibly perform or demonstrate your willingness to do what it takes on the spot. You have to show them that you got what it takes.  

If you see a mess, grab a broom. Work for free. Volunteer. Keep working till someone comes over and says, “who the hell are you?”

Then you follow up to ask for an appointment with the person or people that matters. 

Presari lets you search 20 job search engines from one search page. You can save significant time searching and find many more opportunities fast.

Here's the current listing of available sources:

• Ask the Headhunter
• Black EOE Journal
• CareerBuilder
• Ecommerce Consulting
• Equal Opportunity Job Search (EOP)
• FiveRR
• FlexJob - Blogs
• FlexJobs - Jobs
• Guru
• Indeed
• Juju
• LinkUp
• Microsoft Careers
• Monster
• People Per Hour
• Science Careers
• Simply Hired
• UpWork
• Work Flexibility
• Wullo

Tailor and Personalize Your Presari Search Dashboard

Here’s how to tailor your Presari Search Dashboard so that they are available to you.  It will save you time and avoid rework, and you can always come back and pick up where you left off.

Above the Search text box you’ll see the icon tool bar and an action bar with the buttons for Pro-Search - Settings - Favorites - Sharing etc.

Click on the Settings button. Click on the Sources folder.

Open one of your Source Groups or click on the + and create a new one called Jobs. 

Go down to the Jobs & Freelancing folder. Select the ones you want. Green = Yes, Blue = No.  You can pick just the ones you want, or turn them all on with a click. 

Then click on the Save Selections button over on the right and then Click on the Pro Search Button to return to your Pro Search page. 

Then have at it.

You can access the Jobs search selection you just created by clicking on the Building Blocks icon in the toolbar. 

When you then click on the Jobs Source Group tab, the dashboard rolls over to your Job source selections.

Search. Find. Match. Apply.

Enter the title of the dream job or position you seek.  Then click on the icon for one or more of the sources you want to search. The results will at first be national.

You get more specific local results by adding in the city and state where you seek to be employed.

So add Seattle, WA  (or wherever)

OR – if you are looking to see all the available jobs in a city if leave the title blank, and just enter the city state. Then click and study the results.  

You can use this to identify positions and employers.

Rotate to other locations and search again.

Rotate to other title and positions and search again.

Let me know how you are doing!