Skip The Holiday Job Search If You Want (OK, But Dont)

Skip The Holiday Job Search If You Want (OK, But Dont)Skip The Holiday Job Search If You Want (OK, But Dont)INBOX Jewel, realistically, when will the hiring managers be receptive to interviewing? Now or sometime after the 1st of the year?The time is now. I cant say it any plainer or simpler than that.Let everybody else take a break. But YOU need to continue on. Lets talk about 3 simple things you can do during the holiday season to land interviews and offers.Regard Today As Any Other Day of the YearYear in and year out, I support candidates who landed roles between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It happens every year without fail. Why? Because the reality is that while hiring does slow, slow does not mean stop.Everyone mucksmuschenstill works between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Business is still being conducted all over America. Everyone is still at their desks. Everyone is still on their phones. The magical dates on the calendar from late November onward havent changed any of these rea lities.You Have Weeks To GoAll of this week and all of next week are legitimate days of work take advantage of them. One candidate I supported remarkably leveraged LinkedIns automated messages to wish people happy new job or happy birthday, and he grew his professional network to 20,000 people.Take a similar approach in wishing relevant people holiday messages. Relevant is the operative word here. Youre not just kissing up to random people you dont know with some random message. Make the reason that youre reaching out to the person something that makes sense, by reaching out to people who are in your industry, in your city, and working for employers that youre interested in.Now Is Your Time To Drill DownSpeaking of employers youre interested in, gone are the days of post and pray. You cant just hit the apply and submit buttons for every opportunity that looks / sounds good, then just sit back and hope someone replies to you.A significantly more effective strategy is to company sear ch, as opposed to just job search. That approach worked excellently for Marisol I applied for a role, interviewed, but then they said they were going to put the role on hold. But the hiring manager told me he liked my qualifications and to keep in touch. 2 weeks later something else came through, and now Im on my 3rd interview for that opportunity.Perfect. When one particular opportunity seems to come to an end, it really doesnt, as long as you upgrade from looking at an individual job, to looking at the organization as a whole. If you like the business, their corporate culture, and their mission, then stick with them and tap it like a gold mine of multiple opportunities.Theres a job search training coming up in which I walk you step-by-step through how people landed their ideal roles many during the holiday times by just doing 3 simple things you absolutely can do, but might not have thought to do. Join us for How to Land Your Ideal Role in 8 Weeks Or Less. One lady started her n ew job literally a week ago because the holidays have nothing to do with your job search.