Author: Blue Treasure Box
Date: February 8, 2009
Abstract:
While most people look for job advertisements and submit resumes when job hunting, I post job ads and receive interview notifications!
Yes, my unconventional method is to widely publish job advertisements online and then wait for companies to extend offers! It may sound unbelievable, but the results are even more surprising!
Who says that posting ads is only a privilege of companies? With the help of affordable online advertising, job seekers can also use this powerful tool to promote themselves!
Recently, a close friend was looking for a job with less than ideal results. So, I helped him by promoting his profile online. On one hand, it was to help my friend find an ideal job as soon as possible; on the other hand, it was also to test the effectiveness of online marketing in job searching. The result shocked us both: with just an investment of 320 yuan in advertising fees, we received over 100 interview opportunities in one day!
Introduction:
My good friend, Ah Bin, has been working in sales since graduating from college. Before resigning, he worked for five years as an assistant market manager for a well-known GPS manufacturing company in Central China. This time, while job hunting, he continued using the same old methods: submitting electronic resumes online during weekdays and attending job fairs on weekends. He could get about 2-3 interview opportunities each week, which was already quite commendable given the global economic crisis. However, due to various reasons, he was unable to secure a satisfactory contract smoothly. Therefore, I decided to try and help him find more opportunities. After obtaining his consent, I began promoting him online — that is, attracting potential employers through cost-effective online advertisements.
Traditionally, 99.9% of the job-hunting process works like this: first, the employer releases recruitment information or advertisements (whether at job fairs or online), and then job seekers go to each one to sell themselves individually. In contrast, less than 0.1% of the job-hunting process unfolds differently: job seekers first widely disseminate their job-seeking information or advertisements. If you possess genuine talent and expertise, companies will naturally reach out to you. Examples include the Tang Dynasty anecdote "The Shortest Path to Success," modern famous IT blogs, and female college students offering services online for a monthly salary of 3000 yuan. The method I adopted falls into this category, and the entire process of this job search will be detailed below.