MKTG 345-Week 8- WCIYP Ch. 6 What to Do When Your Job-Hunting Just Isn't Working

Traditional Approach

Job-hunting, in a traditional sense, is going out and taking the steps to find a job where you are paid money. This can be your dream job or it can be just a job that you work at to gain experience for your future job. The approach to this is looking online for postings, submitting resumes and how to approach employers. You may have done all the steps in order to find a job but still have not received a job. This is where the next approach comes in.

The Parachute Approach

Understanding what job you are looking for all comes down to your dream job. This approach is more driven on the basis of are you going after what you feel best fits your skill sets and knowledge? If you answer was yes then you're in the right spot. One example of this approach is in regards to the question "How do you contact them?" in the parachute approach you would be a bridge-person. That means you connect with people who work there now. If not that company another tip is to connect with friends or family.

Asking for job-leads 

This method of job-hunting is a traditional approach but it does incorporate a parachute approach as well. Simply, if you have friends or family who work at a company you can ask if they have any spots open. This actually is a real life example for me because my summer part-time job was found through a friend I met in my night class. She works for the Chicago White Sox and we just were talking about the team one night. She then was talking to me about how she is employed there. I then asked if they were hiring and she would give her supervisor my information. This past summer was my first season with the Sox and it gave me a foot into the door for networking inside a professional sports team. Sometimes it is not that easy but if can be if you just have a conversation.