Five Things Your Parents Never Told You About Job Searching

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If you want a wind in to day's job market, you either need to learn how to sell yourself or you're going to get left behind. The internet has made it such that the barrier to creating your own narrative and owning your value has never been easier. Most candidates show up and they simply summarize their experience. But anyone can take an action. Anybody can be responsible for managing social media campaigns. And any project that you create for your company, you can turn into a case study and put into a portfolio on your web site. Those are just two examples of many, many different ways that you can go out there and illustrate your value, own your value and own the message that

Austin shares 9 things that your parents never told you about searching for a job!

Time Stamped Show Notes:

[0:30] - Advice is everywhere, so what advice are you supposed to take?

[1:32] - A degree is not a guarantee

[2:23] - The odds are terrible

[3:03] - 75% of job seekers are applying online

[3:32] - It's all about WHO you know

[4:34] - Looking for a job is all about sales

[5:02] - A resume is not enough

[6:57] - Results win jobs, not actions

[8:15] - The most qualified candidate doesn’t always win the job

[9:09] - You don’t need 100% of the qualifications to get the job

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