Suzie Woodward Morris, CIO

JOB HUNTING TIPS FOR WOMEN:

There are 200 qualified people looking for YOUR job.  How will you distinguish yourself and get noticed by the "hiring squad".

Tip #1 - Fuller Albright says, "Have a (well stocked) GOOD MIND! READ.

Niall Ferguson (Author and frequent TV guest from UK) states that "we have lived through something more than a financial crisis.  We have witnessed the death of a planet.  Call it Planet FInance." Vanity Fair.  Google him . . . Read his thoughts!

Tip #2 - Design and Innovate Your "BRAND" - "what makes you different - expand on it - exaggerate it . . . tout it!

Pay attention to yourself . . . how can you "show" an interviewer something about yourself without having to "say" it - eg: if you're innovative it is better to "SHOW" not "TELL".  One of my clients carried her resume in a small cooler and got the job as an event planner for a big company in LA.

Tip #3 - BE TECH SAVVY - use your cell phone to take the interviewer on a "viewable" journey using LINKEDIN, MYSPACE, TWITTER and YOUR WEBSITE (a must today!).

Be aware of the competition between the iPhone and Palm-Pre - do some research - be ready for a little casual discussion AND "have an opinion" - A client of mine was overheard in a restaurant discussing the competitive nature of the cell phone and offered up some advise about what she'd do . . . she got an interview at CNet.

Tip #4 - Wear a DRESS!

A new beginning  (like a clean sheet of paper)  add tasteful jewelry -soft metals (copper, gold, silver) - add color (druzies, garnets, pearls, sapphires and stones). Add YOU!  It is OK to compete as a woman in today's market!

If the environment you seek is casual. . . try one of the new white blouses.  If you seek a job in an innovative company have parts of your resume printed onto a white sweat shirt.  It worked for Jenny - who was hired by an advertising company just today!

Tip #5 - CONNECT with the interviewer by asking him/her - What quality or talent do you think would best enable you to do what you want and need to do?

Tip #6 -  KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION:  What quality makes you suitable for this position?

Tip #7 - Network, network, network.  Have a party - share your goals - go to conferences, send email updates . . . ask for introductions. 

A "shy" client (out of loneliness and fear) started her own "job search" table at Starbucks and realized there might be money in networking opportunities . . . she just got funding to start her own business.

SUZIE has an "idea-a-minute" to share with you . . . contact her.

4 Clients have new jobs as a result of Suzie's Image Strategies.  In each situation the client was competing with more than 25 interviewees and over 100 applicants. 

 
DO you have some advice you can share:

Email: suzie@suziewoodwardmorris.net