The Hunt

In this recession, you have to promote yourself Gorilla style just to get a wink from a potential employer. The competition is compiled of more highly skilled and highly educated job seekers than ever before that have been forced to take lower paying positions because their industries have dwindled. “Over Qualified Employee” use to be a bad term to employers because better pay for those employees would usually be just around the corner. Today job seekers of elite status are happy to get even get janitorial positions due to the reality of homelessness – it has happen to many smart Americans. 

 

 You have to do more than put your best foot forward – You must promote yourself – Think of all the avenues companies take to market their products – Gorilla Job Hunting represents out of the box thinking to promote you as the product.

Good products make companies money (lots of money) so no matter what your potential position you have to present yourself as a viable candidate/product that can help a company grow. Every employee is part the money making chain to a company’s success, because when one person fails to do his or her job there could be dire financial consequences. For example, a file clerk that looses legal documents, or a CEO that does not pay attention to a company’s bottom line . . . could you imagine the lawsuits and job lost. No matter what you have been told, all jobs are important or companies would not hire people to do them.  

If you are shy, get over it. In order to become a gorilla job hunter you must have confidence, make yourself visible, and available to grab legitimate opportunities that could come your way in a moments notice. Like a good product – Presentation is everything – this is why some people get jobs that they are not even qualified for. A good presentation is visually attractive, provides informative information, and encourages interactive participation.  

Your visually attractiveness to look the part, your ability to articulate your experiences and expertise of the job, and your interactive encouragement could be the key to your success.  

Planning is the essence of creating the ultimate presentation so lets get started. Remember three things: 

Look the part – this can encourage the people to believe you before you speak.  

Practice articulating answers to questions employers frequently ask (Click here for more info). 

Encourage interaction from others – have prepared questions significant to the job.  

Your Presentation Companies create publicity campaigns to sell products, the gorilla presentation means creating your own publicity campaign to get you noticed. Publicity is just a way to get people to talk about you, so your campaign must be news worthy. Get people to come you. I heard of people passing out job wanted flyers in the business district of New York and a man who had his resume printed on his T-Shirt. Is this going to far, all though these people may have received great job offers? You decide what approach you would be comfortable with or maybe you might want to step out of the box. Whatever you decide, go for it in a big way.

For security reasons, keep your personal information confidential until you actually receive an interview at a legitimate company. Always dress appropriately as you would at work. This makes you look ready–BB  

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