Author: Steve Mobs. Category: A Private Personal Diary
STOP reading this
right now, this information is NOT your business. This blog is the story of how
my personal and business life are unfolding day by day. If you are reading this
then you shouldn't be. It shouldn't be read by anyone. You can argue that it
has been published so you have the right to read it. Well so the fuck what if
you have the right by law? What about my moral right to privacy?
If you are reading this then you didn't heed my warning and you have no
respect for my privacy so in order to protect myself if I am going to go on
disclosing my personal information then I have no choice but to create an alias
for myself. I will call myself Steve Mobs. The rest of my writings will be
truthful.
Since this is for me and not you I'm going to keep in background
information short. I'm 27, I'm a business student (I started college late), I
have just set up my own company which could make me a very rich man, my
girlfriend broke up with me last week and I have an ex girlfriend who I still
love coming to my country to spend new year’s eve with me.
MY COMPANY. I'm not going to mention the name of it. I'm not even going to mention what we do. I'm not an idiot. This baby is in its first year and it is already doing business. This is the public domain and nobody is going to come along and steal our idea. However what I am going to talk about is how I got to be in this position and how I am currently terrified about what I am doing.
I started working from a young age, I figured out how to get my foot in the door. I understand how recruitment works, and because I do, and because I know how simple it is I have no respect for those who cannot get any job. If you are unemployed then you haven't taken the time to figure out how to get a job. Ready for the big secret of getting a job? Here it is, it's nothing but common sense:
- Make your CV easy for the employer to digest. Mine is one page long. Look up online how to do it.
- Design your CV for the job. If you want to be a manager for example, then have all your managerial skill sets and experience at the top.
- Embellish the truth on your CV. I'm not saying lie. Just omit certain details. For example if you managed a shop for two days one June 2011 then write “Store Manager – summer 2011”
- Do cover letters which will blow your employers mind. People read emails, they put CV's aside for later. Keep it under 300 words. List of key points about you that are valuable for the position. Give one example where you thought outside of the box. If you don't know how to think outside the box, google it and learn how to. Chances are you do it all the time but just don't credit yourself for it.
- Send your CV to the write person. FUCK agencies and job websites. Employers receive ridiculous amounts of applicants through agencies and job websites. You can use the websites, just don't go through them. Here is how to do it. Phone up the company, ask to talk to the manager. If they connect you which they probably won't then tell (not ask) the manager than you are interested in the job position (if they have not advertised anywhere then tell them you are interested in working for them and ask if they are recruiting). If the person at the end of the phone will not connect you to the manager then ask for the manager’s email. The manager’s email is your golden ticket. While everyone else is emailing through websites and to company recruitment email accounts, you have obtained the main decision maker's personal contact. It is THAT simple. Send your awesome cover letter and short but powerful CV.
- The interview process varies. If you are going for an interview for a specialised position then I cannot help you with the specialised information. However every good job requires someone who has balls, can handle stress and make decisions. You should demonstrate these three things in a job interview. Read up on how to do it. Mind Gym is a valuable book for this but I'm sure you'll find info on-line too.
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