Have you ever had to ask anyone if they have some spare change?

Although we all go through good and bad times, thankfully the answer for a lot of us would be no. But think about it, how bad would things actually have to get for you to ask strangers for their help?

Well, lets think about this for a moment. With Twitter you connect with strangers at first,(after you've added your friends and celebrities!) they become interesting, knowledgable, stimulating for you and once you make that connection you no longer think of them as a stranger, even though you've never spoken, messaged or interacted with them directly. Their avatar becomes familier, and you start to think, 'oh thats jim X from X business' just by seeing his/her avatar on twitter.

If you are thinking outside the box a little and looking at other ways to find a 'way in' to a business - this works. Developing your own circle of friends into your recruitment consultants can prove a realistic and very enpowering way of getting an interview. In business recomendations happen based on reputation. If I recommend someone to one of my friends, i'm putting my reputation on the line by saying 'this guys is worth seeing'.

If you can get 4/5/6 people doing this for you, just think how powerful that could be?

So how do you ask for help.

You don't, well not directly. Well not yet anyway.

Lets say you form a strategy to do this. Post regular job related information, information you have learnt on your industry, start a blog, post often, link through twitter and repeat repeat repeat. Your blog in a short space of time can show others just how much an authority you are in your industry, much more than a 2 page CV. This is going to be your add on to your CV and become a very powerful tool.

So what do you do now. Well, now you are in a position to ask for peoples feedback and advice. Now you've created something that you are passionate about, people can read for themselves your experiences that have developed who you are and how you've got to the point in your life right now. Ask people who you believe know their stuff in different sub sectors for them to read your blog, do they like it, can they see any gaps in your experience, can they relate to any of your experiences?

Once people are engaging with you on a one-2-one level outside of just reading your blog then people will feel even more comfortable about helping you out - what's in it for them? Well, maybe you'll blog about how your team helped you find work or even just one person.

If you are not doing this, you are leaving the opportunity open for someone else to do it, and get better results than you applying for 10 jobs a day and waiting for the phone to ring. This kind of creating a brand for your name is scary for some but for others can be incredibly powerful, and create the result you need - getting back into employment.

Remember - think about the other people applying for the job you are about to. Think, maybe 10/20/30 people will apply for this role.
All the way through your application, cover letter, examples of work, CV, etc keep this in mind 'What can I say to show how perfect I am for this job'.


Jason.


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