Your Job Search is a Marketing Campaign

I’d say that only 10% of job seekers understand that looking for a job is not all that different from strategizing, creating and executing a marketing campaign. What are some simple aspects that drive the success of a marketing campaign?

• Choose a target audience carefully.
• Customize your offering and content for that target audience.
• Make sure the target audience can quickly and easily view your offering.
• Allow the target audience to interact with you in a variety of ways.

Translated into a job search, those bullets become:

• Pick a few audiences of companies and decision makers that are realistic targets.
• Don’t send the same thing to everyone; customize the content for the audience, company, and decision maker.
• Make sure the recipient of your materials can view resumes, cover letters and other credentials in whatever way they prefer.
• For godssakes, provide a number of options for getting in touch – email, phone, IM, blog, etc.

90% of the job inquiries I receive break at least one of these rules.  Guess where those inquiries go?  From the inbox to the trash – immediately.

About Mike Sweeney:

As Right Source’s co-founder and CEO, Mike Sweeney creates, plans, and implements our vision, mission, culture, and strategic direction as well as serving as an advisor to our clients. Mike received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in marketing from the University of Notre Dame and has more than 20 years of experience in B2B marketing strategy, including digital, content, and marketing technology. You can find Mike on LinkedIn.