Maybe you're just out of College or High School, looking for your first



full-time job. Maybe you're looking to change careers after years in the

same job. Maybe you're just curious about what's out there. No matter.

There's only one place to start your search - FAPJOBS.com.

When you're looking for a job, no matter what form of communication you use,

you have only 30 to 60 seconds to really grab someone. You need to get to

the point: Why should a hiring manager hire you?

Hiring managers are looking for people who make things happen. Focus your

pitch on your accomplishments and results.

Examples include:

· In my current position with ABC Company, I put together a team to develop

new sales strategies and ultimately increased sales by $100,000.

· I implemented a new process to handle customer service complaints that

improved customer satisfaction by 50 percent.

· I landed a client that my company had been courting for five years.

Your results are what give your pitch the critical edge, recent grads should

focus on educational achievements and/or internship successes.

Be Confident

To get a job offer, you must convince hiring managers that they need you.

Attitude is key: Focus on the positive. If you're out of a job or have been

fired, don't bring it up.

Everything you say, and how you say it, should convey self-confidence.

Awkwardness is in your own head. What are your accomplishments? Make a list

of things that you've done that set you apart from others and then be

prepared to talk about them.

Practice this pitch, preferably in front of the mirror, to get connected to

it and believe in it.

This will allow you to feel confident, comfortable in your own skin. People

who are unemployed or struggling in their careers often have a lack of

self-esteem. You need to feel confident that what you have to offer someone

is important.

Be Prepared

When selling yourself, prove that you're a well-prepared, smart, no-nonsense

person from the get-go.

Ask well-thought-out, specific questions. (It's helpful to write them down

in advance, so that you don't forget them under pressure.)

· What's your organization's biggest challenge?

· If you could find a star performer, where would you put her in the

organization?

· Of all the people you've ever hired, who was the best and why?

Be prepared to interview the interviewer. Sometimes all it takes to get the

hiring manager's attention is asking the right question or, better still,

the right question that no one else has asked.