If you've been job hunting for any length of time, you’ve probably run into roadblocks.Weeks go by with no job interviews. Employers don't call. And you start to feel...stuck.Where can you turn for new ideas to get “unstuck” in your job search?I suggest you try "funnel vision."As explained to me years ago by marketing master Jay Abraham, funnel vision is the opposite of tunnel vision. It’s a way of looking for ideas beyond...

I got a considerable amount of feedback on one of my articles recently, which exhorted job seekers to ask the following question every time they learn of someone who got hired: How can I adapt what they did to my situation?The example I used was this: If a sales rep got hired after bringing sales leads to a job interview, what could you bring to an interview to convince employers to hire you?One reader, Mitch in Minneapolis...

If you’ve been struggling to find work this year, you’ve got company. While the pace of job losses slowed last month, with payrolls declining by 11,000 positions in November 2009, the length of the average job search actually surged, to 28.5 weeks of average unemployment -- the worst in more than 10 years.So, times continue to be tough.And times may stay tough, if you’re laboring under two of the most common and costly misc...

Mary Berman, from Farmington Hills, Michigan, had been looking for work since February 2009 before starting a “Guerrilla” job search, in late September.Up to that point, 20 weeks of job hunting had produced zero job interviews.Just 7 weeks later, she accepted a job on Thursday, November 12, as a marketing executive assistant.How did she use Guerrilla job hunting tactics to find work 65% faster?“I saw a job advertised online...

It’s the darndest thing.All successful job searches are marketing and sales campaigns.You have to find and qualify customers (employers) for your services. That’s the marketing.And you have to convince those customers to buy (hire) you. That’s the sales part.So why not adapt the best practices from the world of marketing and sales to your job search? Seems pretty logical, right?Apparently not.Because, if you read dozens of...

Gail Neal, from Detroit, Michigan, started looking for work on June 7, 2009.From that day until September 17, when she learned about Guerrilla Job Search methods, she had zero job interviews.After starting a Guerrilla Job Search on Monday, Sept. 21, interviews came quickly.She accepted a new job 51 days later, on Wed., Nov. 11, in a city where unemployment tops 25-30%.How did she do it?1. Turn Online Contacts into Offline O...

Technology can be a wonderful servant and an awful master. To find work faster, remember that your goal with any gadgetry or software -- from smart phones and email to Linkedin and Twitter -- is to meet people who can hire you.What that in mind, here are two ways to find a job -- one high-tech and the other very low -- from Australia. How can you adapt them to your search?1) Tweet and MeetJade Craven, in Geelong, Australia,...

The following three job search tips have one thing in common.Can you guess what?First read, then guess …1) Time Management“Time isn’t money. Time is everything.” - Dr. Bernie SiegelWe each get 24 hours in a day. How you use this precious resource largely determines your success in finding a job ... and everything else you do. If you’re unhappy with how you manage your time, why not try a different approach and manage your e...

Here’s how you can turn ordinary phone conversations into job interviews and job offers.Best part: It works even when employers call to REJECT you for a job.Want proof?Here’s the story...One of our readers, Joe, got hired by the same person who called to turn him down for a job. And it took only 7 days.Joe had applied by email for an advertised job opening (not something we recommend you spend a lot of time doing, by the wa...

You may have heard that finding a job is like finding a mate.But did you know it’s also like writing a sales letter? Or producing an infomercial?You’ll find the explanation below, along with sure-fire tips to use in your job search.1) Treat networking like a mating dance.If your networking isn’t paying off, you might try a less-obvious approach.Consider Bill McCausland, a marketing executive from Novi, MI. His networking im...