Thomas Bertin, 50, one of our Michigan interviewees, won a job counseling contest held by CAREEREALISM that ended on Dec. 31, 2010. Congratulations to you, Tom!
J.T. O’Donnell, the company’s founder and president, promised the contest winner free private job coaching until he or she found a new job.
Tom won the contest for three reasons: He participated; he wrote that he planned to teach others what he learned from the CAREEREALISM job counseling process, and he asked his network of connections to vote for him. You can read what O’Donnell wrote about his entry and Tom’s response here.
Amazingly, 4,100 people looked at the contest, but only 24 entered to try to win free job placement help. Not only did Tom submit a great entry application that was supported by friends and family, he tried something new to boost his chances of finding a job — a great strategy.
I heard about Kenny the Monk, one of our expert interviewees, from several of our Over 50 and Out of Work project participants before I met him. They described the talks he gives at job support group meetings as inspiring, motivating, humorous and helpful. At the end of his remarks, he always invites meeting attendees to get in touch with him by email. “I love to get e-mail,” he said, but few job seekers follow up to take advantage of his offer to give assistance and advice.
So, get in touch with those who offer to help and try something new to find a job in 2011.
Comments
That is tough Harvey. Why do you think that you haven't even been called for one interview? Is the competition in your work field especially fierce? Looking at your profile on LinkedIn, I am wondering which kinds of jobs you are looking for (applied for)? If you list some of them, maybe someone here might see one of them listed in their area or perhaps in a job resource you do not know about, and can relay that information to you.
J.T., I'm not sure if this comment goes to you directly. I wanted to comment on the "Try something new to find a job in 2011" post on the 'Over 50 and out of work" blog. As I was reading, I found the statistics unbelievable, at least based on my own search difficulties and me being 'over 50 and out of work'. If I had known of the blog, I would have jumped on the contest. Lord knows I need help. I've been sending out resumes and networking for one year. I have not been called for one (yes, I have never been called to) interview. The text on (this) your page is not legible. There are places to enter my name, email, and website, but those spaces cover text of your article. Bottom line, I do not want to miss out on your next contest. I will be glad to share my story with your readers and make my best effort to win an amazing offer and contest. Thanks for taking the time to read this, Harvey Justmann hjustmann@sbcglobal.net 216-533-3050