How to Land Job Interviews without Applying Online
38mGeneral2022-08-08
Authors
Austin Belcak
Founder of Cultivated Culture
Course details
Applying online is a tough way to land a job, in today’s market. The data shows us that fewer than 2% of candidates who apply online actually get in the door for an interview. So what should you do instead? In this course, Austin Belcak walks you through the steps you can take to generate a steady pipeline of interviews at your target companies — without submitting a single online application! Austin shows you a new approach to job searching that focuses on generating referrals, instead of applying online. He explains ways you can apply this approach directly on LinkedIn, as well. This approach allows you to have more control over landing a job at one of the companies that you really want to work for, and it improves your chances of landing interviews and offers at those companies, without the endless online applications!
Skills covered
Job SearchingCareer DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Learn to land jobs without online applications
1. Understanding the Modern Job Market
- 02 - Why online applications don't work in today's market
2. Identifying Target Companies
- 03 - What to look for in a target company
- 04 - The three company types - Dream, stepping-stone, and sandbox
- 05 - How to find companies for your target list
- 06 - Choose 10-15 target companies
3. Identifying Contacts and Potential Referrals
- 07 - Choose 10-15 target contacts
- 08 - Start with your own network
- 09 - Use LinkedIn to find target contacts
4. Building Relationships That Lead to Referrals
- 10 - Why relationship building is like managing your bank account
- 11 - Networking tip one - Warming up contacts on social media
- 12 - Networking tip two - Leverage the mentor method
- 13 - Networking tip three - Offer to interview your contacts
- 14 - Ask your contact for a referral
Conclusion
- 15 - Keep using this system after you've landed a job