This post originally appeared as issue 124 of the Daily Job Hunt email. Sign up for kick-butt career hype in your inbox each morning.
How to Zig
How to zig when everyone zags?
Yesterday we said everyone on the job hunt does the same one-click mindless application thing.
You should do something different. Instead, pick just a handful of companies that really get you fired up. Research them. Make something for them. Add a short video pitch to the hiring manager by name. Find their email and send it directly.
Be different. Be genuine.
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Quote of the Day
“Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”
— Mark Twain
