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My hat goes off to military recruiters who are probably the hardest working recruiters in America. No one else has such a critical mission and at the same time such a difficult sell as to Army recruiters, Navy recruiters, and Air Force recruiters.

In time of peace and prosperity, military recruiting become more difficult as more young people look to college and to other careers that do not place them in harm’s way. But even in times of peace there are those who sign up because they have literally no other choice.

“Mama told Johnny not to go down to town,
Marin’ recruiter was hanging around”
-Marine PT Cadence

Military recruiters get a bad reputation for hanging around high schools and colleges attempting to recruit young people. It’s a thankless job building the military force to defend our freedom.
When the economy turns sour more people are interested despite the obvious likelihood of getting shipped overseas. The destination will be Iraq or Afghanistan or any number of countries around the world where US operates in a military or advisory manner. I would say that the likelihood of going if you are in a combat MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) is 100%.

For some people, the discipline, leadership, and team work the military teaches could become invaluable tools in building a successful educational and professional life path. The decision must not be taken lightly since one very visible outcome of signing the contract is coming home in a body bag.  But for many, the risk of leading a broken and unfulfilled life far outweighs the honor and lessons that the military bestows on soldiers.

And this journey begins with the military recruiter.
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Whether you prefer MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, or a myriad of other social networking media, it is your responsibility to nurture these networks. Every social network is like a directory of who is who. This is particularly true with LinkedIn.

There are several schools of thought on how social networks should be grown:

1.       The first states that you should only connect to people you know.

2.       The second holds that you should connect to people you know and to those who are looking for new connections.

3.       The third theory of social networking holds that you should reach out to as many people as you can. (be careful here since LinkedIn has some evil policies against friendliness)

I follow the third theory of social networking because I am truly interested in connecting to as many people as possible and in growing my social network as large as I can imagine. Some people are not comfortable connecting to those they do not know and by this discomfort lose out on vast opportunities.

Social networks are created for one purpose: to be social. It’s almost obvious but many people try to use them as personal contact organizers. This is not the best way to use many social networks.

Now for the Social Networking Jobs Strategies:

1.       Grow your Network!

2.       Develop your profile

3.       Get endorsed

4.       Grow your Network!

5.       Use your favorite social network to research hiring managers at your target companies

6.       Call those managers directly and connect with them before you send your resume to HR or to the job posting.

7.       Grow your Network!

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If I were searching for a job for myself, I would not send my resume to HR and wait for a phone call, I would go through my social network contacts and call every manager who I thought might be hiring recruiters. If they did not need a recruiter, I might offer them third party staffing services.

Some people view this as improper networking etiquette, but if I need a job, I couldn’t care less about propriety.  Directly connecting with the manager can put you right at the top of the pile of resumes and since you are not an agency that needs a vendors list approval from HR, all you have to do is sell yourself to the manager, meet him for lunch or something. It is sales 101 and most people have no idea how to go about it. It’s also a numbers game. The more you sell, the more likely someone will buy.

Most “career coaches” will tell you to follow up with HR, but I take it a step farther and tell you to seek out the hiring manager. HR has a reputation for being a quagmire for resumes and to give them credit they get thousands of resumes. In addition to that, not all corporate recruiters understand what the hiring managers are searching for. By calling direct you take the uncertainty right out of the equation.

Finally, most recruiters don’t care if you are about to lose your house in a foreclosure. The only person who will take care of you is interestingly enough, YOU! This is why you have to take matters into your hands and sell, sell, sell!

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