2 Super Secret Job Search Ninja Techniques that Youve Never Heard Before - CareerEnlightenment.com

After two months, Alex received calls from four of his five target people. A few months after that, he had job offers from two of his target creative directors.Summary:Find five or ten names of people you want to talk to in a companyTake out an ad for each of their namesLink the ad to your website to demonstrate your body of work with an easy way for them to contact youFacebook Ads and the Power of the Second DegreeThis next technique comes from Ian Greenleigh who found that most managers and leaders are so proud of their success, that they usually fill in their entire Facebook profile, including their role at their company. This revelation helped him get hired at his dream company, Bazaar Voice, in a few short weeks.Ian took out an ad in Facebooks Ad Manager platform and directed it just to people in a specific geography, who had a specific role in their bio. This is what his ad looked like:And it directed people to a page on his website called, “5 Reasons You Should Hire Me”.Ia n was surprised how many people offered to help him. And he found that although Bazaar Voice didn’t respond directly, someone with a connection to his dream company did respond, and offered to make an intro for him. The power of his second degree. In his own words, “This was a great conversation starter.”Identify the job titles of the people you want to work forTake out a Facebook ad focused on just themExperiment with different ads, and different targetsDirect them to your website where you can start a conversationWhat about you? What are you secrets to job searching? Feel free to chime in the comments section below.