Getting the Job - An Alternative Approach

What has changed?

The World – Industrial Age to Information and Knowledge Worker Age.

Traditional Approach

Send out resumes and seek interviews. Filling out Application forms.

Poor Results

You are one of many hundreds, sometimes, thousands of applications.
Personnel officers are inundated with applications and have no time.
You are a problem.

The New Approach

Target your companies, they are your customers, you provide solutions to both the company and their customers.

Be creative in finding ways to talk to their employees and managers, their suppliers, their customers and their competitors.

Also vital to understand their culture and norms.

Then you can describe their needs and challenges.

Target Companies

• Companies which are downsizing or carrying out voluntary service separation (VSS). Companies going through VSS are often losing staffs who are good performers. (Not those which are closing down but those which were privatized or going through technology improvements.)

Examples are TM, TNB, Telcos, Banks, MAS, POS Malaysia

• Companies that are expanding, merging. Mergers often cause staff to leave as the culture may change. Expansion creates more vacancies and sometimes HR is not quick enough to advertise positions.

Examples are Sime Darby, Air Asia

• Multinational Companies

Examples are MISC, Petronas, Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Nestle

• Companies providing outsourcing services in Human Resources, Training, Company Call Center, Technical Call Center, Computer Back-up Services, IT services, Facilities Management and Operations, Security Services, Cyber-security services, etc. Outsourcing companies are consistently growing.

Examples are Software application companies, Audit firms, PR companies, Logistic companies

• Others are Blue chip companies or companies making positive announcements in media.

Examples are Genting, PLUS

These companies are not the only companies to target but a fair example of such companies.

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