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Unsolicited ApplicationsSmall and Medium Sized Companies
AgendaYour own experiencesWhy apply for unsolicited jobs?Find your Marketing StrategiWriting a Job ApplicationFollow Up
Locating the jobs500 companies with 1000 employees
5.000 companies with 100 employees
50.000 companies with 10 employees
Recruitment Analysis by Ballisager
Recruitment Process
Profiling Job AdSelecting candidate
s
Job tasks/responsibilityEducational backgroundYears of experienceSkillsPersonality traits
Unsolicited job searchPros: Bigger chance of finding a job Bigger responsibility and variety in job content The only international employee Gain a lot of experience and get involved in the decision-makingCons: Bigger research before applying Little to maybe no experience with your academic background The only international employee Not your dream job or organization
Marketing Strategy• Set your intention/your goal
• Find your strengths, personality traits, experiences etc.
• Set up a strategy to sell yourself
• Start your research
Research-Research-Research
Internet- Databases (job and company)- LinkedIn- News/articles - Company website
Network- Personal/professional- Call for info/set up a meeting- A kasse (unemployment insurance)
Job Application – max 1 page
Attention (1 line)- Engaging headline, capture the essence of you
Interest (app. 2 lines)- What is your motivation for applying? Catch the readers interest
Desire (app. 3 lines)- What’s in it for the Company if they employ you?- Mutual benefits from your corporation
Section with specific examples to emphasize your skills/experiences/personality – why employ you?
Action (app. 2-3 lines)- conclude on a positive note, why you are the perfect match- keep it short and to the point
AttentionInterest
Desire
Action
Body text
Example - unsolicited job application
Follow up• Call the Company after days/a week
• Reconnect after a couple of months
• If rejected - ask if the Company knows about other Companies, who can benefit from skills/expertise
Merete Bach-Larsen - [email protected] + 45 61 27 37 76
Lene Lodberg Michaelsen - [email protected] - + 45 26 79 77 39
Strengths Test tools:
• www.viasurvey.org (Free of Charge)• www.strengthsfinder.com (Gallup test + book)• www.realise2.org (CAPPEU – Standard £ 16 +
VAT)
Websites:• www.cappeu.com• www.tmbc.com• www.authentichappiness.com• www.dependablestrengths.org• Google
Danish News in English
Searching for Company information
www.proff.dk http://borsen.dk/konferencer/gazeller/database/
vaekstvirksomheder.html http://borsen.dk/konferencer/gazeller.html http://top1000.borsen.dk/virksomheder/gazeller www.cvr.dk www.linkedin.com www.facebook.com www.jobindex.dk (job ads)
www.jobindex.dk/cms/exportjob (in english)
Company websites eg. www.mjolner.dk; www.hartmanns.dk