How to Get the Job You Want Today!

I learned a valuable principle that has helped me many times in my adult life. It is always go to the top. Basically what it means is to find the person who has authority to make decisions concerning the issue at hand.

We are conditioned to deal with people who normally do not have decision-making authority such as customer service personnel, tellers, secretaries, receptionists, etc. These positions have their place because they allow those in management to deal with higher priority issues.

For example, you don t need a Vice President of Financial Operations who manages 100 bank employees handling a relatively small problem such as a $2 mistake on a deposit slip. A teller or even a teller supervisor can adequately handle this problem. But if a 5000-employee corporation deposits it's weekly payroll and thousands of dollars are missing, then that Vice President of Financial Operations better get involved really quick!

In fact, the executive of the company who is missing the money would not even talk to the teller about the problem. They would bypass the teller and go directly to the Vice President of Financial Operations to get some answers about the missing money. They will always go to the top!

Now this principle works when job-hunting as well. In another article we recommended trying a temporary service to locate a job. We said that once you're inside the company you're able to get inside information on what jobs are available. Now use this position to your advantage and find out who's in management, especially those who are in charge of the kind of position you're looking for.

Go as high up the management structure as you feel is necessary to get what you're after. If you need to talk to the CEO then schedule an appointment with
him or her (I did!). You have everything to gain and nothing to lose!

I have discovered that people are people, no matter what position they hold. Yes, there are people who find their worth in their titles and will treat you with disrespect because you re lower than they are, but most people will treat you with respect and listen to what you have to say. Ask for a job!

It s been said in the Bible,

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7