This is a Fun Story about my Friend, Caleb Shelton, and how he landed his first engineering job right out of college.

Due to Covid, he had no engineering experience when he graduated, so the Online Job Search method was Rough!   Actually, he submitted over 500 applications on Indeed.com for jobs...NOTHING!  

Then, Caleb enrolled in the DIY Program, and using our techniques, he landed 7 interviews in 6 weeks, and landed his First Job!  As a Dam Engineer with the State of Georgia Safe Dams Division! 

If the DIY program can work for Caleb, it can work for...

Developing your Professional network means that you are being Intentional in Starting a Relationship that may last the Rest of your Career!!

Who do you connect with:

• Family
• Friends
• Professors
• Old bosses : Ask them for a Referral if you know they would give you a strong recommendation.
• College friends – particularly those that are in the same major
• Folks that “look like you”  (People tend to connect with folks with similar backgrounds)

• Attended the Same University
• Live in the area that you are looking to work
• That are in your Profession
• People that work at the...

As a Recruiter, When I talk with folks who are looking for a new job, I often ask them, "on a Scale of 1-10 how desperate are you to find a job in order to pay bills?"

10= I need a job in the next week because I need to pay rent in two weeks.

5= I have a few months savings to pay bills, so I have time to look for the "right Job" before I will start getting nervous.

1= I've got plenty of money,  don't need to work , I just want to work for fun.

If you are at a 10, and need work this week.  Here are my top 5 Suggestions to find work fast!

1- Take a minimum wage job in order...

 When you are Unemployed, a Job Search is the Hardest Job you will ever have!

Why is it so Hard?

• You may have lost your Mojo or Confidence.  We all suffer from "Imposter Syndrome" when looking for a job. It is so easy to get stuck emotionally, to start calling yourself bad names and believing the worst about yourself.

• You may not have a Plan or Direction to your job search.  Most Engineers are 1000 times better at being an engineer and solving tough problems, but have never been trained in the fine art of Networking or developing New Relationships.

• You may...

I say that your Linkedin Profile is 1,000 times more important than your Resume. 

Mathematically, It is actually be perhaps 100 times more important, but in terms of Opportunities that may come your way, or in terms of $$ in your Pocket, it may be $10,000 or even $100,000 more per year! 

If you think that Linkedin is just a boring, irrelevant place that you can post your Resume online, then you Definitely need to RETHINK your position.

The Goal of this Blog is to try to Convince you that 

GREAT LINKEDIN PROFILE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO IN YOUR...