Job Search Tip #1

This one is a no-brainer, really. Still, I took a while to realize it and apply it. Duplicate your successful applications!

It's very difficult to predict the precise way to package your experience and skills to a particular job in a particular field. Choosing the verbiage in the cover letter and resume can be a balancing act - don't come on too strong, but don;t be too modest. When you manage to get an interview with a particular application package, take one day to celebrate your success and let it seep in. The next day, go out and find all the comparable positions you can find and apply with the very same package (changing the name of the company, etc. in the letter of course).

Take this example - you get an interview with an application for a marketing role at GM. You shold also be applying to any similar openings at local offices of Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Mazda... you get the picture. Industries tend to share attitudes as well as hiring best practices, so if GM 'likes the cut of your gib' then likely too will the others. I'm not purporting that this method is guaranteeing extra interviews, but it's a more likely scenario now that your application package has already received a 'yes'.