The TRUTH About Not Qualifying for a Job - CareerEnlightenment.com

Beyond CommodityFirst, let me introduce the dimension of relationship. Who do you know in the health care industry? Do your contacts, having known you for you, agree with that written requirement to have 1-2 years in acctng/finance/pl? Do they see the value that you can bring by having 10 yrs experience in operations?If you dont have these relationships, what can you do to form them?Second, let me introduce you to Mr. You. Mr. You is an expert in your field. You take your assets, 10 yrs in operations and MBA, and apply that to healthcare. You begin to write articles sharing how you think healthcare operations could improve.You begin to comment on NY-Times articles that have it all wrong.You blog.You have something to say, and you say it to the right people.By leveraging LinkedIn and other social media tools you slowly become an obvious expert. Soon, youll find people beginning to ask you for advice.And these people will remember your name when a job opening comes up. And THEY want YO U, (not the other way around).Jump-start your Online ReputationI strongly urge you to have your online reputation professionally audited. You will find that you will be able to generate new and powerful relationships through online referrals. And that pretty soon, the question of how many years PL experience you have will become irrelevant.