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May 29, 2009

Free job-search seminar offer for Hire Ground readers


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More good news for Hire Ground readers out there. A few days ago, I mentioned an upcoming Job Seeker Seminar that is taking place next Wednesday at the Federal Way. Today, the host of the seminar, Rod Mattson of Mattson Communication, is sweetening the deal with a very generous offer: The first 15 Hire Ground readers who sign up for one his seminars on June 3 will get in for free.

The two-hour seminar, which normally costs $40 in advance ($50 at the door), consists of tips and advice about conducting a more efficient job search, doing research on prospective companies and creating the perfect cover letter and resume. Mattson will also enumerate his five-step process for surviving the toughest job interviews.

To make it even easier to attend, the same two-hour seminar will be held three times on June 3, at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel, located at S. 320th St., off of I-5 in Federal Way.

This offer will not appear on the Mattson Communication Web site and only applies to Hire Ground readers who call ahead to pre-register. So phone 206-653-7651 to reserve your seat and mention that you saw this blog post.

Randy Woods writes about job-search tools, networking techniques and other tips to help you land your dream job.

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Rod Mattson on May 29, 2009 12:18 PM | Reply

Hi there Randy, thanks for passing on our offer for Hire Ground readers.

I feel I should add a little more detail about the content of our seminar.

Once a job has been posted, you are pretty much out of the running for the job. Thousands of people are sitting in the safety of their homes wearing pajamas filling out applications and sending in resumes online. Unless you match more key words than the other thousand people, no human eyes will ever see your resume or application.

Think about it, when an opening comes up, the boss will ask all the workers in the department if they know of anyone who needs a job. If it is desireable, they will take it or tell one of their friends or relatives. If no one wants it, the boss will ask the other managers if any of their workers know of anyone. The last resort for the manager is to go to HR and post it. Then she/he is flooded with flakes (that's a bit harsh, but, must muddle through many unqualified people that waste's HR and the hiring manager's time).

They don't like the hiring process any more than you like the job search process.

Now they have to look and screen out hundreds of resumes that the computer did not already screen out, then they screen more out with telephone calls before they start talking to actual prospects. So here we have thousands of people clamoring for jobs no one else in the company wanted or would not refer one of their friends or relatives.

There is a better way for you and the employer.

We will show you how to actively find jobs before they are listed. The beauty of this idea is that the you may not have any competition for the position. The steps are hard to take for Introverts; however, I am a major introvert myself so I understand the anxiety. If I can harness this anxiety to get it to work for me, I can certainly teach you to do the same.

We will be able to increase your chances of finding a good job manyfold. In fact, Richard Bolles in his book, What Color is your Parachute, states that out of every one hundred people searching for jobs online, only 4 will be hired--that's 4%! It isn't very good odds. We will show you the way to find work that have been effective for up to 68 people out of every 100 applying will find a job--68% and this is in any economy!

It's not easy, you must do the work; however, the reward for you is a good job because your competition will stay home in the relative safety of their own computer. These seminars are only for the people who really want a good job.

Now that should be worth your time to come to the Best Western Hotel in Federal Way on Wednesday June 3rd.

Rod Mattson
www.MattsonCommunication.com

BTW, as Randy said, you must be one of the first 15 to call for tuition wavier. This is for Hire Ground readers and you must pay if you go online.

Joe M on May 29, 2009 6:57 PM | Reply

This method will work even if you don't have a network or someone to ask if they're hiring where they work? i.e. are you proposing to find a job without having a clique? If so, then I insist on paying!

Rod Mattson on May 29, 2009 11:12 PM | Reply

Yes, that is exactly what I am proposing. We will certainly accept your 40 bucks. And, you'll get your money's worth or we'll refund it to you.

Rod Mattson
Mattson Communication Training

Joe M on May 30, 2009 1:47 PM | Reply

Okey dokey, I got to see this, especially since you added introversion to lonesomeness.

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