She said this question is asked a few times is November and December even a
good time to look it's not a good time to look it's the best time okay November
December January the best the best read my lips anybody who's telling you
to go mail it in should be shot literally because right now is when
people are mailing it in number one number two right now companies are in
panic mode right it's November it's November whatever this is 18 do you have
any idea how many companies out there right now are frantic because they have
not started their recruiting processes to get people hired before the end of
the year so that somebody shows up on January 2nd when they have to start
their new project and oh my goodness were behind the eight ball because Joe
senior hiring official guys got a vacation with the family he's got
in-laws coming into town I mean all of that stuff is going on right now
October's done that was the month to plan how to get the money spent for the
through the end of the year so think about this all are you out there that
are in any kind of senior capacity what are you doing you're trying to spend the
money right now otherwise what happens you're gonna lose you have to give it
back to you nobody carries a budget into January
okay nothing gets carried over it gets washed and clean then you start January
new new projects new budgets new inspiration which means the old budgets
need to be spent so hurry up and get in there because people are gonna accompany
to try to figure out well we'll get you in now so we can get you up to speed and
then you can really hit the ground running my January but a lot of them are
in panic mode because they haven't started the
recruitment process and then bang you show up when guess what your competition
is a lot lower because what is everybody else doing
spending time eating turkey and go and Christmas shopping
okay so companies are higher in they're trying to spend right now 2000 $19 right
depending on when you're watching this I don't how long this thing's gonna lift
right they're trying to get ready and hire you for January if it's already if
it's only six weeks away and some of those weeks are taken up with holidays
and those kind of things believe me there are people in the office there are
people sweating it out there that are gonna be receptive the other
thing is I would be networking like crazy beyond the job search challenge so
I want to go too much into this but now is a great time to be calling everybody
you know so I give you one little caveat to my job search challenge in general if
you're watching this throughout any time of the year I like the challenge it's
the best approach but if you want to give yourself an added benefit some
added points at the end of the year in the beginning of the new year this is a
great time to catch up with people why people are at work they're trying to
slow down it's a great time they think in their head to get reconnected with
those old friends and those gals and those guys that they've lost touch with
it's the easiest excuse for you to send an email and say you know what I've been
thinking about you it's been so long the holiday season is upon us I would love
to grab coffee right you call the people that work at companies that you think
that you would like to work for you call them I don't even care if you do it
haphazardly because stuff like that will lead to interviews oh you know what in
my department we got this oh you should have told me you were looking right that
happens the more of those emails you send the more of those phone calls you
make the more of those texts you send the greater the probability that your
that's gonna happen you want to be found you got to put yourself in a place to be
found sitting at home trying to figure out what the dinner menus is gonna look
like for Thanksgiving isn't gonna help you get found okay I understand that you
need to take time and spend time around the holidays with your family but right
now if you're here sitting with me listening to me rant right now this is
the time for you to now kick it into high gear while everybody else is
sleeping okay that's that's the honest to goodness truth said I hope you do