Speaker 1 (00:00): You are here because you are trying to land
a job with no experience.
Now, a lot of the videos that I hear on YouTube, trying to explain how to get a job with no
experience, don't do such a good job of telling you the steps to do so from generic advice
to intangible inactionable content.
Today, I want to show you my top three tips on how to actually land a job without any
experience.
If you want to know how to do so, make sure that you stay until the end, because I have
a bonus tip just for you.
Are you ready?
Let's get started.
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My name is Cindy Makita Dodd.
I am a career strategist and coach, and my mission in life is to help people reach their
full potential.
And very often that starts with landing an amazing job.
Now, if you're watching this video, you are either a recent college graduate trying to
get your foot in the door, or maybe you're trying to transition careers into a new direction.
Um, and you want to land another opportunity.
I want to share with you three things that you need to do.
If you are trying to land a job with no experience whatsoever, let's go step number one, get
experience, okay.
You might be thinking, Cindy, wait, what, what are you saying?
I'm on here Because I don't have experience and I want a job, but listen up.
Speaker 1 (01:51): There are so many ways that you can get experience
outside of having a full-time paid job.
So some options of what you can do to get the experience that you need in a certain
career industry, are things like unpaid or volunteer opportunities.
You can take courses on places like Udemy, Coursera and ed X so that you can build the
skills in your own time to leverage and to be able to land that next opportunity.
You can create your own opportunities.
For example, if you're looking to land an SEO or marketing role, maybe build your own
website and show how you can get it to rank.
All of these are examples of experience.
They may not be paid and they may not be with a certain company, but you've created your
own opportunity.
You build the skills that companies are looking for in your own time, and that you can add
to your resume and your LinkedIn profile.
Speaker 1 (02:52): And that is step number one.
Don't just wait for somebody to give you an opportunity, create one.
Take initiative, to learn in your own time.
That is what is going to set you apart.
Step number two, how to land a job with no experience, showcase your fire and passion
for the company and for the cause.
Now I'll tell you a little story.
I own a marketing agency and we were hiring for sales reps.
Somebody had applied online for this open position that we had, and they had no experience
in sales.
And you might be thinking, how did they even advance to the next level in the process?
And what made this candidate stand out was the enthusiasm and the passion that they displayed
through their cover letter.
Their cover letter got them through the door.
When we spoke to the candidate through zoom, we realized the hunger and the passion that
they had for not only the company, but for our big mission as well.
Speaker 1 (03:50): I always say that skills can be learned and
taught, but passion and hunger for cause and for mission they're inherent.
So if you can demonstrate your passion and your desire, your hunger to work for a company
to further a mission or a cause that will stand out to an employer, always remember
that skills can be learned and taught, but passion is inherent.
So demonstrate your passion for the company, for their mission, for a cause through your
cover letter, through the interview process and through various other channels that will
be able to showcase your enthusiasm.
Long story short, this candidate got the job without any experience in sales.
That just goes to show that these tips work and they can help you land your next opportunity.
Number three, what do you have to do to land a job with no experience, be willing to do
what others are.
Speaker 1 (04:46): Not very often.
People are taking the easy route towards getting a job.
They'll do the bare minimum to get their foot in the door.
If you can go above and beyond and be willing to do what others are not.
You set yourself up to stand out as a candidate in the eyes of the employer, doing things
like following up, sending a video of you, talking about your passion for the company,
sending something to the company, to showcase your value.
All of these things are examples of how you can really stand out among the masses of candidates
that are applying for a role.
Don't just do the bare minimum.
You have to do whatever it takes to stand out.
Some more examples of this are pay to play.
If you know, a company offers a certain workshop, or course, why not enroll in that and learn
more about the company by investing your own money to participate in what they have.
Speaker 1 (05:43): Proximity is key.
So if you can get around the people that you want to work for or work with, that sets you
up to stand out among the masses of candidates.
If you can build relationships with different people within the industries that you want
to be in, it starts to humanize the process no longer are you just a candidate that applied
online and submitted their resume.
There's more than that.
You have a personal touch and human connection with these people simply because you've put
yourself in the right room.
You enabled yourself to have proximity with the people and you went above and beyond.
So be willing to do whatever it takes to get to your dream job.
And that leads me to my bonus and final tip on how to land a job with no experience.
And that's this, instead of trying to prove how valuable you are, show how valuable you
are.
Speaker 1 (06:36): What do I mean by this?
If you can demonstrate to a company how you can help them overcome a challenge, solve
a need, or even been get close and further to their mission and their goals.
You position yourself as an asset to the company and you stand out.
So if, for example, you know that the company's facing a certain challenge or there is a gap
in their market that they're not filling.
If you can identify that opportunity and that challenge for the company, show them that
their competitors are doing a certain thing that they're not, and how you can be the person
to help fill that gap by bringing forward a solution by bringing forward some ideas,
you position yourself as an asset to that company.
Why?
Because you've shown the value you can bring to the table.
And you're not just trying to prove it through your resume and through your LinkedIn profile.
Speaker 1 (07:31): So bring some game changing ideas to the table
that can enable the company to get to their goals faster and accelerate towards their
mission and their goals.
If you utilize this bonus tip, I promise you, you are going to land that next opportunity
with ease.
And so to recap, the three things that you absolutely must do in order to land a job
with no experience, number one, find ways to get experience through unpaid or volunteer
opportunities, taking courses online and creating your own opportunities.
Number two, showcase your fire and your passion for the company and for the cause, and number
three, be willing to do whatever it takes to stand out.
And my bonus tip, instead of trying to prove the value that you can bring to the table,
show it tangibly, show that you can add value to the company by bringing forth a solution
to a challenge.
Speaker 1 (08:30): I hope you found these tips useful.
I want to tell you about an online free training that I have coming up, that you are exclusively
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And I will see you there.
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And I look forward to seeing you in the next video bye for now.