How CardboardResume Gets You More Interviews

"80% of all offers are made through a personal connection..."

This means that only 20% of us are finding work by submitting our resume through an online service or HR department. CardboardResume is interested in the 80%, and will help you get close to a hiring manager at almost any company you want to work for.

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If you want the interview you have to have a Champion

For 80% of all jobs out there, the hiring manager has to know of you through someone they know. CardboardResume gets you close to hiring managers by helping you find Champions.

A Champion is someone close the the hiring manager or someone who works at the hiring manager's company. They can do the following for you:

  1. Tell you who the hiring manager is.
  2. Tell you what the hiring manager is looking for.
  3. Forward your resume directly to the hiring manager.
  4. Give you a recommendation if they know you.
  5. Walk your resume right into the hiring manager's office.

Even if your Champion doesn't know you, just the fact that they forwarded your resume will significantly increase your chances of getting the interview. More interviews means more job offers.

The odds of you locating a Champion near the hiring manager for any position is directly proportional to the size of your job search network. Bigger network, more interviews. It's that simple.

The length of your job search is directly proportional to the size of your Job Search Network

CardboardResume is where you will build this network. We walk you through the process of importing your contacts, inviting them to be a part of your job search, and removing those who don't want to participate. Only those people who want to help will be involved.

Then, CardboardResume provides the e-mail marketing tools and advice to ensure you are sending unintrusive e-mails to those who can help. It is the central communication hub for your job search.

These are the basic steps to effectively using CardboardResume:

  1. Gather the e-mail addresses of anyone you have had contact with.
  2. Import them into CardboardResume.
  3. Invite these contacts to help you in your Job Search, letting anyone opt out.
  4. Send e-mail asking for contacts at companies you want to apply. This is how you will find your Champion.
  5. Track your job opportunities and applications, keeping a library of your cover letters and resumes.
  6. Create reminders to follow up.

This is the process of creating a network that is always available to help you win interviews and offers. This is CardboardResume.

An effective job search requires discipline

Every time you apply for a job "through channels," realize that there may be someone with a connection to the hiring manager. They are going to get the interview and may push you out of contention. With a little discipline, CardboardResume can make you the one who has the connection.

With CardboardResume tracking your opportunities and reminding you to follow up, you won't miss the critical steps necessary to land your next paying position. CardboardResume enforces the structure necessary to capitalize on every opportunity, and will be the difference between you landing a position or extending your job search for days, weeks or months.

This is how you conduct the modern job search.

"75% of all jobs are not publicized"

CardboardResume also enables strategies for finding those jobs that won't appear on the job boards. You can find Champions at companies even if there isn't an opening. They can help you find the people who hire people like you. When they have an opening, you'll already have the connection you need to get the interview.

Start your Job Search Network with No Risk

If finding your next job is important, why not give CardboardResume a try? With our 14-day trial, you can see for yourself how it is an interview-generating machine. Once you see how much your job search will be improved, you be asking yourself why you didn't signup sooner.