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Stand Out to Recruiters: 3 Proven Ways to Show Exactly What You Want in Your Next Role

Craft a job search that gets you noticed—how to make your career goals crystal clear so recruiters take you seriously

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Dominic Imwalle
November 05, 2024

We don’t spend enough time being certain (even if we aren’t). When you speak about your job search or next opportunity - be specific with what you’re sharing and where you’re headed.

Below I break down how this attracts hiring teams and a few questions to get you there fast…

  1. Professional Attractiveness

  2. Questions for Specificity

  3. #PrescribedByDx - Raw Thoughts

Why recruiters respect specific candidates—3 ways to show exactly what you’re looking for

It’s amazing if you’re going to networking events, having conversations with people in the role you want, and leveraging your existing community. However, there’s one piece that’ll make all of these efforts fall short - not knowing where you’re headed.

Say you’re hiring for a new role… Do you rock with the candidate who gives you the specifics of what they’re interested in, what they solve, and where they’ve been?

Or, do you go with the person that wants to try out a few different things?

You’re going with a specific person. How do you show this?

1) Craft the 3-4 sentence narrative.

- What do you enjoy doing?

- Where are you going?

- What pain points are you known for solving?

Ps) Record yourself saying this outloud and listen back

2) Point to all the research and people

- Explain that you’ve spent time discussing with A,B, and C as well as creating solutions for the pain points their experiencing.

3) Be excited about it.

- Hopefully this goes without saying, but people who communciate the energy for the role and the solution to the problems become 10x more attractive to hiring teams.

Ps) If you’re still a little lost, test being specific. Go to a networking event or a conversation acting as if you know exactly what you want to do.

Bonus: You’d be surprised how many people are acting out there 😉

Questions for being specific about your next role…

“What am I known for?”

“Who do I enjoy solving problems for?”

“What can I talk about without a script for 10 minutes?”

“Who was the last people whose work genuinely caught my attention?”

Spend time with these alone and then go test in the market.

#PrescribedByDx

Here’s a view into my recording of developing a business case to catch the hiring team’s attention.

There’s always another way to stand out, doing 15% more work can drastically change your outcomes if you let it.

Ps) The post-it says - “Am I putting myself in good positions and creating the conditions for success?”… just a question that hit home this week.

BTS of a Business Case Recording for C > A Community

TL;DR

  • Specificity wins more often than not

  • Become attractive as fast as possible; professionally

  • Does our environment support the direction we’re headed?

Before you leave…

If you’ve enjoyed this, send it over to another professional. The goal is to equip people to build a career they enjoy showing up to!

I’m excited to hear about the questions you’re asking.

Dominic

P.S. When you’re ready to conquer your fear and stretch out for that next opportunity, check out my Conversations > Applications program.

I teach the exact framework I use to help job seekers attract hiring teams and show up to a career that they enjoy.

Lastly, if you’re looking for a remote role - run here