Even the best sales person is going to get shown the door at least once in his or her career. Whether involuntarily due to a reorganization, downsizing, etc or voluntarily because it was time for a change. The question arises-now what? If you are reading this blog its probably because you love sales and as a result are not considering leaving the profession, yet in this economy things are tough. Great companies have the pick of the litter, and sales jobs that you would want are tough to find.

The karmic sales person embraces this reality. The upside is that we understand foreseeable consequence and the fact that the great habits we developed as salespeople are going to put us ahead of the pack in the job search. So where to begin? Start with what you know will work- a plan. Identify who are your best prospects for employment. Pick companies that you want to work for not positions or job titles. Then execute:

1. Get a foot in the door. Tools like linkedin are great for this. You can send an invite or get a contact to refer you.
2. Don't ask for a job. Provide value first. Put together an interesting piece on the firm, competition, etc. Get the contact to read your work first. Ask for a chance to speak by phone or preferably in person to discuss.
3. Gain an understanding of the climate in the firm. Are they in a hiring freeze? Are they able to hire consultants? Be flexible remember your goal is to get into the company of your dreams. Your skills will compel them to offer you the job of your dreams.
4. Try to branch out and get farther in the firm, build your network. Try to get your contacts to identify groups that are struggling under a heavy workload, or whose numbers are down. These are prime sources for you. Remember you haven't asked for a job yet.
5. Once you have identified your highest probability options present a 90 day action plan on what you would do should they have a job available. Express your passion for the firm and that you are ready to go the extra mile.

I bet you will have your pick of offers. Is this hard...yes. It is definitely easier to just fire off resumes to job postings. No one said the karmic path was easy. One thing is for sure even if you don't get an offer, you will leave your prospects with a view of your skill set  and professionalism that will leave them anxious to work with you again.

Moment of Zen
"Each man carries his destiny in his own hands" -Sri Satya Sai Baba

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