Introduction
Welcome!
On September 1st, 2008 I started writing a blog called Spin Strategy ™ - Tools for Intelligent Job Search. The concept came from an analogy I used during my own 2007 job search. Spin Strategy was originally based on the circus act of plate spinning. Where a plate spinner works feverishly to spin plates on a very long stick – sometimes 25 plates at a time. The lesson being that efficiency is required in order to keep them all spinning. In short, you only spin the ones that need spinning!
So, for my job hunt, I built a search and networking strategy based on the idea that some efforts were more efficient than others. In fact, I was wasting valuable time on very inefficient tasks. Once I learned where I could be most efficient, I built a plan to focus my efforts. Once in place, things started to flow and I had three offers within 45 days. Two of which I turned down before accepting the third a few days later.
Having a strategy and being invigorated by the resulting confidence worked wonders for me. Now, as I meet job seekers every week, I share these ideas freely. Spin Strategy is my way to give back to the community that helped me in 2007. And you know what? It feels really good to help others.
I hope you enjoy this e-book. It represents the best of the blog since its inception. Now you might be asking: what’s the value of this ebook when all of the information is already out on the blog? Well, I’ve re-edited some of the posts, organized them into three critical . . .