words of advice \ Career counselors

Interested in more tips from the job counselors mentioned in the story? Here are a few, along with contact information for them:

Abhijeet Khadilkar, 34

www.careertiger.com

(408) 300-6770

Be very specific about your skills on your r sum .

Use LinkedIn to research potential employers and find employees to talk to.

Leave voice-mail messages for them, asking for 20 minutes of their time.

Consider writing a blog, then linking to it from your r sum .

Prepare to draw three pictures on a whiteboard that illustrate how you’ll help solve the company’s problems.

Tim Johnston, 56

thenorth40network.com

(650) 224-0689

On LinkedIn, continually update what you’re working on.

On your r sum , describe problems you worked on and the impact you had.

Use the words “Technical Summary” instead of “Computer Skills.”

Make sure every word on the r sum has meaning.

About your r sum : Mail it, e-mail it, fax it, and hand-deliver it to each employer.

Susan Bernstein, 43

Sbernstein@ workfromwithin.com (415) 454-4520

Find a catchy phrase to describe the role you want to play.

Share money-saving ideas you have for the company you’re interested in.

Ask each person you meet with to give you the names of two other people to talk to.

Job-hunting is “really about listening to people with problems to solve, not telling employers what your objectives are. They don’t care.”

Source: San Jose Mercury News