Unfortunately I cannot find anything other then a pitch for his book, but, John Boyd of Jcurve sales (20 or so years of B2B experience) transitioned into Job Se

Unfortunately I cannot find anything other then a pitch for his book, but, John Boyd of Jcurve sales (20 or so years of B2B experience) transitioned into Job Search consulting. At a talk I attended (sales related, which dived somewhat into his job search methodology, he challenged all of his attendees: -Make ten cold calls a day (noone cold-calls anymore) to companies you wish to be employed -Call the right people - decision makers, hiring managers, etc. (find via LinkedIn, Jigsaw) -Those who actually did the above, had a position in 30 days. Thats 50 calls a day (and cold calling can be difficult), for ~20 days..how much do you want a job? My own experience, I would sometimes feel like I "did something" that day by firing out 50 online / electronic applications. That is PASSIVE marketing of yourself. Get active in your own marketing (which is a job search), and results will improved. People also don't go out and network..attend the hundreds of little gatherings which you can find via LinkedIn groups. Just tell people what you are looking for, and ask how you can help them. Offer your services for free, the word will get out. Get honest, Brutal and constructive feedback on your search. Your resume, phone-skills, elevator pitch, in-person interviewing (practice all of this).