Unsolicited ApplicationsSmall and Medium Sized Companies

AgendaYour own experiencesWhy apply for unsolicited jobs?Find your Marketing StrategiWriting a Job ApplicationFollow Up

Locating the jobs500 companies with 1000 employees

5.000 companies with 100 employees

50.000 companies with 10 employees

Recruitment Analysis by Ballisager

Recruitment Process

Profiling Job AdSelecting candidate

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Job tasks/responsibilityEducational backgroundYears of experienceSkillsPersonality traits

Unsolicited job searchPros: Bigger chance of finding a job Bigger responsibility and variety in job content The only international employee Gain a lot of experience and get involved in the decision-makingCons: Bigger research before applying Little to maybe no experience with your academic background The only international employee Not your dream job or organization

Marketing Strategy• Set your intention/your goal

• Find your strengths, personality traits, experiences etc.

• Set up a strategy to sell yourself

• Start your research

Research-Research-Research

Internet- Databases (job and company)- LinkedIn- News/articles - Company website

Network- Personal/professional- Call for info/set up a meeting- A kasse (unemployment insurance)

Job Application – max 1 page

Attention (1 line)- Engaging headline, capture the essence of you

Interest (app. 2 lines)- What is your motivation for applying? Catch the readers interest

Desire (app. 3 lines)- What’s in it for the Company if they employ you?- Mutual benefits from your corporation

Section with specific examples to emphasize your skills/experiences/personality – why employ you?

Action (app. 2-3 lines)- conclude on a positive note, why you are the perfect match- keep it short and to the point

AttentionInterest

Desire

Action

Body text

Example - unsolicited job application

Follow up• Call the Company after days/a week

• Reconnect after a couple of months

• If rejected - ask if the Company knows about other Companies, who can benefit from skills/expertise

Merete Bach-Larsen - meretebl@gmail.com- + 45 61 27 37 76

Lene Lodberg Michaelsen - lene@lodberg-michaelsen.dk - + 45 26 79 77 39

Strengths Test tools:

• www.viasurvey.org (Free of Charge)• www.strengthsfinder.com (Gallup test + book)• www.realise2.org (CAPPEU – Standard ￡ 16 +

VAT)

Websites:• www.cappeu.com• www.tmbc.com• www.authentichappiness.com• www.dependablestrengths.org• Google

Danish News in English

Searching for Company information

www.proff.dk http://borsen.dk/konferencer/gazeller/database/

vaekstvirksomheder.html http://borsen.dk/konferencer/gazeller.html http://top1000.borsen.dk/virksomheder/gazeller www.cvr.dk www.linkedin.com www.facebook.com www.jobindex.dk (job ads)

www.jobindex.dk/cms/exportjob (in english)

Company websites eg. www.mjolner.dk; www.hartmanns.dk