Comments on: How To Get Hired- Offer To Solve Their Problem, Contd. http://www.thejobbored.com/how-to-get-hired-offer-to-solve-their-problem-contd_628/ Getting Things Done, Getting Ahead, Getting Through The Day Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott http://www.thejobbored.com/how-to-get-hired-offer-to-solve-their-problem-contd_628/#comment-908 Scott Mon, 05 May 2008 14:26:05 +0000 http://www.thejobbored.com/how-to-get-hired-offer-to-solve-their-problem-contd_628/#comment-908 When companies hire they hire NOT because they have an opening but becuase they have a problem that needs resolved. So in a manner, you resolved their problem and thus they hired him. When companies hire they hire NOT because they have an opening but becuase they have a problem that needs resolved. So in a manner, you resolved their problem and thus they hired him.

]]> By: Dee http://www.thejobbored.com/how-to-get-hired-offer-to-solve-their-problem-contd_628/#comment-907 Dee Mon, 05 May 2008 13:21:05 +0000 http://www.thejobbored.com/how-to-get-hired-offer-to-solve-their-problem-contd_628/#comment-907 That was pretty clever! By working for at least a small stipend (and not for free), the reader showed that he respected his own skills, but also that he was sensitive to the company's financial situation. Good move. Like he said, it might not always be a good idea and you have to be sure you are making moves that position you to have a legitimate shot at advancement and you are not just allowing yourself to be used. Reading this reminds me of a recent situation where I was freelancing for a newspaper at a much lower pay rate than I probably should have, thinking it would endear me to the editors and allow me to be in the position to get hired later on (as they mentioned). Now it seems they never had that intention (to hire me later). Lesson learned. That was pretty clever!

By working for at least a small stipend (and not for free), the reader showed that he respected his own skills, but also that he was sensitive to the company’s financial situation. Good move.

Like he said, it might not always be a good idea and you have to be sure you are making moves that position you to have a legitimate shot at advancement and you are not just allowing yourself to be used.

Reading this reminds me of a recent situation where I was freelancing for a newspaper at a much lower pay rate than I probably should have, thinking it would endear me to the editors and allow me to be in the position to get hired later on (as they mentioned). Now it seems they never had that intention (to hire me later). Lesson learned.

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