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Week 5: Target Where You Want to Work
How to Target Your Ideal Company
Video Time: 5 Minutes Action Time: 30 Minutes – 3 Hours
Video Time: 5 Minutes
Action Time: 30 Minutes – 3 Hours
Where to Find Information About Them
In this section, you will be given a multi-million dollar tool included absolutely free with the purchase of this program. A tool that will change your life and open doors you had never known were closed before. Do you have a pen and something to it down? If you don’t, grab a pen and paper and jot down this incredible, life saving and job gaining apparatus. Ready? Write: G-o-o-g-l-e-dot-com!
There you have it! The tool of a lifetime! Thank you for purchasing this program. Good night, and good luck! But really though, Google is the perfect platform to look up information about the company you want to target. So take advantage of it now, before we’re all forced to use books again. We’re living in a post-net neutrality world now. You know it’s only a matter of time.
In this section, you will be given a multi-million dollar tool included absolutely free with the purchase of this program. A tool that will change your life and open doors you had never known were closed before. Do you have a pen and something to it down? If you don’t, grab a pen and paper and jot down this incredible, life saving and job gaining apparatus. Ready? Write: G-o-o-g-l-e-dot-com! There you have it! The tool of a lifetime! Thank you for purchasing this program. Good night, and good luck! But really though, Google is the perfect platform to look up information about the company you want to target. So take advantage of it now, before we’re all forced to use books again. We’re living in a post-net neutrality world now. You know it’s only a matter of time.
Steps to Success
1Choose a few companies that you are interested in.
To get you started off right, here’s a list of LGBTQ-friendly companies you may be interested in working for.
2 Look at each company’s website.
Most companies have an “About” page, or a vision/mission statement. You want to find out everything you can about the company. From what they’re about, to recent challenges and how they were handled, and what they’re doing right now. Really dive in on what these companies are and what they do.
1Choose a few companies that you are interested in.
To get you started off right, here’s a list of LGBTQ-friendly companies you may be interested in working for.
2 Look at each company’s website.
Most companies have an “About” page, or a vision/mission statement. You want to find out everything you can about the company. From what they’re about, to recent challenges and how they were handled, and what they’re doing right now. Really dive in on what these companies are and what they do.
3 Google each company to find more relevant information on them.
When you Google, you may even learn about the CEO of the company. If you find videos of the CEO, don’t hesitate to watch them to learn more about your future boss. A little internet stalking never hurt anyone! Be aware that no company is perfect and that all companies have problems. That’s okay as the most important thing to learn is how businesses deal with their problems. Are they really good at problem solving?
4Make use of Glassdoor.com and Indeed.comThey are great tools to utilize to get feedback from current and former employees on what it is like to work at the companies you are interested in. Some companies even have Wikipedia pages, so check those out as well!
3 Google each company to find more relevant information on them.
When you Google, you may even learn about the CEO of the company. If you find videos of the CEO, don’t hesitate to watch them to learn more about your future boss. A little internet stalking never hurt anyone! Be aware that no company is perfect and that all companies have problems. That’s okay as the most important thing to learn is how businesses deal with their problems. Are they really good at problem solving?
4Make use of Glassdoor.com and Indeed.com.
They are great tools to utilize to get feedback from current and former employees on what it is like to work at the companies you are interested in. Some companies even have Wikipedia pages, so check those out as well!
5Use LinkedIn.
Look up the company on LinkedIn and see the different types of content that they post. Later on in this program, you’ll learn how to connect with employees because we want you to reach out to real live people (unless you’re applying to be a mortician).
5Use LinkedIn.
Look up the company on LinkedIn and see the different types of content that they post. Later on in this program, you’ll learn how to connect with employees because we want you to reach out to real live people (unless you’re applying to be a mortician).
It is critical to do the research because by doing so, you may change your mind. A company may not be a good fit for you and that’s okay! Don’t ever feel locked in to one company just because someone recommended it to you.
It is critical to do the research because by doing so, you may change your mind. A company may not be a good fit for you and that’s okay! Don’t ever feel locked in to one company just because someone recommended it to you.
Big Decisions and You Deserve The Best
Choosing your company is a lot like choosing a partner to spend your life with. Your job will help you buy a house, surprise you every day, may remember your birthday, and probably cheat on you with your tennis instructor. You can avoid negative work environments in the same way you can avoid a costly divorce: by choosing a partner that’s best for you (although a divorce may be easier to get than a job these days)
Choosing your company is a lot like choosing a partner to spend your life with. Your job will help you buy a house, surprise you every day, may remember your birthday, and probably cheat on you with your tennis instructor. You can avoid negative work environments in the same way you can avoid a costly divorce: by choosing a partner that’s best for you (although a divorce may be easier to get than a job these days)
See you next episode, where we’ll explain Reaching Out to Your Top 3 Companies on LinkedIn