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Syracuse, NY, October 07, 2009

Contact: Adrienne Walkowiak, Publicist

Adrienne@360JobInterview.com

603/659-9345

Job Seekers:  Re-Invent Yourself to Land a Job
360JobInterview.com Offers Tips, Advice for Pursuing a New Industry

Syracuse, NY, October 7, 2009 – While necessity is the mother of invention, this challenging job market is surely leading to the need for re-invention.  During the ongoing recession, as unemployment continues to soar, job seekers should consider broadening their search, re-inventing themselves to pursue new industries.

“Job seekers shouldn’t consider a ‘career change’ to be a desperate move – it’s a strategic move.  We all have to re-invent ourselves every so often,” said Jeff Garber, co-founder of 360JobInterview.com.  “We all can learn a lot from Madonna, the queen of re-invention, who has built her brand – and her still-thriving career – on re-inventing herself.”

“Job seekers should keep their skills nimble and their attitude fluid when exploring a career change,” Garber continued. “360JobInterview.com can help.  Our expert coaches help job hunters demonstrate how their skills, experience and past successes are relevant across multiple industries, allowing them to expand their horizons and, ultimately, secure a new job.”

360JobInterview.com is a revolutionary new LIVE web-based service that helps job seekers improve their interviewing skills and resumes, gain confidence and secure new jobs.  The company features over 300 skilled HR coaches – across 55+ industries – who know from firsthand experience what recruiters are looking for during the interview process.  The Syracuse-based company provides services nationally.

360JobInterview.com’s expert career coaches offer the following tips to help people re-brand themselves and demonstrate their relevance in a new industry:

• Spotlight your transferable skills and knowledge.   Showcase your technical skills, ability to manage budgets, strength in motivating staff and other metrics that are relevant across multiple industries.   Emphasize your core skills and illustrate how they can be transferable to other industries.   Do your homework, research other industries to see how you can transpose your skills and use concrete examples to sell yourself to potential employers.
  
• Consider growing industries.   According to recent reports, the health care, criminology, social services and education fields have many high paying jobs available and offer the best job security.  Alternatively, the auto, manufacturing and publishing industries have been hit hard by the recession.
  
• Keep a positive outlook.   All of our coaches were laid-off from high-level jobs with leading companies due to the recession.  They understand from first-hand experience how scary, frustrating and humbling the experience can be.  But they urge job seekers to stay positive, keep an optimistic outlook and remember that you WILL find a job.
  
• Highlight your unique point of view.  Your experience, knowledge and background give you a unique and valuable perspective that you’ll bring to your new job.   Explain how your suggestions have benefited former companies – by increasing sales, cutting costs, resolving problems, etc – and how you plan to help this new company similarly.
  
• Reiterate your interest in learning.  Offer to take classes or seminars, discuss industry-specific books that you’ve read, outline your ability to learn independently.   Talk about the steps you’ve taken – and will continue to take – to become an expert in your new industry.


• Network.  Networking – both online and in person – is critical to secure a new job, and becomes even more important when pursuing a career change.   Use online tools like LinkedIn and Facebook to expand your network, ask for advice and learn about upcoming events.  But also make it a point to network in person at events, classes and conferences.  Meet new people and let them know that you’re looking for a job and ask them keep you in mind if they hear of any opportunities.

“The old rules for job hunting no longer apply.  Today, to be successful, you must be adaptable and open to change.  We’re teaching our clients how to navigate the challenging job market, expand their job search horizons and differentiate themselves from the tremendous competition,” explained Dan Fedrizzi, co-founder of 360JobInterview.com.   

“Our affordable, easily accessible services are customized to meet each client’s needs, and are held in real-time, one-on-one at any time day or night through Skype technology,” Fedrizzi explained.  “We’ve helped our clients improve their job hunting skills, reinvent themselves, get noticed and get hired.”

360JobInterview.com is an innovative, unique new service where experienced HR professionals provide full feedback about participants’ interview skills and resumes through live, one-on-one real-time coaching sessions using Skype technologies.

The company features over 300 seasoned HR coaches across 55+ industries, including sales, marketing, green jobs, accounting, technology and more, who provide a full “360” assessment of job seekers’ resumes and interviewing skills.

“Our HR coaches have held leadership positions at top companies, including Time Warner, Dell Computer, American Express and more, and have recently been laid off themselves. They bring a unique perspective – real world experience combined with ‘been-there-myself’ compassion – to the table,” Fedrizzi continued.

JobInterview.com is unique because it:

• Is the only service that provides 24/7 real-time audio/video one-on-one interviews using partnered technology.
  
• Utilizes Skype’s audio and video technologies, allowing coaches to fully assess each candidate and provide 360 feedback through live, one-on-one interviews.
  
• Offers coaches with extensive experience in more than 55 job categories, including accounting, green jobs, sales, technology and web development.
  
• Is tailored for people at all job levels, from entry-level to senior management.
  
• Includes personalized, detailed critique, with tips to improve interviewing skills and resume writing, so our clients can stand out from the competition.
  
• Includes a coaching team of seasoned HR professionals who have recruited, interviewed and hired people for top companies, and know first-hand what recruiters look for during the interview process.
  
• Provides support beyond the initial session, as coaches help clients practice for multiple rounds of interviews, update their resume and adjust their approach, as needed.
  
• Is evolving to meet the needs of our clients, adding new services and features – including our new career planning service –based on their feedback.

360JobInterview.com offers a variety of services that are affordable and obtainable for job seekers. Learn more at www.360JobInterview.com or by contacting Jeff Garber at jgarber@360JobInterview.com.