The 38-second video above is from a job-search seminar I gave in Fargo for the Forum newspaper.

Rather than talk to folks about how to get job leads, I thought it would be cool to actually PRODUCE job leads for them, live, at the event.

And we did.

Watch the video above to hear from Greg, who got the name and phone number of an employment contact in less than 5 minutes after making one phone call following a script I gave him.

I call this “Instant Networking.” Maybe “5-Minute Networking” would be more accurate. Whatever …

Here’s the four-part script that Greg and the others followed, with explanatory notes in parentheses:

1. “Hi! I’m at a training session and they told me to call the most-connected person I know. That’s you!”

(Many folks hesitate to make networking calls because they don’t know how to start the conversation. So, use me as your excuse — say that somebody else told you to call. That’s what Greg and the others did.

Now, look through your phone list. Who is the one person who seems to know almost everybody? That’s the most-connected person you know.)

2. “I’m looking for a position as a JOB TITLE at a company like COMPANY #1, COMPANY #2, or COMPANY #3.”

(You have to think first, about what JOB you want and at least 3 COMPANIES you want to work for.)

3. “Now. Who would you call if you were in my shoes?”

(You’re asking the most-connected person you know to think as if they were in your shoes. This produces rapid results.)

4. “Could I have their name and number?”

(Write it down. Hang up. Call that new person and drop your well-connected friend’s name.)

Can you dial a phone? Speak English? Congratulations. You can network. Instantly!

As Greg says at the end, successful networking is “just a matter of taking action — making that list of people to call and getting after it.”

Am I crazy? Can networking really be this simple? Why not try this exercise NOW, then leave your comments below …

Resource: the Guerrilla Job Search Home Study Course.

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What can SNL comedian Kevin Nealon teach you about finding a job in today’s tough job market?

In this case, two very valuable lessons.

Watch the first 2:05 of the video above, which are the most relevant to your job search.

Then read the two lessons below …

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I talked to Jason Alba, CEO of JibberJobber.com and author of I’m on LinkedIn — Now What? the other day.

He shared about a half dozen insider tips on how to use Linkedin.com to stand out and get found by employers. The vast majority of job seekers I meet are making at least one mistake on LinkedIn that this interview will help you avoid.

I’m too crazy busy to transcribe the recording this week, so here it is as an audio blog (aug? a-log?) entry.

It’s 16 minutes long. I think you’ll like it.

Turn up your speakers and click the play button below (not at work, though!)

… or click here to download the MP3 and go podcast yourself.

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I just found an incredible case study to help you find a job on Facebook.

If you’ve got a Facebook account (and you should, to take full advantage of using social media to find a job online), this story is for you.

Summary: By targeting specific companies and running ads on Facebook that link to your resume, you can get hot leads in your job search for as little as $10 in ad spending. Ten bucks!

Read these takeaway lessons first, so you’ll know what the whole story is all about:

1. The most successful job seekers in this experiment targeted a single company with a very specific ad that mentioned the company’s name in the text.

2. This method is best suited for targeting larger employers with significant populations of Facebook users.

3. Most people are too lazy to take the initiative to do something like this. Just because the method is now public doesn’t mean that it won’t continue to be effective.

4. Closing the deal is still important. A technique like the one that we have described will start a conversation with employers, but you need to be able to sell yourself in both informal and formal communications to actually land the job. Nobody is going to hire you just because they saw your ad.

(Selling yourself on paper is what I teach in my free Simple Job Search Manifesto.)

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These days, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by economic doom and gloom.

So I decided to put together a collection of my best job-search tactics that can get you hired in any economy — good, bad, or indifferent.

I spent the whole afternoon combing through my written and recorded archives … and found a collection of job-search tips and tricks that I recorded on a one-time-only phone call from last Valentine’s Day.

There are 14 of these little gems and they are proven to work like gangbusters.

In this 33-minute audio, available for instant download, you’ll discover how to:

* Get hired by calling certain, very important people from your past — they may offer you a job right over the phone (and I’ll prove it to you!)

* Use a “lost” technique from 1963 that got one engineer 300 inquiries from excited employers! (updated for this year)

* Network — and get hired — using the secrets of the man recognized as the “World’s Greatest Salesman” by the Guinness Book of Records

* Create your own “board of directors” to supercharge your job search using OPI (Other Peoples’ Ideas), following another “forgotten” method from 1937.

* Plus 10 more incredible job-search secrets – we haven’t covered even half of them here.

When you follow these simple techniques, there’s no telling how fast you might get hired.

You may be only 24 hours away from your next job interview.

But you’ll never know if you don’t listen in on this very special phone call.

What’s the cost for this life-changing information?

You decide: It’s either a paltry $7 or … free.

That’s because, like all my products, the “14 Ways to Find a Job You’ll LOVE” audio comes with an unconditional, money-back guarantee.

Try it. Love it. Or tell me to shove it.

You can request a fast, hassle-free refund at any time — just send an email to kevin at thesimplejobsearch.com

Give me just $7 and 33 minutes and I’ll give you “14 Ways to Find a Job You’ll LOVE” — any one of which can get you hired.

You can download and listen to it right now, even if it’s 2:00 in the morning.

Why not order now, risk-free, and give it a try?

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