ìLights-Camera-Youíre Hired!î Think ëSummer-Blockbusterí When Looking For A New Job

We have all seen and heard the hype that surrounds the release of a major motion picture. It seems like we would be doing ourselves a tremendous disservice if we didnít rush to the box office immediately. ìThat is just the type of excitement you want to create for yourself when looking for a new job,î notes Robert Graber, founder of WallStJobs.com. ìThe more energy and immediacy you can create about yourself, the better.î

Graber suggests that you use some of the proven ìhooksî that Hollywood uses to increase your chances of getting noticed in the job market. ìUse kinetic terminology whenever possible,î he said, ìand include a professional review if you have one.î

Graber noted that a cover letter that has a complimentary statement from a former employer can be very powerful. ìIt is human nature to put great stock in a third-party opinion. Itís the equivalent of a thumbs-up from a movie critic.î

Mr. Graber also suggests judicious use of action-oriented words to describe projects you have worked on such as, ìspear-headedî or ìinnovatedî or ìconceptualizedî which can go a lot farther than ìledî or ìimplementedî or ìthought ofî when you are trying to motivate a reader.

ìOf course, the key is not to go overboard,î cautions Graber. ìNo hiring professional is going to respond favorably to a string of unrelated superlatives no matter how ëboffoí you think you are.î