A couple days ago I read a story about my buddy, John Exley also known as X who landed an internship at an exciting new startup, Hashable. You can read the story here on the Hashable blog. Hashable is an app that helps you keep track of new people you meet as well as follow who your friends are meeting.
After reading this I thought about several of my friends who are frustrated because they can’t find jobs and thought they may want to take a few notes from X. The story was inspiring because I know how hard X works to achieve his goals and if you read his story, you see that he committed himself to Hashable as opposed to just looking for a job. X is genuinely interested in the product and was going to find a way to work with them one way or another. What separates X from the rest is that while most will send resumes to companies and wait for a call back, X not only made it a point to follow up several times, but gave so much to the company prior to working there by evangelizing the company to everyone he talked to. He proved he would be the best choice by letting them know that he was willing to give even before receiving an offer from them.
X sums up what he learned at the end of his story. The most important points I took away are to give before you receive. Let the company know you are committed to them and why you are the best choice. X clearly did that by telling all his friends about Hashable and as a result many of his friends wrote to Hashable telling them why they need to hire X. X is an aspiring entrepreneur and you can learn more about him on his blog at John Exley Online.
If your interested in social media I always see several cool job postings on the Mashable Jobs Board. Another exciting company that is hiring several different positions all over the country is Living Social. You can see the positions they are hiring for at jobs at LivingSocial. In addition to their Daily Deals they are now organizing Living Social Adventures. If your looking for employment, remember to commit yourself to a company or an industry you are interested in, as opposed to just settling for any job.