626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton

Steve Dalton details his systematic process for securing dream interviews.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to generate 40 target employers in 40 minutes  2) Three effective ways to reach out to potential advocates  3) The 6 crucial elements of the 75-word networking email  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep626 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT STEVE —  Steve Dalton is a senior career consultant and program director for Duke University’s full-time MBA program. He holds his own MBA from the same institution and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve.  Steve is also the founder of Contact2Colleague, a corporate training firm that helps organizations increase retention, drive sales, and develop internal expertise by teaching their employees to proactively and systematically build better professional relationships.  • Steve’s book: The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster  • Steve’s book: The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More  • Steve’s Website: 2HourJobSearch.com  • Steve’s Twitter: @Dalton_Steve  • Steve’s LinkedIn Group: The 2-Hour Job Search - Q&A Forum  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Tool: Hunter.io  • Platform: Crunchbase  • System: NAICS Code  • Database: OneSource Business Browser  • Study: "Do Informal Referrals Lead to Better Matches? Evidence from a Firm’s Employee Referral System" by Meta Brown, Elizabeth Setren, and Giorgio Topa  • Book: The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferris  • Book: Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely  • Book: Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty Tashiro  • Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Netgear. Enhance your WiFi at netgear.com/wifi • Find Your Dream Job. Learn Ramit Sethi’s pro-tips at  IWT.com/podcastDJ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.