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In a buyers' market, simply being a talented candidate is often times not enough to land a senior leadership role, so job seekers need to get out and sell themselves to prospective nonprofit employers. The idea of coming up with a personal marketing plan may be intimidating, but the six steps laid out in this article will help nonprofit job seekers put their best foot forward during a nonprofit job search.
Your cover letter is often your first chance to make a good impression on a potential employer, so it should be personalized for each job opportunity and, together with your resume; it should tell a compelling story about who you are, what you have accomplished, and why the potential employer should want to meet you.
This op-ed was published on 6/13/10 in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
For nonprofit leaders in today’s challenging environment, investing time in developing an organization’s current and potential leaders might feel like a luxury. But the capabilities and capacity of the top team determine the organization’s future—a future that may require meeting new and even greater needs. Most organizations simply can’t increase the difference they make any faster than they can develop their people—individually and collectively. That is why it is so important to build leaders today.