How to land your dream job with one email | Edward Druce | TEDxDonauinsel
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- Edward Druce has seen every conceivable mistake anyone could ever make when trying to land a work position, as well as the occasional gem from those who know how to do it well. In this talk he shares the very best of what he’s learned, and distills his experience into a simple and elegant 3-step formula that you can use to land your dream job.
Edward Druce is the author of ‘This Is Where to Start: Find Superstar Mentors, Master All They Know, and Get Ahead in Your Career’. For the last 5 years, Edward has worked alongside speaker and coach Matthew Hussey. In that time he’s helped Matthew to become a NYT Bestselling author, to speak in front of over 100,000 people all over the world, work with celebrities the likes of Eva Longoria and Ryan Seacrest, and land his own radio show with iHeartRadio. Edward has been the lead in growing Matthew’s team, and have been the direct point of contact for those looking to join the company.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
What a time to be alive, you need more effort to search the job than to do it
What a time to be alive, people complain about everything
@@MrCamoInfernal I wonder why that is..
@@MrCamoInfernal I agree that people complain too much nowadays, but this guy really has a valid point.
Isn't this obvious? 500 people trying to get the same job? This is just reality. Accept it. Don't complain. I guess if it's not you're probably one of those people looking in from the outside....
@@CoopMauKona wtf outside of what 😂 also the dude commented 1 year ago, why r u still replying
interestingly, this is how I got into Oxford: before my interview, I read EVERYTHING my interviewers had published, and looked up ALL their past employers. I knew exactly how to link their interests to mine. I knew where to insert dry humor and when to come across as attentive and intense.
The three Qs:
"What is the company's dream? What is the problem? How do you position yourself as the solution?"
How to write an email:
1. What is the dream the organization has?
2. What is their problem?
3. How can I be the solution?
Answer these questions.
wouldn't the organization be irritated by an applicant telling them what their dream is?
@@fay3172 Not necesarily, you can frame it in a way to show that you have taken the time to learn about the company. Companies know when someone is familiar with their mission vs when they're sending the same email to a bunch of places. So the email is basically to: 1. Communicate that you understand the mission 2. Identify what the problem is 3. Communicate how you can solve the issue
Fantastic! I work at a university as faculty, and as department chair I found it unbelievable the horrible applications, emails, and cover letters that we received from people wishing to become faculty. Mind boggling.
You've outlined a strategy here that would get my attention as an employer! Well done. Great talk. Suggestions are spot on.
If you are starting the video , just speed it up to 1.25 , believe me
TommyBoy your so right, thanks
thanks boy
OR 3:47 if you value your time even more.
Oh yeah...
It worked
this was a fantastic speech. his speed was perfect for me because i like having a moment to ponder on what was just said. his advice is awesome. hopefully i can implement this for my dream job before i lose all hope.
how'd it go?
Thank you Ed, very useful tips. Been doing something similar although I can see where I could have gone wrong in the past. Definitely need to work on confidence levels and self promoting skills. All the best.
Thank you Edward. It was a great talk and your presentation was clear, simple and interesting.
Writing an email to an employer seems an easy task but indeed, it needs more than attaching a resume and send it from your mobile or your ipad.
Great formula to write powerful emails!
Used this approach a number of times to great success, great talk Ed!
people are hating his way of speech, so what he is here to share something worthy.
one of my favorite TED Talks
Great advice. More people need to see this
so true. very helpful.
best TED talk I've heard in a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time
Awesome, thank you very much Edward.
One of the best ted talks ever!
Excellent points delivered with great passion!!! Thanks & Cheers, GGG
Thank you very much, Edward
Thank you soo much for the video , i hope it will be very helpful to all how listening to it , thanks once again.
Thanks Edward for sharing your opinion on how to land to a dream job.
Great talk. Really gave me a different perspective. Thanks!
thank you for the talk!
It's very inspiring and encouraging one. Thanks!
Thank you for the info !
Great talk, clear and insightful - thank you for being an inspiration for my latest video!
Mind blowing.
Thank you so much
This is fantastic and helpful! lI've met him before I realize, and found this video by accident while just searching for videos on employment and career advice.
Ellis Sentoso
Killer stuff Mr. Druce!
+Charisma on Command Thank you!
Luckily I came across this video today and I would not be much thankful to anyone as I am today to you for sharing these strategies. This is what exactly I was looking for to overcome the sadness of rejected emails that I face every single day. Thank you
I found this fascinating.
Excellent Talk Ed.
Wonderful talk!
Very valuable insight
Great advice! I’ve tried this and it hasn’t worked yet but still, great advice 🤣
Great stuff!
This is a good method to find honest companies that you dream about working for. But it doesn't stop the response of 'We would love to interview you but we're not hiring atm'. Faced that a few times.
Brilliant
Great thanks hope it will work
Gold to those who recognise it
thank you..
HI Edward :) Thank you for the great talk, and I'll try your advises. I hope this video one day will reach millions of people, since it is packed with valuable suggestions to get yourself the job og your dreams :) All the best from Anastasiah
any updates?
My problem is: I don't have a dream. Without that i cant go forward
Find out what your dream is. Try taking the Myer's Brigg's test and look into the different things it says, or you can take a gap year and try and find yourself. Tons of ways to figure out what you want to do.
@@AgentK200 my Myers Briggs depressed me even more because it made me realize that I'm not capable of anything lol
@@Kokola-qh9wp yea not the only one watching in 2020
Thank you
Best thing I have heard today...
"Have someone who knows what they're doing proofread your email." Key is "know what they're doing" which is probably not the people closest to you. Contrary to common belief, there are a multitude of solid arguments in favor of arts degrees, but this is definitely the strongest. Knowing how to write well and error-free still matters. A lot. And especially to those who hold the strings to your future. Make friends with an English major. We're really not as nerdy as you think!
I envy you people with English, communications or Psychology degrees. Your way with words is impeccable!
Starting a blog and managing your public appearance is great advice. However the crux of this advice is be amazing at what you do and apply directly to the CEO of the company you are wanting to apply to that is if you are able to get their contact details. I imagine this will be impossible after the CEOs have had a few dozen emails from other people just like this. It seems to be well meaning advice but only applies to the very best of candidates whom would likely not have had any trouble applying through conventional means anyway.
It never mentions responding to job adverts and instead assumes that all applicants are just sending out prospective applications. Surely if I was responding to a vacancy then he job specification tells me everything I need to know about their problem.
The email structure is a good one and I will be giving it some thought but the advice generally seems naive. I can't see a situation where it would be useful.
The topic starts at about 11:00 !
😂
Well, I wanted to mail people and get the Job and I will try this thing and let you guys know how well it works today's date: 22/10/2020 will update in a month, Wish me Luck :)
its been 6 months bro tf happend to you
Oh shoot sorry totally forgot about this one, but yeah this works 🤯, i was able to get a great job in around a month ( although to be honest there were many rejections or people just ignoring the mail altogether) but, yeah it does work as i got my first job on 12/12/2020. So, yeah give it a go and keep going you will Succeed 🎊 p.s. thanks uncle drew for the reminder
I've heard this called the "pain letter", because you write "to the pain" (ie the prospective employer's problem). It's meant to be short and sweet, and aimed at the head of the organisation.
The most important thing he didnt said was how to find there contact details \.
Thank you for this talk!
Just wrote my email but I'm struggling to find a suiting subject line :)
Fingers crossed ^^
How did it go
Searching for a job is literally more painful than working 😅
Research indicates that the recency effect only sticks with people for a short time. After that they remember the whole experience without being influenced strongly by the last thing. The P.S. may leave a strong impression for a brief period of time. If the person reading the letter takes actiong during that time, fine. If not, the question is whether the tackiness of a P.S is worth it.
Guess I was lucky...I fired over 500 emails to hiring managers, HR, and companies...out of 500, I got 12 response. Interviewed for 7, got job offer for 3, selected on. And that one is Shell Oil. It wasn't easy, but it worth it...oh, I don't have social media presence.
So, you wanted to work for an oil company...by choice? No wonder you have no social media presence.
M. Harrison it's like spam. Send 100 emails, and ONE will fall for it. 1/100. It's not an art. Just knock on lots of doors.
let me guess: you're over the age of 40 and have 25 years of work experience with a couple masters degrees?
M. Harrison those odds are better than sending it through an online system. See, results.
@@JazzWitherspoon nothing wrong with having no social media
I wonder if this approach would actually work on Edward himself.
Preach it! What's the best way when searching for a position with your qualifications to find a business or company that aligns with with personal core values?
Put the video speed on 1.25 Much better :)
I have been submitting my application online but no positive response.. No interview no nothing. What must I do
Start out on your own
find the youtube channel Andrew LaCvita and watch every video and apply the tips, I just followed his advice on my resume and cover letter and within a week got an invite for a phone interview! All you need is the right tips and advice, goodluck :)
TThanks Jacob Frye
I made the sent from iPhone mistake.. immediately regretted it
And my next video was about how a email to your dream job won’t work 😂
I wish he would have spent more time taking the position of someone who is fresh out of college and has very little work experience that they could draw upon to make provide a "solution" to an employer's problem.
Roy Watson-Badell use your internship experience to your advantage. Figure out how you can add value, you look to be with them long term, and what you can do.
That's really what companies care about.
You apply with your interests, for your interests will propel you to go further within the company.
The problem with my dream is that I'm so sick of people that my dream is to live on a mountain in northern Norway away from any towns or cities.
is he on twitter and Facebook just wondering this guy on TedTalk .?
Why is Comic Sans so universally hated? I love it and will scream it here.
Can anyone else hear the Macarena playing faintly towards the end of the video?
Just love the comments!!!!! xD
What bodylanguage do you show when you and a stranger walk past each other?
Olav body language to establish yourself as the alpha
Edward Duce on social media .?
somebody summarize this
the summerise is at 13:14
Yes but what if you're a recent grad
If you send 200 emails out, your email address will be flagged automatically by spam filters and they will all end up in junk. Unless you buy some constant-contact type service.
What's constant-contact?
That be great if you know the problems of someone you never met
Wish that I watched this video 6 years ago
Save yourself 18 minutes. Google "pain letter".
Too cute
People are horribly bitter. Learned so much from this and came to the comment section only to see vitriol and weak opposing arguments.
Speaking style is EXCRUCIATING. Every sentence he slows. down. the. same. painful. way.
omg yes
Then perhaps concentrating on what he's saying would serve your purpose more than how he says it. It's an audio prejudice, causing you to miss out on some good stuff.
Change the audio speed, others recommend 1.25. It's better.
Speed x 1.5 sounds better
"salsa dancing aroung Argentina"... it is possible, of course, but if you wanted to relate the dancing to the country, you should say Tango in Argentina..
THE NESCAFE COFFEE IN CYPRUS IS CORNFLOUR WITH COFFEE FLAVORING
we are not supposed to notice - more drugged mind control
Just fire the bloody emails using common sense.Lesson learned
IMPOSSIBRU!!!
13:17
Word to the wise: Don't start out your talk by saying you were embarrassed because someone said you sounded like a girl.
Exactly.
That really stood out to me too
Really ?All he was saying was that the ceo loved his content but the style choice made him appear to be something that he wasnt and he felt silly for presenting himself that way. Anyone who goes to a mall knows what the average american teenage girl is like its relatable not sexist. maybe the bigger question is why are young girls seen as less serious then young men , but is that really the reason why you watched the video?
buzzfeed?
Problem reaction solution
,I'm with Donald the author!!!!I frankly don't give a damn
I. am. going to teach you.
how. to write. an email.
I. will speak. in fragments.
so that. you. understand.
😁
Dream. Problem. Solution.
Spam- Filter-Delete
You lost me at minute 6 without content. Tough to listen to, choppy speaking.
He talks about getting to the point right away yet takes him halfway to get to the point , yawn
Horrors upon horrors. As a teenage boy, Edward Druce wrote an email that a corporate executive initially thought came from a teenage girl. This is the supposedly humiliating & painful story with which Druce introduces his lecture of Do's and Don'ts regarding cover letters & job inquiries. Amazingly, he doesn't seem to recognize the blatant sexism of this story. In fact, the sexism of the story is just so f***ing obvious, that it testifies not to his ignorance or tone-deafness, but to his deep-seated sexism. After all, the whole story depends on an unstated assumption that being an 18yo male is good, and being an 18yo female is bad.
Please tell me you're trolling
+ah072965
No. I'm dead serious. I earn my living providing information to help women & men to get jobs and advance careers in the public-interest sector.
I guess you think this is some trivial issue. But it is *not* trivial.
If you really truly don't get it, then I suggest you read some feminist texts (preferably from anti-essentialist academics) to help you learn to identify sexism & to understand why it matters.
If that's too much for you, or if you are someone who thinks feminism is a bad word, then just try empathizing. Try putting yourself in the shoes of a smart & hopeful & business-oriented teenage girl listening to this.
Or if necessary, reverse the scenario -- by imagining that you are an 18-yo man living in a society where women dominate business, government, and cultural institutions, and where men are routinely referred to as boys, regardless of age -- be they 18 or 28 or 38...
Then imagine that 'Emily Druce' is talking about the comical & embarrassing time when, as an older teenager, she wrote a cover letter to her hero, but then learned that her hero nearly dismissed the letter because, on first glance, her hero thought that the letter was written by a mere "boy" in his teens, and not a young woman in her teens.
Then imagine that the audience -- nearly all women -- laugh in response, clearly grasping the embarrassing horror of being mistaken for a young man instead of a young woman.
In such a society, this story would almost surely discourage you as a young man -- at least it would be likely to discourage you from aggressively pursuing a career in business & marketing. (Though, it might encourage you to try to change society by speaking out for equality!)
Of course, I know it is hard as hell to really imagine such an alternate universe. This fact alone should tell you something.
Nothing wrong with being a guy or girl. The problem is when your email gives people contrasting messages or incorrect ideas about you. If he was an 18 year old girl then the email conveyed this info correctly.. But he wasn't..
Tharun,
You really don't get it, do you? Do you think that Edward Druce & the American Apparel executive consider a teenage girl and teenage guy to be of equal value and worth? If so, then why did Druce describe the experience as "comical," "painful," and "horrendous"? And surely you know that Comic Sans is probably the most disrespected typeface in the world -- so the fact that the executive associated the the use of this typeface with a teenage girl says lots in itself (there is nothing stereotypically "feminine" about that typeface either). And, as Erika Tsuchiya correctly indicates, the leadership of American Apparel, especially at that time I think, was notorious for its sexism.
Erika,
American Apparel's reputation for sexism at the top is all the more reason why Edward Druce should have recognized the sexist nature of his story, and used another example to convey his point.
But if a man has a sexist worldview, then he is blind to the sort of sexism that he shares. He may also consider complaints of sexism against others as unwarranted (for even in the details of those complaints, he might not be able to recognize the sexism).
Finally, Erika: by saying "what do you expect?" are you suggesting people should just remain silent? When blacks in the 1950s and 1960s were calling attention to the racist segregation of the American South, would you have just said: "well, what do you expect?"
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First step, be an attractive British white guy.
EDWARD DRUCE OR MARK ZUCKERBURG
MIND CONTROL ON THE INTERNET
17 minutes and you did not give a single useful clue just some general and yet vague suggestions :/ !
the way..... he talks.... is extremely....... annoying....
Not rly
Yes rly
Mari Rosas
Agreed. It was really hard to listen... to what... he... was saying.
Mari Rosas that's all you got?
MrC0MPUT3R seriously? shallow
Not a good public speaker.