Hello,   This is Laura Rose, author of the business and time management book: TimePeace: Making Peace with Time, the Book of Answers: 105 Career Critical Situations and Business Marketing for Entrepreneurs  is a certified business and efficiency coach.  And I specialize in professional development, career management, time management, and work life balance strategies.

Simply put, I give people the time to be, do and have whatever they want.

I recently recieved the following question about find a specific job at a specific company:

• If a job seeker is determined to work at a specific company, what can he do to increase his chances for success?
• Who should he be reaching out to?
• What kinds of research should he be doing?
• How should he approach applying?
• Should he focus on a specific job posting or just reach out to HR to show general interest in working for the company?

With the advent of LinkedIn.com (professional social media app), it’s easier to research positions, employees, and company work environment details.  If you are determined to work at a specific company, start business networking with those that work in that company.  Use LinkedIn.com to identify different employees, at various roles and responsibilities.   Start building a business relationship by using your current linkedin contacts to create warm introductions to your new contact targets.

I outline the steps in the online class “Leveraging Links”.