How To Stand Out In The Job Search As A Former Pastor: The Exact Script To Reach Out Effectively

♟️ STRATEGY SHIFT: How to stand out in your ministry career change.

Why should I send a video of myself when applying?

For every introduction, you should be sending a video of yourself.

People love watching videos, especially short form video.
Why do you think Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and now even LinkedIn have adopted this as the main form of consumption?

People prefer watching videos.
And much more than whatever boring thing they were working on.

But who do I send the video to?

Everyone you connect with. There are at least 7 different types of people you should be sending connection messages to with video.

But in this newsletter, we’re talking about sending a video to the hiring manager when you apply.

Why the hiring manager?

The hiring manager is the person who ultimately will make the hiring decision.

In many cases, that is 

1. The person you would work for or 

2. The boss of the person you work for.

But what do I say?

Let’s break it down.

When you apply, you want the hiring manager to get a few things.

1. Know who you are and see your personality. This automatically makes you stand out.

2. Why you're interested in the company and the role. There should be a combination of prior experience, a reason for transitioning, and a personal connection to something about the organization.

3. What value you bring to the table for the problem that the organization is trying to solve for with that position you are applying for.

Not only will this help to show your personality, but also make you a person. That is a key component of helping someone to overcome any objections they might have to your ministry experience.

We have a whole list of “Copy and Paste Message Templates” that the Interview Accelerator utilizes to get into more conversations that lead to interviews. I’m going to give you one of the scripts here.

The video script.

Here’s how we encourage our clients to format their video script:
(if you want an example, here’s a video of me doing it)

“Hi! My name is [your name]. I'm applying for the [role] at [company].

I have [x number of years] years of experience in [similar industry, same type of work, or similar type of work] beginning with [one of your first jobs] to [your most recent job with this experience], where I have focused on [1 or 2 of your best bullets from your resume for this job type]. [Sentence about why what this company does connects you personally].

I look forward to hearing back from you!”

Send that video through 

1. A LinkedIn message using the phone app (it allows up to 2 minutes for a video if you are already connected) 

2. A LinkedIn message using Loom (if sending through a note on a connection request)

3. Or through email. I also advise Loom for this as well.

*Loom is a free video recording tool on your computer that allows you to send the video as a link rather than having to upload a file.

And that’s it.
Nothing fancy. Just connecting the dots for them.

P.S. Make sure that you are in a space that is comfortable for you. I personally like sitting at my desk or doing the video on a walk around the neighborhood