I feel like I need to re-learn this lesson every week.
We send emails or leave voice messages, fingers crossed, and hope that this is it, the next great job, the next big client, the next contact who will open doors for us. And then we don’t hear back. Life intervenes, we get busy, a few
The great LYJ post “Help Me Help You” got me thinking about the recent requests I’ve received—both good and bad—for serving as a reference or putting in a good word for a jobseeker. Here are some suggestions for the right approach to tapping into your network for this favor:
Do ask individuals with whom you’ve worked
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When I first started working for myself, networking was my stumbling block. I hated meeting and talking to strangers. By nature and nurture, I was a self-declared introvert. (I tend to take after my dad, who famously declared on a hiking trip in Denali National Park, “There are too many people here,” and stomped away.
I recently attended an event with a pre-networking component which allowed me to see that some of my networking skills were rusty. I spoke with one woman and quickly realized we had little in common. I knew there was a polite way to leave the conversation so we could both move on to other people
This is the number of resumes a small arts nonprofit in NYC received for a current job opening, according to a friend of mine. 900 is the number they received in one day.
I report this not to inspire fear or doom in jobseekers but more as a reminder to applicants that when you apply cold
When Felix Frankfurter, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1939 to 1962, was asked how he became successful, he is said to have replied that it was “luck.” Similarly, Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice appointed to the Supreme Court, averred that her appointment to the bench was a “classic example of being the
If you’re at an event—a conference, a seminar, a networking event, a cocktail hour, whatever—you’re hopefully meeting people you’ll want to stay in touch with, because they’re interesting, they’re potential business associates, clients, mentors, friends. In short they can help you or you can help them. And the way to stay in contact is by
You are less alone in your job search than you might think. Your network of friends, former co-workers and mentors are waiting to be tapped as a resource. People enjoy helping others; I know I do. While getting your personal network on board with your job search is important, knowing how to ask for help
I’m re-posting a fabulous article by career coach Alexia Vernon, owner of Catalyst in Action, on how to make the most of informational interviewing. A few tidbits:
Informational Interview Step 1: Scoring Face Time
You explain succinctly and dynamically who you are, what results you have achieved, and why this person should give you the time to discuss
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