When I started writing for an ezine, I did so because I understood that I could only do so much to concretely help someone find a job with a client of mine. My clients want people with certain backgrounds at certain times and unless we have the right timing your excellent experience may not be useful to them.
So now let’s look at some simple strategies to help you that may not be obvious to you:
- Develop good professional relationships with people in other departments and in other organizations and in other organizations. When you have an opportunity to connect with, don’t just treat it as a one-time occurrence; use it as a springboard to a good connection that may result in being introduced to or being hired by your next employer.
- Get to know the right people. This one is related to the first. People with VP or better job titles may be able to hire you or influence those who can hire you.
- When people give their notice, make sure to get their personal email address and home numbers. These people are your references your introductions to managers at a new company, people who know you and can recommend you. You need to know multiple ways to connect with them in the future.
- Cultivate a relationship with experienced recruiters. I’m biased here. I had 40+ years of experience. I have a brain and ethics. Most 24-year-olds don’t have any of those things. There are some people, particularly managers, who I only heard from when they are fired. Otherwise, I’m was treated like vermin. There are people with whom I’ve had contact for years and have hustled to help them get repositioned because I understand them. And it doesn’t take a lot of time. A five-minute and other sites e call out of the blue once a year goes a long way in my book.
- Line up your network on LinkedIn and other sites relevant to your field. It’s too late to start building your network if you wait until the crisis occurs.
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching, job coaching, and interview coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1900 episodes, and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.
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