Build Your Network Now
Now is the time to build your network. Start connecting with friends and acquaintances. Whenever you meet someone who is successful or whom you think will be successful in the future, develop a relationship. Get their name, telephone number and email address and add them to a contact list. You never know when you might need them.
You probably have some idea which of your classmates or ward members are likely to be very successful. They are the ones who get the good grades, who are socially connedted, who may be class officers or ward leaders. You need to establish relationships with people who can help you in the future.
Most jobs are secured through networking. Recent surveys have shown the almost thirty percent of new jobs are found in this way. When I was a senior executive, I always asked my staff whether they know anyone qualified for whichever opening I was trying to fill. I never used any other method to find people.
Now, while you are still in school, is the time to develop relationships with as many people as possible whom you can go to in the future to find job opportunities. You need to start building these relationships now, before you need them. You need vital relationships to accelerate your executive ascent.
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Networking as an Under Grad
Network with the people in your “major classes,” meaning the ones where you definitely have something in common with everyone else. Also, your teachers, parents, career counselors and friends are great resources. Your family will go out of their way to help you when you’re in need of a job. As you move down the pyramid, there are more people (friends and then acquaintances), but fewer will help you out. Attending networking events and career fairs can help as well.
Network with the people in your “major classes,” meaning the ones where you definitely have something in common with everyone else. Also, your teachers, parents, career counselors and friends are great resources. Your family will go out of their way to help you when you’re in need of a job. As you move down the pyramid, there are more people (friends and then acquaintances), but fewer will help you out. Attending networking events and career fairs can help as well.
Finding New Employees Using Social Networks
Mr. Kennedy’s former co-worker, Brian Karbel, used a software tool to search the profile information of his Facebook friends and LinkedIn contacts. He flagged Mr. Kennedy as a possible match to a job listing. Mr. Kennedy, who lives in the Boston area, responded to the invitation, scheduled an interview and, within a week, was working as a support engineer there. “I landed a job I might never have even heard of otherwise,” he said. .... read more
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Kennedy’s former co-worker, Brian Karbel, used a software tool to search the profile information of his Facebook friends and LinkedIn contacts. He flagged Mr. Kennedy as a possible match to a job listing. Mr. Kennedy, who lives in the Boston area, responded to the invitation, scheduled an interview and, within a week, was working as a support engineer there. “I landed a job I might never have even heard of otherwise,” he said. .... read more
Wall Street Journal
Looking for a Job in a Recession is not at Tough as it Seems
A year ago, many college juniors were expecting to be popping the academic bubble and taking the next step toward independence–and some have. But the short-term job outlook is more uncertain for many others and stress-levels are beginning to ratchet up. So what can you do to kick-start your career? Here are four tips. ....read more
LinkedIn Blog
A year ago, many college juniors were expecting to be popping the academic bubble and taking the next step toward independence–and some have. But the short-term job outlook is more uncertain for many others and stress-levels are beginning to ratchet up. So what can you do to kick-start your career? Here are four tips. ....read more
LinkedIn Blog
Don't Know What You Want. Here is how to Find a Job
You’re graduating, and can’t decide what type of work you want. Don’t fret! Here are some tips to help you get into action. ....read more
LinkedIn Blog
You’re graduating, and can’t decide what type of work you want. Don’t fret! Here are some tips to help you get into action. ....read more
LinkedIn Blog
Launch Your Career with LinkedIn
Your LinkedIn profile is your connection to over 35 million professionals in the business world. Use it to show the world who you are. To help the world find you. This network will not just help you find a job, but GET a job. ....read more
From: LinkedIn Blog
Your LinkedIn profile is your connection to over 35 million professionals in the business world. Use it to show the world who you are. To help the world find you. This network will not just help you find a job, but GET a job. ....read more
From: LinkedIn Blog
Can you use Facebook and Twitter to find job leads?
You can use Facebook, but first clean up your page and delete any controversial content or photographs. Use the status update tool on the site to ask your friends for help. “Write: ‘I’m looking for a job in D.C. in public policy. Anyone got any ideas? Leads? Advice?’ You will get feedback and help,” she said.Search Twitter to find employees tweeting about their jobs. They may mention job openings that have not been posted or reveal information about a company that you wouldn’t find anywhere else, she said.
Create a profile on the LinkedIn Web site and urge your parents to sign up as well, so you can have access to their contacts. You might not want to friend your parents, but you definitely want to link to them. You need to use everyone who can help you in this market, and that means networking with your parents’ friends.
Once you find people who might be able to help, ask if you can meet with them briefly to talk about the career. Don’t ask about job openings at their company. Your approach is that you want information.
Guidelines for Using Social Networks
Social networks demand careful etiquette. The experts I spoke to offered these tips: Don't spam people. Don't put on like you're best friends with people you don't really know; if you're contacting an old friend for the first time in years only to ask for a job, at least be up front about it. Don't ask your friends to recommend you for positions you're not qualified to do. And don't sound like a sad sack—whining about not working isn't going to convince people to help you. It's also easy to get carried away when selling yourself. Sure, you can make a funny video as your cover letter, or take out ads on Facebook targeted to people in your industry, or ask your wife to hold up a sign begging for a job on your behalf—but to a lot of people, such efforts could signal that you're not taking the process seriously.
Social networks demand careful etiquette. The experts I spoke to offered these tips: Don't spam people. Don't put on like you're best friends with people you don't really know; if you're contacting an old friend for the first time in years only to ask for a job, at least be up front about it. Don't ask your friends to recommend you for positions you're not qualified to do. And don't sound like a sad sack—whining about not working isn't going to convince people to help you. It's also easy to get carried away when selling yourself. Sure, you can make a funny video as your cover letter, or take out ads on Facebook targeted to people in your industry, or ask your wife to hold up a sign begging for a job on your behalf—but to a lot of people, such efforts could signal that you're not taking the process seriously.
Here is another way to use LinkedIn
One way to use LinkedIn is to investigate the organizational structure of any firm before you go to interview there. "You can see the résumé of the person in the job that you want or where the person who was in the job that you want has gone," says Willy Franzen, who runs the entry-level jobs blog One Day, One Job. Many job listings don't include a position's full description. By looking at the bios of others who've filled the job, you can get a better idea of what's required from you.
One way to use LinkedIn is to investigate the organizational structure of any firm before you go to interview there. "You can see the résumé of the person in the job that you want or where the person who was in the job that you want has gone," says Willy Franzen, who runs the entry-level jobs blog One Day, One Job. Many job listings don't include a position's full description. By looking at the bios of others who've filled the job, you can get a better idea of what's required from you.
What is "Networking"
The word networking can seem a bit slimy, conjuring up images of finger-gun-shooting frat guys who are talking to you only to get something in return. But networking need not be so wretched. Now you can use the Web to find people who'll help you find work. The most forward-looking job seekers I spoke to said they'd all but abandoned job-listing sites in favor of social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. For a few people, job-hunting on these sites paid off; for others, the social networks showed some promise—at least more promise than sending in resumes. For a couple of others, social networking proved useless.
The word networking can seem a bit slimy, conjuring up images of finger-gun-shooting frat guys who are talking to you only to get something in return. But networking need not be so wretched. Now you can use the Web to find people who'll help you find work. The most forward-looking job seekers I spoke to said they'd all but abandoned job-listing sites in favor of social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. For a few people, job-hunting on these sites paid off; for others, the social networks showed some promise—at least more promise than sending in resumes. For a couple of others, social networking proved useless.
Finding a Job
Over the last few days, I've spoken to a half-dozen people who've been searching for work during the downturn. I also talked to recruiters, job search coaches, and folks who are building new online tools to help the unemployed find work. They all report the same thing: The key to finding work in this economy is to look beyond job-listings sites like Monster.com; if your search consists mainly of scouring available jobs and sending in your résumé and cover letter, you're on the wrong path.That's because companies will often look to fill positions before paying for a listing. If they do post something online, it's often a perfunctory listing designed to comply with HR policy, even though they actually plan to fill the job in some other way. What other way? Every year, the employment consulting firm CareerXRoads conducts a survey of HR managers at large companies. The 2009 survey shows that just 12 percent of recent new hires were found through job boards, while 27 percent were found through referrals—that is, people who work at the company or who have connections to the company recommend the largest share of new people. There's a word for this sort of job-seeking: networking.
Introduce Yourself
The best way to articulate what you do to others, is to put yourself out there and introduce yourself to people. Get a few things wrong, adjust your style and get out there again and again.
Career Hub
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The best way to articulate what you do to others, is to put yourself out there and introduce yourself to people. Get a few things wrong, adjust your style and get out there again and again.
Career Hub
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Blogging is Essential for a Good Career
To escape the entry-level grind, you can either pay your dues, working up a ladder forever, or you can establish yourself as an expert in the world by launching a blog. High-level jobs are for people who specialize, and hiring managers look for specialists online. ....Read More
Penelope Trunk
To escape the entry-level grind, you can either pay your dues, working up a ladder forever, or you can establish yourself as an expert in the world by launching a blog. High-level jobs are for people who specialize, and hiring managers look for specialists online. ....Read More
Penelope Trunk
Ask your parents for networking help
Most jobs are found through networking, and your family members count as part of your network. Ask your parents if they'd be willing to brainstorm any of their contacts who might be able to give you general advice or specific job leads. If you're like most young people, you probably haven't spent much time talking to your parents about your specific career goals. You may be amazed at how many people come to your mom and dad's minds when they really think about the people they know.
Networking - The Best Way to Get Your Job
Referrals (employee, alumni, vendor, etc.) make up 27.3% of all external hires and is
Referrals (employee, alumni, vendor, etc.) make up 27.3% of all external hires and is
external hires. .... read more
Excerpted from Gerry Crispin, SPHR and Mark Mehler Founders
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