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"Exactly what I needed to take the stress and chaos out of my job search!"
Did you know...?
†Lee Hecht Harrison study
People
who work with a Career Coach find jobs 15 - 46% faster than those who don't!†
who work with a Career Coach find jobs 15 - 46% faster than those who don't!†
Is it time to get serious about YOUR job search?
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Career Strategy Session with
Kim Avery,
The Midlife
Career Change Coach.
Your free 30 minute session will focus on YOUR goals, and a strategy to pursue them with confidence!
†Lee Hecht Harrison study
Why Job Networking?
What is the most productive job search strategy? Networking.
In fact, 60-70% of all jobs are found through networking.
That's a statistic that is hard to ignore, yet strangely enough, most people do.
Typically, job searchers spend most of their efforts on the things that yield the least results.
Things such as: sending out resumes, perusing want ads, surfing the internet, and/or working with a headhunter.
While those traditional methods are more comfortable, they are not the most effective!
Remember this faithful adage throughout your career transition process,
"It's not what you know, it's who you know that counts."
Which brings us right back to this fact: job networking is essential.
What is Networking?
For job hunters, there are two categories of people that you ultimately want to know.
- Contacts who can provide you leads for job opportunities
- Contacts who are in a position to give you a job
If you have already exhausted your small group of contacts and still not found a job, take heart. True networking is reaching out to people (those you already know and those you don't) to reach the people that you ultimately want to reach. Your career is too important for you to waste time doing things that don't work. Network, instead. Begin brushing up on your networking skills. Prepare your networking tools. And then, you will be ready to go.
With job networking, you will spend the majority of your time meeting people who can help you meet other people. To ensure quick results and great success, utilize all of the methods below:
- Networking Skills
- Networking letters
- Networking phone calls
- Networking tools
- Online Networking
- Informational Interviewing
So, if you are now committed to spending more than half of your job searching time where it needs to be spent, where do you start? Begin by brainstorming.
Include:
- Members of professional organizations
- Past or present co-workers
- Friends you're in touch with regularly
- Old friends, such as college buddies whom you see infrequently
- Members of your religious community
- Peer volunteers
- Informational interviewees
- Your kids' friends' parents
- Your mentor(s)
- Business associates, such as customers, clients, vendors, and suppliers
Soon you will have a growing list of contacts ready to connect you to the very people you need to know.
In this economy, job networking is your lifeline. Whether you currently have a job or are seeking a new one - today is the day to begin building your all important job network.
Network with everyone, all the time, and you will be off to a good start.
For more great resources, follow these links:
Job Networking
Networking Skills
Networking Tools
Network Magic
Sample Networking Letter to an Acquaintance
Sample Networking Letter to a Stranger
Recession Proof Your Career
Recession Proof Your Career Quiz
Career Planning
Individual Branding
Job Security
The Competitive Edge
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