Due to the influx of unemployed, the job boards have become cluttered with people looking to find their next high paying career.
One can often feel like they are sorting through more scams than they are legitimate jobs and the ones they do find have too many applicants for them to stand apart. I feel we have forgotten however the one thing that can truly set us apart from the competition, a referral.
So how do we do this? Simple, by taking a moment to jot down a list of anyone who we can attempt to leverage. Anyone is fair game, as long as they will take at least a call from you.
That was the easy part, now you actually have to go about contacting each of these people. Now depending on your specific relationship with each contact you will most likely want to approach them all a bit differently.
It may be easier to shoot an email, but you are looking for someone to stick their neck out and vouch for you. That being said, they at least deserve a phone call if not a face to face meeting.
Things to remember when approaching the contact. Be professional and courteous of the contact's time. Let them know that you are currently looking for a new career and that you were one of the first people you thought of for whatever reason you want to insert here...etc...etc.
Be sure to ask them if they could put you in touch with someone or check into open positions for you. Be specific and then set a follow up date.
This in my experience is the best way to obtain a good job quickly and can save you a lot of time and headaches.
Remember that life is just a series of relationships, so we may as well leverage as many as we can!! Good Luck
One can often feel like they are sorting through more scams than they are legitimate jobs and the ones they do find have too many applicants for them to stand apart. I feel we have forgotten however the one thing that can truly set us apart from the competition, a referral.
So how do we do this? Simple, by taking a moment to jot down a list of anyone who we can attempt to leverage. Anyone is fair game, as long as they will take at least a call from you.
That was the easy part, now you actually have to go about contacting each of these people. Now depending on your specific relationship with each contact you will most likely want to approach them all a bit differently.
It may be easier to shoot an email, but you are looking for someone to stick their neck out and vouch for you. That being said, they at least deserve a phone call if not a face to face meeting.
Things to remember when approaching the contact. Be professional and courteous of the contact's time. Let them know that you are currently looking for a new career and that you were one of the first people you thought of for whatever reason you want to insert here...etc...etc.
Be sure to ask them if they could put you in touch with someone or check into open positions for you. Be specific and then set a follow up date.
This in my experience is the best way to obtain a good job quickly and can save you a lot of time and headaches.
Remember that life is just a series of relationships, so we may as well leverage as many as we can!! Good Luck
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