Category: Networking Know How

Where are all the jobs hidin’ (and how do you find them?) **Mailing out resumes (snail mail, posting on job-boards/co. website): success rate 7-10% (does that low rate surprise you? did you think online posting was the way to go?) **Applying to ads in professional journals in your field: also 7% success rate **Applying from […]

  April 24, 2014 is National Pay it Forward Day. From the official website, Pay It Forward Day is about all people, from all walks of life giving to someone else and making a positive difference.     While it’s true that what goes around comes around, the catch is that what you put out […]

A broadcast, aka networking letter is a tool that helps you let your group of friends, family, and business contacts know that you are looking for work, and asks them to keep their eyes and ears open for opportunities for you. The NBC Evening News (among many online sources) gave the statistic that 5% of […]

Eight Simple Rules for Rockin’ References 1)      They do NOT belong on your resume. (Have them on a separate document including: minimum 3 professional contacts, possibly 3 personal, and all should have phone number, email, how you know that person (“relationship” – former co-worker, former client, etc.) and for how long.  Addresses may be required […]

   “Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson   “Why didn’t I get that job? The interview went so great!” “My resume is PERFECT for their job description – why haven’t they called? It’s been months!” “I know it’s a […]