Actify Your Network
What’s the Difference and Why Should You Care? Because it can be the difference between a getting a job or not, and how long it can take. Learn more about who you’re working with for your job search… A Career Coach is a trained professional hired by a career-seeking candidate. The coach helps their client articulate… [Read More]
The job-hunting process is already laid out for you… You find an interesting position, apply online, then wait. It’s one of many. Wait, Wait. 2 months goes by. Then, the email arrives from a company recruiter for a phone interview time. You interview and take their assessment or spend 5 hours on a project that… [Read More]
It may not be appropriate to connect with just anyone that invites you! Think about when to connect and when to ignore the request. Connect with professionals that are within your ideal audience for opportunities and referrals. Even with a smaller audience, you’ll meet the right connections rather than a huge audience of anyone. If… [Read More]
Has this job-seeking experience happened to you? The twists and turns of job seeking can be emotionally draining and in some cases, debilitating. This video of a true story describes a job-seeking experience you might relate to. Our candidate began her quest through job boards but circumstances caused a change of strategy. Watch what happened… [Read More]
Get the Conversation Going! Have you ever thought about a unique way to use new information to begin or solidify a relationship? Learn how to use new information such as a celebration, job change, or work anniversary to reach out and nurture relationships with your ideal audience to get the conversation going! Watch, then SHARE… [Read More]
Believe it or not, when you are notified of changes in your network, it’s an opportunity to build and solidify relationships for your career. Check your notifications DAILY and go beyond a click that sends a canned message. When notified of a work anniversary, birthday or job change or see that you have a new… [Read More]
Building Your Network and Nurturing Relationships with the Right Professionals… If you look back at most of the connection invites you’ve received, how many have been the standard message such as, “I’d like to add you to my network.” vs. those that have reached out with a personal note? Today, it’s even more important to… [Read More]
“To give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.”—Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s new mission statement Online Groups and their Members are your Tickets to Communities and Connections How involved are you in your online community? Groups have many advantages for a career-seeker because they allow you to become involved in… [Read More]
Applying through job boards means you could be wasting your time. Networking means you’re using your time wisely by meeting people that can introduce you to opportunities and referrals (and be a lot more fun)! When you apply online, you are at the mercy of an applicant tracking system (ATS) that will eliminate you based… [Read More]
Cement Relationships with Recommendations The best way to receive a recommendation is to provide a a recommendation. Recommendations validate the credibility of any professional and those you offer to connections will be remembered for years. What do Recommendations Offer? Recommendations validate expertise. Don’t be shy about asking and offering. Relationships are cemented with recommendations. When you write a recommendation,… [Read More]
