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Networking Tips - One
Use as many personal contacts as possible during your search. A good group that is often overlooked but filled with great leads are former customers and suppliers. Let them know you're available and pleasantly touch base regularly for leads.
Networking Tip - Two
If you are turned down for a position, place a follow-up call to the prime interviewer. Thank them and emphasize how impressed you were with their organization. Request they forward your resume to other managers within the company who may have personnel needs.
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Not everyone can afford to join every association in their industry. However, it would be wise to contact different individuals who belong to these groups and request they clip out any job postings they see within the association news letters.
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When job searches extend past one month, there can arise a shortage of targeted employers. To compliment the extensive directories in every major library, investigate the trade magazine section. Larger advertisers may represent success and growth and thus personnel additions.
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Networking should not be reserved for friends and relatives. An unemployed individual would find a wealth of knowledge from industry personnel employed in their field. Hiring within their company, recent contact from recruiters and personal leads are generally given freely.
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When networking, ask your contacts for the names of recruiters THEY were impressed with. Having a resume on file with several REPUTABLE agencies is a viable networking strategy.
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Being unemployed is not justification for poor appearance. Personal networking among friends, neighbours and relatives remains one of the top methods of finding a job. Looking presentable keeps your confidence high and gives others the confidence to recommend you to employers they know.
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No one enjoys a second, third, or lower place finish at the conclusion of an interview process. However, make use of this negative by re-emphasizing to the employer your interest in working for his/her organization AND request the name of the firm from which the successful candidate came. In most cases this is a top lead and a chance to get the jump on the competition.
Networking Tip - Nine
Targeted companies should be called every 3 or 4 weeks. Never assume that a resume on file means they will call you when a position becomes available. Keep your name and voice front and center to maximize your interview chances.
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One of the most profitable employment networking tools is the trade show. Most of the technical and sales individuals staffing the booths are very knowledgable about both company and industry hiring.
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