In keeping up with many blogs in the job search arena we came across in interesting blog post that I initially took me as being rather blunt and insensitive. The original post came from the Rich Gee Group. You can find it here.
The piece that hit the hardest was as follows:
But there is another group of clients. They’ve done NOTHING. No phone calls, no meetings, no real opportunities.
All they do all day is send out a few emails, check the job boards, tighten up their resume. That’s it.
Then he goes to to say, “you are just avoiding getting a job!”
After pondering on it for a second, I realized how right he is. If you are not putting real effort into finding a job, you are likely not going to get one. You have to put forth an effective plan and that plan should have a component of reaching out and meeting real people that can help you land your next job. If your plan doesn’t attempt to get you in touch with people that can help you find champions or hiring managers then you are missing out on a critical piece of a job search. By reaching decision-makers, champions, or key influencers you are greatly improving your odds of landing an interview (and getting hired).
While Rich Gee and JobCannon may not have the exact same plan for reaching those decision-makers we do agree that this is critical to the success of a job search.
So if we can give you nothing more to think about today it would be this: get out and meet some real people. Step out of your comfort zone and try and reach key people that can help you find your next job. We at JobCannon believe email is an effective medium for making those initial inquiries and finding key people to support your job search, but no matter what method you use choose (phone calls, written letters, carrier pigeon, etc) you are only helping yourself.
