OK, so now you’ve actually started the job. Look around you. You are embarking on a seemingly endless series of first impressions – and those can have a lasting impact on your career at your new company. People are making snap judgments about you: Will you make my job easier, more difficult, or are […]
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OK, you’ve let everyone know about your success, your new contact information, and generally ensured that they will continue to be valued members of your network going forward. What’s next? Now you want to start making the best possible impression at the new job. One way to do that even before you start is
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Posting to a networking group I belong to I applied for a job in July and received an interview but did not get the position. The recruiter gave me her business card and told me if I ever have any questions to contact her. Recently I found a new post on a new position at
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This question was posted to an on-line group “Last year I was asked by four companies to give them article ideas and suggestions for improving their products. After spending considerable time on these requests, I still got turned down. I was told it wasn’t the quality of my work, rather, the other candidate just had
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A simple, yet powerful phone interview technique: Stand up! Get a headset or a cordless phone, or use your cell phone, so you are freed up to stand during the phone interview. DON’T do it by being on a speakerphone, as that can create distortions or create an echo chamber effect for the
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I’ve several times responded to people posting requests like this: “I need assistance in writing a successful résumé for a mid-senior management level position in the finance/operations area. I am looking for a finance or operations professional who can sit down and work with a mid-senior level manager to write a winning résumé.” My
Posted to a networking group to which I belong: “I was recently consulting in finance for 8 months and got let go. My position was in marketing, but now I want to explore other opportunities either outside of finance or other marketing or possibly even sales outside of finance. I need a new challenge and
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This is excerpted from a posting to a group to which I belong: “I have been searching for a few months, and have not found a really good management recruitment firm to work with. At the suggestion of a member of the group, I figured I would come to you folks and see if I might
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I came across this advice for how to reach out to a hiring manager who has an opening: “If the manager’s secretary answers, introduce yourself and ask for the manager by name. Expect that she will tell you he is not available and ask the purpose of your call. Do not, under any circumstances tell
Recruiters can be critical contacts in a Career Search, but you need to go about working with them the right way. Just as in any profession, there are a large number of average (or worse) recruiters, and a small percentage of top-notch professionals. You want to be selective, choosing to work actively only with those
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