When you concentrate on what you can give, you fuel networking in its purest form as a reciprocal, cultivated relationship that reaps the best career karma—a term used by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixon in their brilliant book, Career Distinction. Never before is that connection so vibrant and varied than in today’s world where you… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Networking
One brave (and great) way of asking for help in your job search
Written by Barb Poole
In my last post I spoke of the importance of enlisting helper bees in your job search. These are the people who very likely move on the inside track of your target scenario. They know the field, the industry, a particular company, key players and so forth. I talked about how you can connect with them… Continue Reading
How to enlist helper bees in your job search
Written by Barb Poole
You’re in an active job search and building your network. Good! There’s a subset of your network I believe worthy of singling out and carefully nurturing relationships with. I call these helper bees — contacts that can perhaps provide deeper assistance than some of those in your overall network. Why do you want helper bees?… Continue Reading
How Facebook Can Help Your Job Search
Written by Barb Poole
At this writing, Facebook has 845 million monthly active members. It is fast becoming a strategy many are using in their job searches; it is not just reporting what you had for lunch or socializing with friends. When you think about it, “socializing” is a cousin to networking. The rapid exchange of information that Facebook… Continue Reading
Winter blues? How to maintain job search momentum
Written by Barb Poole
I work with clients around the globe. Some are floating on devices in swimming pools as I write. Some probably watching a palm tree sway in the warm breeze. But for many of them living in the colder regions, I’m seeing a slow-down pattern in their job searches. I’ve heard “Going to interviews in ice… Continue Reading