5 Things You're Doing Right (But Could Be Doing Better) In Your Job Search
The bad news: You’re probably doing a lot of
things wrong in your job search.
The good news: You’re also likely doing several
things right.
The bad news: Some of those things you’re doing
right? You could actually be doing them much better.
The good news: We’re about to show you how.
1. Sleuthing Out Contacts Within a
Company, but Being Too Forward With the Approach
I like the go-getter in you. You’re not going to
just sit there and blindly apply for advertised positions online. No, sir.
You’re going to find and endear yourself to people on the inside of companies
of interest, to give yourself a leg up on the competition. All good. But not so
good if you’re charging at strangers via LinkedIn LNKD +0.48% or other channels like some kind of
crazed bull. That’s not networking; that’s ambushing. And no one likes to feel
ambushed.
Approach people in a way that you’d want to
be approached by a stranger. I’m guessing that you’d be more than willing to
chat with or help someone if he or she contacted you in a friendly, flattering,
or helpful way before asking for anything from you, right? Be that stranger.
Built rapport first before you ask for any big favours.
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