By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
I started in recruiting in 1972 (you know, the pre-Internet days) when looking for work involved answering newspaper ads, working with agents, “the old boy club,” networking groups and generic networking.
Prior to an interview, people would go to the library and look for information about the company they were interviewing with.
They mailed resumes to me (not even fax machines were available then) and we sent resumes to clients by messenger (all of our clients were local).
This was an era of file cabinets and index cards to track things, not data bases and I did pretty well helping people find work.
Today, people reply to ads on job boards, social network sites and Adwords and have forgotten that newspaper advertising exists, work with agents who recruit for companies nationally and internationally, not just locally (plus we offer full time, temp and contract to hire opportunities), use “the old boys club” AND “the women’s club” (I don’t have the nerve to say “old women’s club” or lady’s auxilliary”), networking groups, both in person and online, social networks, do generic networking, write articles, ebooks and blog as well as interview with publications in order to be found.
Oh! We now use Google to do our pre-interview research.
What works best?
EVERYTHING WORKS!
There is no reason for you to have idle time in your job search day given the alternatives available to you to promote yourself.
Tired of reading want ads?
Go to a local Toastmasters meeting and pactice extemporaneous speaking.
Have a nagging thought of changing field? Find someone in that field using Google or LinkedIn, contact them and take them to lunch or coffee for an informational interview.
Is there a trade group you aer a member of that is holding a conference?
Go! Talk with the speakers and see if you can network with them.
Don’t make excuses. Get out there and do “stuff.” All of it can lead you to your next opportunity . . . or the one after that.
© 2011 All rights reserved Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Seven Steps To Branding Yourself As An Expert
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS Career Advice globally because he makes many things in peoples’ careers easier. Those things can involve job search, hiring more effectively, managing and leading better, career transition, as well as advice about resolving workplace issues.
It Isn’t Just Networking
You will find great info to help with your job search at my new site, JobSearch.Community Besides the video courses, books and guides, I answer
questions from members daily about their job search. Leave job search questions and I will respond daily. Become an Insider+ member and you get everything you’d get as an Insider PLUS you can get me on Zoom calls to get questions answered. Become an Insider Premium member and we do individual and group coaching.
Also, subscribe to JobSearchTV.com on YouTube .
38 Deadly Interview Mistakes to Avoid
Schedule a discovery call at my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us to discuss one-on-one or group coaching with me
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter
Resume & LinkedIn Profile critiques www.TheBigGameHunter.us/critiques
What Companies Look for When Choosing a Board Member
We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to www.TheBigGameHunter.us and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to www.TheBigGameHunter.us makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay.
