Chances are registering with Monster could be slowing your job search down. According to an article in the Westchester Journal News over 80+ messages per day flooded the inbox of Yorktown Heights resident John Gembecki after he registered with Monster. The emails were all job or career related.
This information supports my assertion that job boards are not the best way to find the job of your dreams. In my opinion word of mouth or building a personal connection is still the best way to get yourself hired. Below are several examples of how 10 clients that I coached found employment over the last year:
- After 30 years with the same company Rick (not his real name) was offered a new opportunity after he saw the posting online. Instead of sending his resume he called the company directly. Instead of agreeing to a screening interview over the phone he offered to come by, citing that he lived within minutes of the office. He was offered a 6-figure postion at the end of the first interview.
- Barbara had played a key role in launching a world renowned financial services organization over 20 years ago. Within 3 years of being relocated to another country she was downsized. She called her former employer who had left the organization the previous year and he began tapping into his network to help her find a new opportunity. After 4 months of interviewing she landed a new position as Executive Director of Marketing.
- A true strategist, Khalil has a goal of reaching a C-level position by 2012. In order to position himself for the challenge he needed a promotion from Director of Project Management to Senior Vice President of Program Management. He made his goals known to key executive leaders including his boss. He was surprised by the support they provided. One CTO even stayed late to help him revise his resume after a series of positions opened up within the organization. He called last week to let me know he received the promotion.
The next time you think of registering with an online job board, you might consider reconnecting with that former colleague you think about from every now and then.
View the Journal News article in its entirety http://lohud.com/article/20081228/BUSINESS01/812280320#pluckcomments
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CWNY Job Club Party
Last Friday, I had a small holiday party for the women who attend the my job club at CWNY. I spent some time the day before the party exploring the different miracles associated with Christmas Hannukah and Kwanzaa.
According to Wikipedia, “miracle is a visible interruption of the laws of nature, such that can only be explained by divine intervention, and is sometimes associated with a miracle-worker.” Some miracles associated with the holiday season include:
- Christmas celebrates the miracle of the birth of Jesus to the virgin, Mary.
- Hanukkah commemorates the “miracle of the container of oil” which lasted eight nights instead of one night.
- The 7th principle of Kwanzaa is Imani (Faith) “To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.” Faith is a pre-cursor to a miracle.
- In the 1947 movie Miracle on 34th Street, a little girl discovers dreams do come true, if you really believe, as Kris Kringle challenges the city’s holiday spirit in a high-profile trial.
Given the impact the Economic Crisis has had on the job market and unemployment, you might find yourself wishing, hoping, or praying for a miracle. Therefore, my gift to you this hoiday season is the following questions, which may or may not bring you closer to a miracle happening in your life:
- What does a miracle mean to you?
- What miracle(s) have happened in your life?
- What role did you play in attracting the miracle?
- What do you firmly believe?
- What role has your beliefs played in recognizing a miracle when it happens?
- What do you need to do to be the best employee / professional / entrepreneur or independent contractor?
- What is one thing you can start doing now to become that person?
- How does the way you see yourself or would like to be seen differ from the way people see you?
- What do can you do to strengthen your professional / personal image?
Wishing you a miraculous holiday!
Anne-Marie, Chief Career Officer
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