Remember To Maintain Your Job Search Network
A while back I worked for a large national company in Minnesota. I’d been employed by this company for over 10 years, as had a lot of my co-workers. One day, we came to work and discovered that our company was in fact acquired by an out of state (in Washington) employer. Over the course of 1 year they commenced merging many assignments back at their main office in WA. Several Minnesota people were given the alternative of moving from Minnesota to Washington keep their jobs. The majority declined since WA was too far away and we all had roots in Minnesota.
We had all gone from solidly employed into the soon-to-be unemployed. What we rapidly learned is that because most of us had been at this sole company for such a long time, we had lost contact with previous employers, co-workers, and bosses. We had neglected to keep up associations we had had before that could be ideal towards assisting us in our current plight.
Quality networking is a key component of any well-done job search. It’s often the relationships we’ve had in the past, particularly with prior co-workers, that are the means towards our next job. Your past co-workers understand you, and know which kind of work you enjoy or don’t enjoy, what you’re good at, as well as the structure of management you want to work under. They are usually also employed at companies which could conduct the precise type of work you’re in search of (or in an identical industry). When opportunities appear that could be a fit, they may communicate with you – if they know how to contact you.
With the popularity of online social networking websites, organizing and maintaing your network has honestly never been simpler. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are intended and function with the purpose of encouraging networking between people. These sites are a lot more than just reconnecting with old high school friends (while that can help too). Maintaining contact with individuals from college, past employers, volunteering, and former neighbors can all assist you in finding a new job. You really do never know where the next job might come from.
Finally, all of us found work, however for many it was tougher and took longer than it would have if we had kept up our contacts. We had to rebuild our networks and that just takes time. The message of the story is very simple. Keep your networks alive. Just a couple quick, regular contacts with people you know can make the difference in finding a job. Good luck!
For help finding a job in Minnesota, visit MN Unemployment and the Minnesota Job Bank.
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