Comments on: Can You Help Me? I’m in Transition… http://www.ere.net/2009/02/04/can-you-help-me-im-in-transition/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:16:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Career Transition Help | Career Advice Talk http://www.ere.net/2009/02/04/can-you-help-me-im-in-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-10433 Career Transition Help | Career Advice Talk Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:32:28 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5952#comment-10433 [...] hands do much work” can be applied to those who are in need of career transition help.  As Nancy Anton noted in her article “Can You Help Me? I’m in [...] [...] hands do much work” can be applied to those who are in need of career transition help.  As Nancy Anton noted in her article “Can You Help Me? I’m in [...]

]]> By: William York http://www.ere.net/2009/02/04/can-you-help-me-im-in-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-10401 William York Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:50:50 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5952#comment-10401 Nice job on the recent article. One additional point I would suggest is to offer your contacts to those in transition. Let me explain. First, I tell those in transition to not chase open jobs. If they know about a job, so does thousands of other recently layed-off workers. I suggest they look for companies that might recognize and take advantage of their talents and skills. These same companies are those that the prospect respects and admires. I then tell candidates to call me or give me the target list of companies whereby I try to connect them to warm contacts that may be able to help them find jobs at the target companies. My LinkedIn database is very large with lots of very talented folks. I try to connect those in transition with those in my database that could potentially help them. I have found that this approach works well and is well received by those in transition. No doubt that others may have better or different contacts so trying this approach with a couple of people could be the secret to job hunting success. Nice job on the recent article. One additional point I would suggest is to offer your contacts to those in transition. Let me explain. First, I tell those in transition to not chase open jobs. If they know about a job, so does thousands of other recently layed-off workers. I suggest they look for companies that might recognize and take advantage of their talents and skills. These same companies are those that the prospect respects and admires. I then tell candidates to call me or give me the target list of companies whereby I try to connect them to warm contacts that may be able to help them find jobs at the target companies. My LinkedIn database is very large with lots of very talented folks. I try to connect those in transition with those in my database that could potentially help them. I have found that this approach works well and is well received by those in transition. No doubt that others may have better or different contacts so trying this approach with a couple of people could be the secret to job hunting success.

]]> By: How do you help unemployed friends/family? | RPO Consulting http://www.ere.net/2009/02/04/can-you-help-me-im-in-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-10386 How do you help unemployed friends/family? | RPO Consulting Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:02:06 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5952#comment-10386 [...] This is some solid advice from Nancy Anton over on ERE.net about how to help out when you get those calls from downsized friends and family seeking your help finding a new job opportunity. I’ve always wondered what other folks do with this situation and this seems like a good list of ideas to start to help out the displaced workers in your personal life. If the person seeking advice/networking/leads is in my inner circle I would also add a meeting with them to do a gutcheck/career assessment to help them clarify their goals and develop a more focused search plan. When faced with an unexpected job search, many people over focus on the breadth of their skill set rather than the depth of their core strengths. It seems counterintuitive, but it is easier to look for a few narrowly targeted opportunities than it is to cast a wide net for “any job”. The narrower search is also a hell of a lot more likely to result in a longer lasting change than the scattershot approach. As a recruiter, I know this is true, but it is so hard to tell your friend that their rudimentary knowledge of Microsoft Access doesn’t mean they should pursue that SQL Server DBA position you are working to fill. [...] [...] This is some solid advice from Nancy Anton over on ERE.net about how to help out when you get those calls from downsized friends and family seeking your help finding a new job opportunity. I’ve always wondered what other folks do with this situation and this seems like a good list of ideas to start to help out the displaced workers in your personal life. If the person seeking advice/networking/leads is in my inner circle I would also add a meeting with them to do a gutcheck/career assessment to help them clarify their goals and develop a more focused search plan. When faced with an unexpected job search, many people over focus on the breadth of their skill set rather than the depth of their core strengths. It seems counterintuitive, but it is easier to look for a few narrowly targeted opportunities than it is to cast a wide net for “any job”. The narrower search is also a hell of a lot more likely to result in a longer lasting change than the scattershot approach. As a recruiter, I know this is true, but it is so hard to tell your friend that their rudimentary knowledge of Microsoft Access doesn’t mean they should pursue that SQL Server DBA position you are working to fill. [...]

]]> By: Brian Pruitt http://www.ere.net/2009/02/04/can-you-help-me-im-in-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-10384 Brian Pruitt Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:35:47 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5952#comment-10384 Thanks for your article this morning about ways we can all pitch in to help one another during the slow economy. I'd like to share something we're doing to help those who are in transition. When it comes to finding a new job, the hardest part for many people is knowing how to develop an effective job search strategy. We've put together a quick reference guide to help people in transition jump start their job search. We are forwarding the document to Talent Acquisition professionals to share with people in their networks who are in transition and looking for new career options. The document is on our website, and I've included a link to it: http://www.searchwizards.net/news/jobseeker.php Let's keep paying it forward. Brian Pruitt Search Wizards Thanks for your article this morning about ways we can all pitch in to help one another during the slow economy. I’d like to share something we’re doing to help those who are in transition.

When it comes to finding a new job, the hardest part for many people is knowing how to develop an effective job search strategy. We’ve put together a quick reference guide to help people in transition jump start their job search. We are forwarding the document to Talent Acquisition professionals to share with people in their networks who are in transition and looking for new career options. The document is on our website, and I’ve included a link to it:

http://www.searchwizards.net/news/jobseeker.php

Let’s keep paying it forward.

Brian Pruitt
Search Wizards

]]> By: Christopher Young http://www.ere.net/2009/02/04/can-you-help-me-im-in-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-10382 Christopher Young Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:18:38 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=5952#comment-10382 "Write a recommendation for the candidate on their LinkedIn page, and if they aren’t yet on LinkedIn, send an invite." To this it has been helpful for some I have interacted with to mention that the Jobs Insider Tool can jump start they’re professional networking. http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=jobsinsider_download&trk=hb_ft_jobsins It can be scary and daunting for those that are not used to interoperability in the tapestry of services. Chris Young “Write a recommendation for the candidate on their LinkedIn page, and if they aren’t yet on LinkedIn, send an invite.”
To this it has been helpful for some I have interacted with to mention that the Jobs Insider Tool can jump start they’re professional networking.

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=jobsinsider_download&trk=hb_ft_jobsins

It can be scary and daunting for those that are not used to interoperability in the tapestry of services.

Chris Young

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