Sounds well and good until the “stable” job you thought you had goes belly-up because private equity took it over and gutted management, and you don’t want to start on ground floor and work your way up over another ten years at a new company and rather just find a similar position in a connected field or industry.
Social networking to get a new job is far more reliable than responding to job listings. Speaking from too much experience on the matter.
Speaking from experience on the opposite side, I’ve never networked for my career and have not been unemployed for any long stretch of time.
Mass apply to all relevant positions within distance in the field, tailored 3 versions of a resume and a basic editable cover letter (fucking hate those too but that’s another gripe). Get a few bites, investigate the company and salary ranges if possible, be upfront about expectations at the first interview and I’m usually in a job by the 10th or so company.
But I’m in tech (level 1 and 2, Service Desk and Tech Support roles) and have a B.A. in a completely unrelated field, so, your mileage may vary
Sounds well and good until the “stable” job you thought you had goes belly-up because private equity took it over and gutted management, and you don’t want to start on ground floor and work your way up over another ten years at a new company and rather just find a similar position in a connected field or industry.
Social networking to get a new job is far more reliable than responding to job listings. Speaking from too much experience on the matter.
Speaking from experience on the opposite side, I’ve never networked for my career and have not been unemployed for any long stretch of time.
Mass apply to all relevant positions within distance in the field, tailored 3 versions of a resume and a basic editable cover letter (fucking hate those too but that’s another gripe). Get a few bites, investigate the company and salary ranges if possible, be upfront about expectations at the first interview and I’m usually in a job by the 10th or so company.
But I’m in tech (level 1 and 2, Service Desk and Tech Support roles) and have a B.A. in a completely unrelated field, so, your mileage may vary