Saturday, January 05, 2008

Don't Just Answer Ads and Network

Most people make the mistake of conducting a job search just like people did in the 70's--they answer ads in the newspapers or online and wait for th phone to ring.

Others think that they are doing a good thing by networking. Networking is a terrific way to use your relationships in order to make contacts that leads to work. (By the way, if you want to network with my 1300+ contacts on LinkedIn, send me an invitation through their system. My public page is http://www.linkedin.com/in/thebiggamehunter (Please note I do not connect with third party recruiters).

The third way to find work is using a two pronged approach--find a company that has a need and then either network to the person or people who are charged with fixing the problem or use Jigsaw to find the person or someone near the person who you can contact.

Jigsaw is an online directory of business contacts; they have a pay service where you are charged $25 at registration, receive 25 contacts and get access to 25 contacts and can purchase more as needed' they have a free service where you get 25 contacts but also commit to adding 25 names and contacts per month or else you are charged $25.

However you do it, adding the effort to contacting companies with needs to your repertoire will widen the scope of your search quite a bit.


Jeff Altman

The Big Game Hunter
 Concepts in Staffing
thebiggamehunter@cisny.com

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in many disciplines since 1971. He is a retired certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist.

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