EXECUTIVE JOB SEEKERS: WHY IS YOUR NETWORKING NOT WORKING?

Have you noticed?

LinkedIn, every day, carries messages from people asking for help in their search for a new job.

Given the time some have been searching, their pleas for help must have fallen on stony ground.

Most are looking for someone to give them a job, tell them where there is one, or put them in touch with someone who will employ them.

They believe they are calling on their network (networking?) to deliver the result for them.

When it doesn’t happen, most will complain that networking hasn’t, isn’t, or doesn’t work.

They’ll promote the myth that the market is tougher than it is – spreading desperation for those facing the same challenge.

Yet most too will recognise their network has delivered for them in the past.

Was it luck, coincidence, or just a one-off sliding door moment?

SO WHY IS IT NOT WORKING NOW??

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Bernard Pearce is The Executive Career Transition Specialist. He empowers executives to navigate complex career challenges, seamlessly transition into new roles and achieve their professional goals. His comprehensive understanding and unique approach consistently deliver exceptional results that build or restore your self-esteem, self-respect, and self-confidence. He helps you become who you are capable of being – significant. ?

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THE REASON TENDS TO BE SIMPLE – YOU ARE PROBABLY ASKING THE WRONG QUESTIONS, OF THE WRONG PEOPLE.

1.???? You could be dumping your problem on others – expecting them to deliver a result you’ve failed to do for yourself.

2.???? You might be asking for help that others probably can’t give. They are unlikely to be in the vacancy game - they don’t know about any vacancies or when one might arise.

We all like to be part of the solution, but you bruise relationships when you ask anyone for something they cannot give.

So, you must ask people for what they can give! Information, advice, guidance or support, or a link to someone else who can help with information, advice, guidance or support.

BUT DON’T ASK THEM FOR A JOB!

YOU MUST HELP PEOPLE TO HELP YOU!

FIRST: Are you clear on what you are looking for? What job title, in what discipline, in what sector and what size organisation, and your preferred geographical location?

If you’re not focused on that, how will anyone else know what you’re looking for? If others aren’t clear, how can you expect them to help you?

SECOND: Why might you be the perfect candidate for it? Does your CV present your potential value, or does it just describe your job and expect others to work out your value?

Is your CV interesting and engaging? Does it make you stand out from the crowd, or are you comfortable being seen as just average – as good as others, but not better than them?

THIRD: Have you shared your CV with others? Those in your network only know a narrow part of you – the bit they knew when they knew you.

If people are to help you, they must know more about you. The more they know and the more convinced they are of your potential value, the more they will be prepared to help.

We’ll dig deeper into how you engage with others next week but in the meanwhile ….

DON’T TAKE A RISK ON YOUR FUTURE.?

If you think you’ve got everything right, think again. You probably haven’t.

Professional advice and guidance can make you stand out and set your job search campaign ahead of your major competition.

If you’ve never taken professional advice on how to job search correctly, how can you expect to do it efficiently and effectively?

It’s your future. Does that matter to you?

If now isn’t the right time – when will be??

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Bernard Pearce – The Executive Career Transition Specialist

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