Most graduates do the same thing: build a resume, post it online, and wait. When nothing happens, they start reaching out to people they haven’t talked to in years asking if they “know of anything.” That’s not networking. That’s a Hail Mary. Here’s what actually works — and why nobody taught you this in school.
Corporate life is a game. How one man found his dream job and didn’t sell his soul to win it.
Are you willing to “do”
Find your dream job
Today’s post is a success story about a candidate who went from frustration to a dream job. I couldn’t be happier or prouder of this guy. He worked his ass off, and he deserves every bit of his success. He went from a frustrated fishing guide to Executive Director in his field of study. #DreamJob
Several years ago, I was drifting down a river in Southwest Montana,
The REAL goal of networking. FYI, it’s not a job offer
The goal is to focus on each individual meeting and not be distracted by the final game
The goal of networking (and what it is not)
The goal of networking is not to land a job offer.
Landing a job offer is the outcome of a process.
Networking is one step inside that process.
The process may stop.
The steps do not get skipped.
LinkedIn Connections, how many are needed?
LinkedIn isn’t just about the numbers
LinkedIn connections question
I recently received a question on LinkedIn connections from one of our interns. His goal is to become a wealth manager, where cultivating a network will be critical. I thought it was a great question and should be shared. The guy asking the question is smart, has initiative, and holds leadership positions within his school and fraternity (not your stereotypical douche fraternity guy), and I am confident he will be successful.
Career epiphany and why relationships at work make a difference
Playing well with others is critical to landing new opportunity
Career epiphany
If you have a career epiphany you want to share, that is exactly what happened. A reader of this blog just let me know about her career epiphany (while reading this blog), and I had to share it with the group.
Career: an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress.
Job interview insight
Job interview insight. Pulling back the curtain to see what really happens behind the scenes.
From the Other Side of the Table
I recently had drinks with a couple of long-time friends and colleagues. Mid-conversation, I had one of those moments where your brain trips over itself.
I remember thinking, “I should have recorded this.“ This is the stuff people never hear about job interviews.
So I pulled out my phone and started taking notes.
Executive Networks, How Sr. Professionals Leverage Their Way to a New Position
“When opportunity knocks on this guy’s door, and he isn’t home, opportunity waits.” For the rest of us, be interested in your executive network, my friends.
Executive Networking Isn’t Louder. It’s Quieter.
Most professionals think networking is about being memorable.
Executives know it’s about positioning.
When I meet with another executive, there is rarely an open role on the table. Roughly 95 percent of the time, there’s no immediate job opportunity at all.
Professional networking differences, how executives and recent graduates go about their job search
How many people have you bought coffee for this past week?
Networking for Recent Graduates
This post is about professional networking.
After working with a few executives and a recent graduate, I noticed a pattern. There’s an entire generation of candidates reinventing the wheel.
In this case, the wheel is made of stone.
When I talk with recent graduates about where they’re finding job leads, I hear the usual suspects: LinkedIn,