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It happened again.

A conversation that went like this: "I am desperately seeking a new PR Manager to fill out my team."

"Oh, I know somebody who is perfect and is looking for a new opportunity! Let me connect you with them!"

If you are unemployed or are thinking of leaving your current job, the networking pipeline is alive and well and is resulting in hundreds of new job opportunities every day.

Referrals from trusted sources are incredibly valuable to those looking to hire.

The job seeking life cycle is fraught with frustration and endlessly sending out resumes to job postings on job boards (mine included) is not the most efficient way to find a job. Use job boards for prospecting good opportunities but only spend about 25% of your job seeking time on job boards.

Networking with personal and professional connections who can advocate for your backgrounds, accomplishments and skills will result in interviews and job offers more quickly.

I get it. For some, networking requires stepping out of your comfort zone and becoming your own personal marketing guru. But networking is not as scary or as awkward as it it seems. At its most basic, it means connecting with those who know you best - your advocates and cheerleaders - and letting them know of your job seeking intentions.
The ask is simple, "If you hear of something, can you let me know?" or "Can you help me brainstorm and link me with some of your connections where you think I might be a good fit?"

Read the article below for more advice on the importance of networking and continued good luck in your job search!

Continued good luck in your job search!

Job Seeker’s Challenge: Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone Through Networking

Let’s state the obvious: job seeking is tough.

But here’s something you won’t hear often from someone who makes his living posting jobs on a job board: Online job boards give you a false sense of hope. What I mean is that it is easy to become too reliant on job boards as your only source of job prospects. It is easy for job boards to become too comfortable… sitting in front of your computer in your pajamas all morning, endlessly sending out resumes to job postings. The problem is that it is not easy to gain a lot of traction or progress with this shotgun approach. It is important that you approach job seeking as a full-contact sport, which means engaging with people and selling and marketing yourself through networking.

Networking to most job seekers is scary. It is also one of the most misunderstood job seeking activities. At its most basic, networking means reaching out. Reaching out to people you already know and also developing new contacts, either through current relationships or through cold-calling and face-to-face introductions.

Networking means reaching out to friends, family, former colleagues, clients, vendors and others you know to gather information about new job prospects and contacts. But it can also mean introducing yourself to complete strangers at networking events, or (even scarier!) calling someone you’ve never met over the telephone and asking them for guidance and assistance.

Here’s why it is scary to call someone blindly: It is unnerving to put ourselves on display to be judged; it is difficult talking about ourselves; it is embarrassing having to ask for help and it is awkward having to ‘prove’ ourselves to complete strangers. Networking also means risking rejection. What if they don’t call me back? What if they are not interested in my background?

One job seeker I interviewed had a very common sense approach to cold-calling job prospects.

As part of his job search, Tom was researching companies and came across a mid-size marketing company that specialized in health care public relations. As a former mid-level PR manager at a hospital, he thought it was a good fit. He went on to LinkedIn and quickly found someone that worked at the company with the title “Director of Communications.” Better yet, he found that this person also had a background in hospital public relations and that they both belonged to the same professional association.

So armed with that information, he decided to call this person.

How do you start a conversation? What kind of message do you leave? What do you ask for?

He developed a script for his phone call and practiced it.

“Hi, my name is Tom. I’m on the hunt for a new job and I found your company online. I’ve got a background in hospital public relations and noticed that your company also represents many health care providers. I also noticed online that we’re both involved with the Health Care Communicators Association. I was hoping to have a few minutes of your time to discuss my background, see if there are any opportunities with your company and, even if there’s not, perhaps just pick your brain for five minutes about your background. Perhaps there’s some advice you can give me or hopefully you might be aware of some opportunities in your network of friends and colleagues. I’m happy to send you my resume and talk with you over the phone, or if you have 15 minutes, I’m also happy to bring in some bagels and coffee some morning and talk face-to-face.”

Armed with that short script, he called his contact.

For many people, these types of interactions take them out of their comfort zones. Asking for help from a complete stranger on the face of it seems awkward. But, as you can see, having a plan and a script made this scary phone call a lot easier.

As job seekers, you are sales people. You are marketing yourself. You are promoting yourself. You are advertising that you are available to work. You are making the argument that all of your expertise, accomplishments, previous work experience, education and background is relevant and VALUABLE.And think about it this way: Isn’t that what sales people do? Develop a list of prospects, make good arguments for the quality of their product and how their product can benefit the other person/company and then, most importantly, MAKE THE ASK?

Purposefully taking yourself out of your comfort zone means you are willing to take a risk and do something that doesn’t come naturally to you. But what have you got to lose? Let’s say you make 10 phone calls to people you don’t know. Out of those 10, you get three meetings or conversations that help your job search. From those three conversations, you make another five contacts. Pretty soon, as you can see, you are now in full blown, full-contact networking job seeking mode. In addition to responding to job postings, you now have a network of individuals who have your resume in front of them and are helping you get the word out about your job search.

I don’t want to make this sound as if it is an easy or simple approach to job searching. You have to dedicate yourself to this approach in your job search and commit the time to this approach. It can also be frustrating: not everyone is going to call you back. But, I guarantee, most professionals have been unemployed at some time in their life and can empathize with your situation and are willing to help.

Nonprofit of the Week
Bridge of Life

Bridge of Life is hiring! On today's AH Jobs List, Bridge of Life is recruiting for a Operations Manager. This position pays $70,000 - $80,000 yearly.

Bridge of Life is a nonprofit organization founded by DaVita, Inc. Our mission is to strengthen global healthcare by developing sustainable programs that prevent and treat chronic kidney disease in underserved populations. Headquartered in Denver, CO, Bridge of Life envisions a world where all people have access to quality healthcare.

The Operations Manager plays a critical role in enhancing Bridge of Life’s capacity and global impact. This new position will support the organization’s key programs, assist with volunteer management, streamline internal processes, and implement monitoring and evaluation systems. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, where they’ll work cross-functionally to develop efficient tools and ensure smooth program operations.

While BOL is closely affiliated with DaVita Inc., BOL is a nonprofit organization operating as a separate entity. Through its operating divisions, DaVita provides a variety of healthcare services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. DaVita’s vision for social responsibility is called the Trilogy of Care: Caring for Our Patients, Caring for Each Other and Caring for Our World.

BOL is a representation of how DaVita “Cares for Our World.” On an annual basis, approximately 300 teammates serve as volunteers on BOL’s medical missions, medical camps for kids sessions and screening events, contributing their skills, expertise and time to improve healthcare across the globe. BOL is also the beneficiary of Tour DaVita, a 250-mile bike ride held in a different part of the country each year. Over 500 DaVita teammates (employees), physicians, family members, and sponsors ride to raise awareness of kidney disease. Since 2007, Tour DaVita has raised more than $10 million to benefit BOL’s international and domestic programs. In addition, DaVita teammates contribute annually through Global Givers, a monthly giving program. Through these campaigns, in-kind donations and teammate fundraising, DaVita-sponsored support accounts for 55 percent of BOL’s annual revenue of $2.1 million. Public support from individuals, businesses and foundations account for the remaining 45 percent of revenue.

For more information on this position, CLICK HERE