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Network of former co-workers, usually
Posted by Geoff (more from Geoff) on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:21:27
In Reply to: How did you get your current job?, Rod
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, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:04:36
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I've changed companies (banks) five times in 26 years, only once voluntarily. The others were two that closed down overseas offices where I worked and two where I was laid off after mergers where my bank was the acquiree and our senior management team was cut. In four out of the five, I found another job in anywhere from two weeks to eleven months, three through contacts from former co-workers who heard I was "on the market" and two through the same executive recruiter. In my particular case, blind mailings of my c.v. under a snappy cover letter never got me any meaningful responses. YMMV.
In my position now, we occasionally hire mid-career executives from outside the company for specialized openings. Sometimes (but by no menas always), the candidate has already been identified through the old boy or old girl network and the job posting itself, internally and on Monster, etc., is mainly a formality.
All that said, I suspect her particular field and job type are important variables that are hard for an outsider to assess.
Posts in this Thread:
- How did you get your current job?, Rod
, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:04:36- Somebody walked up to me while eating lunch., saw, Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:23:14
- Re: How did you get your current job?, Mike B., Fri, 16 Dec 2005 06:38:11
- Hired from outsourcer, ChuckD
, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:30:10 - I got my last three jobs through monster.com, J, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:08:12
- I put in a dozen years of free work..., Scott Paterson
, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:36:36 - My wife just went through this, Nevin, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:57:14
- Networking is the key..., Noel, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:40:31
- It's who you know....., NickR, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:02:49
- Re: How did you get your current job?, nypb, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:35:34
- Re: How did you get your current job?, jp, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:26:14
- Monster.com for me believe it or not, Caarma
, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:23:58 - Network of former co-workers, usually, Geoff, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:21:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- Networking nm, michael p, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:15:31
- Newpaper ads..., LesH, Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:10:13
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