Guess Who Is On The Job Hunt?
After a long fruitful employment at my current job, I think it’s time for me to move on, so I’ve decided to enter the job search myself. Job hunting is quite different today compared to 5 years ago.
I’ll be testing out all the advice we’ve given you here at Interview Chatter and since we are in the last few days of the Social Networking theme, I think it’s only fitting to start my job search there.
This weekend I’ll be focusing on updating my LinkedIn profile. I am a member of the site but I’ll confess that when I joined, I purposely did not want calls from recruiters so my profile is rather sparse and needs buffing up.
Over the coming weeks (or months) I’ll be writing about my own job search experience here on Interview Chatter. I plan to post updates, techniques I’m using and problems I’m encountering here every Saturday. I hope you’ll join me. And, if you’ve got some advice for me, feel free to leave me a comment!
Goals for the week:
- Updated LinkedIn profile
- Update and customize resume for specific job listings
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4 opinions for Guess Who Is On The Job Hunt?
Darlene McDaniel
Jun 28, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hey Gina, Thanks for sharing what’s happening with you. I would love to know if you made the decision to enter the job search or were they downsizing, rightsizing? What happened that placed you in the job search in this challenging employment market?
Also, I am more than happy to help in this process. My expertise, if I do say so myself! Let me know!
Darlene
Interview Guru
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Jun 28, 2008 at 7:36 pm
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Gina
Jun 29, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Darlene, this is my personal decision and one that I doubt will go over too well. I’ve kind of “grown up” in this organization and now that I’m in management I think that a fresh start in a place that sees me as a strong capable manager rather than a new inexperienced one is just what I need. Climbing the career ladder in a single department presents some challenges that I’m sure you are familiar with. I’m thankful to have a good job in this economy and plan to take my time and do this right.
Thanks for offering to help!
Darlene McDaniel
Jun 30, 2008 at 12:03 pm
No problem! I appreciate you sharing this. I believe some of our readers may be in similar situations and this is a great topic. Blogging your successes and challenges will be a great model for readers who may find themselves in similar situations now or in the future.
I am here if there is anything I can do to assist you on the journey! Have fun as you make the transition!
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