So you are looking for a job? Maybe you are soon to graduate. Maybe you are early in your career and are looking for a growth opportunity. Maybe you are mid-career and have been downsized.
Those of us who have been around for a while used our professional contacts, newspaper and trade publication ads and the evil headhunters (recruiters) to find work. Professional contacts were often the best sources; former coworkers and technical salespersons who knew where the jobs were. We typed resumes and cover letters and sent them via snail mail, or the office fax machine. And you waited. And waited. And waited some more.
Those of you who are younger grew up with social media, and immediately turn to the internet to search for a job. You look at Monster.com, Career Builders, Yahoo Jobs (and Personals) and other sites. You post your resumes on these sites. And wait. And wait. And wait some more.
I want to mention a website that is best of the old and the new. It is called LinkedIn, and it has become the social media site for professionals. It has all the strength and dependability that we more seasoned engineers found in our professional contacts coupled with the speed and diversity of the internet. You can keep in contact with your college classmates, people you worked with on your last job, sales and technical reps, and even the evil headhunters……errr…..recruiters. You can join forums in your field so specialty, search jobs, and most importantly, keep in contact with those individuals who know you and your work. They are your best opportunity at that next job.
Get busy.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.
Lou Holtz
Jerry On Design 