The Connected Career » job hunting http://www.connectedcareer.com Fri, 28 May 2010 16:16:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Reaching Out http://www.connectedcareer.com/2010/03/reaching-out/ http://www.connectedcareer.com/2010/03/reaching-out/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:18:37 +0000 melina http://www.connectedcareer.com/?p=876 I recently had someone contact me about how to get into a company I used to work with.  They tracked me down online and sent a very professional email explaining how they found me, why they wanted to work at the company and very politely solicited my advice.

I replied the same day with advice and an offer to review their resume, even though I was swamped with work.

Why?

Because this person obviously put the time and effort into trying to figure out who to go to for advice for what they considered their dream job.  In addition, they put the same time and effort into crafting an email that was professional, respectful and attention grabbing.  For all that effort, I felt they deserved my time.

Sometimes you never know who can help you until you reach out. And when you reach out, make sure that the effort you are putting into the communication is equivalent to what it is you are asking for in return.


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