Encouraging updates continue to come in
after the Washington ACS meeting. To
mention one person, PR, who shared that
she has been extended additional
screening and on-site interviews in the
coming weeks. Are things opening up
in the economy?
Related to the previous post concerning
interview preparation for PR, item 3
concerning going to your network to learn
about the company, she raised a query in
an email. She has looked into
LinkedIn.com and found a few staff
members listed and asked:
“Thank you,….. About two weeks ago, I
listened to an ACS teleconference with…
I found him on LinkedIn.com and see that
his experience is substantial. How should
I approach building a relationship with
him?…” [from PR]
“… Think about NOT just saying, hey
I am interviewing at [name withheld] can
you help me get a job? That would be
true, but not helpful. [from Dan]
…do you have questions to follow up
with [him]? {a suggestion is:} learn
what is highly prized at [name withheld]–
teamwork, innovation, creativity, writing
skills, openness to ideas? [from Dan]
Consider just sending a thank you note
for the nice presentation, citing helpful
things he brought up. Consider not
bringing up your interview at this point.
Explore his LinkedIn.com page and links
and other co-workers and find a way
to bring up what you learn positively in
the interview.
[from Dan]
You might consider at a later point after
the interview asking questions of him,
after you have made professional contact
before the interview.” [from Dan]
The reply note mentioned how important
networking is for professionals. We are
seeing many things appear quite
differently now in the Internet age. It is
pertinent to bring up the growing
importance of your online presence.
For a suggestion the recent book
‘What would Google Do?‘ by Jeff Jarvis
could offer some insights. {It has not
been received well in all quarters– some
in the search engine optimization
profession). I liked it and some
references he provides.