Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Job search update

Having finally decided what kind of job I'm looking for (a marketing position with an emphasis on social media), I'm deep in the networking phase of the job search.

The whole asking for help thing has been hard. As I call people I haven't spoken to in years, I keep thinking, "I'm just using them." But it finally occurred to me that if someone called me up and said they were looking for work, could I help, that I would be happy to do it. I wouldn't feel used; I would feel useful.

The only rule I have for myself is that I only call people for help if I would be comfortable offering them help in return. It's amazing how few people that eliminates from my inquiries.

I'll keep you posted.

3 comments:

Buffy said...

That sounds like a good rule. I'm going to keep in mind -- I'm at a time in my life where I'm asking a lot of others

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Lorin said...

does this look like something you might like?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/med/2300183853.html