When job searching, how do you successfully network without looking tacky, blowing your cover at your current job, looking desperate - just general rules for avoiding acting in poor taste, whatever that would look like?
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posted by windbox
on Mar 11, 2013 -
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I'm a temp/consultant at a Fortune 100 company. My project is ending soon and I to find another one. How do I do so?
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posted by reenum
on Sep 28, 2012 -
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In the past year, a lot of networking opportunities have involved drinking. "Let's grab a drink together," "We're having drinks and reading our work at my place," "You should grab a drink with my friend so-and-so, he'll tell you the downlow on this job," etc. Which is all fine and dandy except for the drinking bit... how do I decline to drink and still take advantage of these?
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posted by iadacanavon
on Aug 9, 2012 -
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I'm a PhD student, and I'd like to do more academic networking over email. How does this work, and what should the emails sound like?
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posted by anonymous
on May 16, 2012 -
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I have the opportunity for free education/certification in practically any IT field. Please help me decide the best route....
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posted by lattiboy
on Apr 27, 2012 -
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I'd like to ask my boss to be a mentor for my careee development. How do I do it? Any pitfalls? What should I keep in mind?
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posted by Hellebore
on Mar 13, 2012 -
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I'm starting a contract position at a Fortune 500 company. How can I network my way into a job?
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posted by reenum
on Feb 5, 2012 -
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Help me with my networking skills--I need to get over my reluctance to ask people for help in my job hunt.
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posted by raynax
on Jan 20, 2012 -
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I was just fired from my job because I didn't meet performance expectations. It's a terrible feeling. How can I best learn from this experience and attack the future?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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I have had a rash of contacts in the last few days asking about a specific job at my company. I sort of know the hiring manager, but not well enough to just send every random person his way. Basically, I want to blow off these networking inquiries from my colleagues and acquaintances, but maintain cordial relations. How do I handle this delicate task?
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posted by rainydayfilms
on May 11, 2011 -
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I just made a great networking connection who wants to help me in my job search, but how can I explain that the companies he wants to introduce me to aren't ones I'm interested in?
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posted by droolshark
on May 2, 2011 -
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I recently went to a film screening and Q&A. I didn't go to the mic to ask one of the panelists my question. How would I ask it now?
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posted by droplet
on Feb 9, 2011 -
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I'm part of a committee at a sociology summit, which goes for two days and began today.
Tomorrow's networking session, which will conclude the summit, is officially a half-hour long.
How can I make the most of it?
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posted by DenLaerde
on Oct 15, 2010 -
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I think networking is the missing element to my rather unsuccessful job search effort. Any suggestions as to how I could grow my network usefully? How much about "networking" is hype?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 30, 2010 -
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I'm looking for specific guidance (based on experience or intuition) about whether or not to tell my boss that I am planning a career transition--and whether/how to approach the boss about helping me find a job that will better suit my talents, interest and ambitions.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 14, 2009 -
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There's a job opening and it turns out I have a contact there. How can I make the most of it without just being told to "apply online"?
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posted by luckyveronica
on Aug 21, 2008 -
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Career / resume / job hunting advice for moving to a big city and looking for an engineering / government job.
Looking for advice to help me squeeze every bit of juice out of my first job which I consider to be a very rare job for someone of my background, age, and experience.
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posted by decrescendo
on Jul 14, 2008 -
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Career networking issues: I need super-explicit advice about how to utilize connections, set up informational interviews, and, well, network.
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posted by chickletworks
on Jun 12, 2008 -
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An alum from my school said he would pass my resume around to employers in his city. I want to follow up with him. What to say?
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posted by reenum
on Nov 21, 2007 -
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I've set up some informational interviews. Now, what do I ask the people so I don't seem like a dumbass?
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posted by reenum
on Oct 5, 2007 -
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I'm employed, but looking for a new job. I'd like to apply for a job with a cool company, but my current company has a content partnership with them. Someone I work closely with manages this business relationship, and I fear it might get back to him somehow if I were to apply. Can I discreetly apply for this position without risking anyone at my current job finding out?
posted by anonymous
on Dec 7, 2006 -
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I don't think I'm in the right line of work and I'd like talk to people in the fields I'm interested in at the companies I'd like to work for and find out more about what they do. How do I go about this if my network/my network's network and their networks haven't been able to help?
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posted by echo0720
on Dec 6, 2006 -
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