Help me figure out proper business networking with high level people. [more inside]
posted by fishtacos on Sep 3, 2009 - 5 answers

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. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 14, 2009 - 8 answers

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"? [more inside]
posted by luckyveronica on Aug 21, 2008 - 3 answers

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. [more inside]
posted by decrescendo on Jul 14, 2008 - 5 answers

Career networking issues: I need super-explicit advice about how to utilize connections, set up informational interviews, and, well, network. [more inside]
posted by chickletworks on Jun 12, 2008 - 9 answers

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? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Nov 21, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I more effectively build up my business so as to have a celebrity clientele? [more inside]
posted by dorisfromregopark on Nov 15, 2007 - 2 answers

I've set up some informational interviews. Now, what do I ask the people so I don't seem like a dumbass? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Oct 5, 2007 - 7 answers

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 - 16 answers

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? [more inside]
posted by echo0720 on Dec 6, 2006 - 3 answers

What's the next logical career choice for a senior analyst? [more inside]
posted by DCTapeworm on Oct 19, 2005 - 9 answers