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A Request for Job Hunting Tips
I recently received this note from a long-time SafetyXChange member:
I have finally secured a position after months of trying. It amazes me the reasons companies give for not hiring personnel or the number of reasons for not making the short lists. Especially when I know I could do the job with my eyes closed. One of the most interesting reasons I was given for not being hired was that they didn't think I could fit in with their construction crews. This floored me because I had spent the last seven years working with rig crews, who are not known for their genteel natures.
The whole job hunting thing is not fun at all. Do you have any suggestions as to how to raise my profile so as to possibly avoid this in the future, aside from the usual CRSP designations, etc.?
Bob
I know that for the past 18 months or so, many SafetyXChange members have voluntarily or involuntarily changed jobs. So how did you get yourself to the short list? What worked for you? What didn’t work? If you’ve any job hunting tips to share, please either post your advice below or send a note to catherinej@bongarde.com.
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Rather than come in to a job search using websites and newspapers...network.
When someone in your network recommends you to the highering authority, you will have come in a few steps above every other candidate.
I read the best advice on this very column. It was to do your job hunting while happily employed. You have a higher value to prospective employers if you are sucessfully employed. I think that to add to that concept, I would say make yourself valuable to others when you are in need. If you first made yourself desireable when you had a job, then perhaps you can consult inbetween jobs, and possibly create your own job that way.