Networking and the job search - The Diligent Survive

From the book of Proverbs 10:4
He who deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes one rich.

After landing my job I started to consider how many people were calling after I stopped sending resumes. I was averaging 3-5 recruiter contacts per week. That number dropped to 2 contacts in the week after I stopped sending resumes, then to 1 contact in the 2nd week. This week, there have been no recruiter contacts.

What did that tell me?

Let's start with the facts - employers say and likely do keep your resume on file for 6 months after you apply. That does not mean that they will be looking you up any time soon. Some businesses actively scrub the big job engines like Monster looking for resumes that might match up with franchise deals, or perhaps local sales talent.

What was different was my diligence to seek, call, and send my resume to a person. When I stopped making contact, they stopped calling. Does this apply to every recruiter? No, absolutely not. There are some retained services that may charge you to be your best friend! They will be actively seeking to get you a job.

So, be diligent. Treat your job search like a job. Use every resource available. Hired911.com was designed to put the best resources at your fingertips to save you time so you can do something fun after you have put your best effort into looking for new employment.

Be sure to click on More Listings! to find the job sites that pertain to your industry. The job seeker's goal is to not generalize too much but look for listings in the niche markets. Why? Because if an employer is looking for a nurse, it's more effective to list on a Nursing site vs. on a much larger (general) site. Only nurses will be looking on a nursing website for work!

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