From the course: Recovering from a Layoff
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Use your network to find a job
From the course: Recovering from a Layoff
Use your network to find a job
- Your professional network will be instrumental to finding success as a job seeker. In fact, it's such common advice that I wouldn't be surprised if you wanted to tune me out right now. You've probably heard this stuff before. Something like 70% of job openings are never advertised publicly. They're filled through word of mouth. But bear with me because I'm not just going to spout the same age old wisdom in this video. Instead you'll get several concrete steps to engage your professional network as a key part of your job search. There are two tricky pieces to networking when you've been laid off. The first is how to actually use your network to your advantage without feeling like your abusing your relationships. The second is trying to tell people that you're searching, getting the word out about yourself. We're going to tackle both of these with specific actionable tips. Thankfully using your professional network…
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