<div dir="ltr">+1 on Social networking (& LinkedIn to a lesser part)<div><br></div><div>Where I am now is a small group (10-15). We all have 10+ years of experience (20+) and the youngest is 41(!). We want people we can work with when we hire so internal recommendations go to the top of the list.</div><div><br></div><div>We were bought in Jan and HR changed. Formally, we used recruiters. The new company wants to do it internally on the web sites from outside Boston. We didn't get many candidates with the recruiters (how many 15+ yr Java devs with Cloud experience are there?) and probably will have fewer with the new HR.</div><div><br></div><div>Put a keyword search at the end of the resume for Monster, LinkedIn and internal scanning services. I remember someone missing a cut because he had Unix but not Solaris, Linux, etc. He had a friend bring him in that got past HR & the scanner.</div><div><br></div><div>A followup email/call/letter goes a long ways. Most interviewees do not do them so it makes you stand out. Managers will remember you if another position opens up.</div><div><br></div><div>If there is a company you're interested in, go to their web site. It doesn't cost them $ like Monster, etc. If they're frugal, they may wait for internal resources before paying to advertise the position.</div><div><br></div><div>My last job search took a month. A friend with similar sysadmin experience (18-20 yrs) also took a month. If you have experience, things are out there.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Jerry Feldman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gaf.linux@gmail.com" target="_blank">gaf.linux@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)">As a contractor in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s I almost always used a headhunter. but now with LinkedIn, and the other online services companies post their jobs and get 1000s or applicants. When I was RA'd by IBM, the first thing I did was email a few people I know and that is how I ended up at Red Hat. I also host WIND (Wednesday Is Networking Day) on the BLU server. Groups like WIND help getting some people together. While I was at IBM I had some recruiters contact me, but they never got anything.<br><br></div><div style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Another thing is that your resume (and cover letter) can be very important. Remember that the HR people are not going to read your resume, they will just look the first few lines. But mostly these days there is software that scans it. So, make sure your skills are listed that match the job req. <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Richard Kolb II <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard.kolb@gmail.com" target="_blank">richard.kolb@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">I would have to agree with the personal network comments. The last job that I applied for, and got, was in 2003. I've had 3 jobs since then, and they've all been through contacts from linkedin or a personal reference.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">Richard Kolb II</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span><div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:54 PM, Bill Ricker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bill.n1vux@gmail.com" target="_blank">bill.n1vux@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The ones i liked retired.<br>
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Outplacement firm i worked with most recently said % of jobs found<br>
through personal network is growing. Getting hired as an internal<br>
referral saves them the hassle of dealing with Monster or Zip or ... ,<br>
and is usually better per-screened by the referrer, for free. They<br>
recommended strong use of LinkedIn to reconstruct who you used to know<br>
so you can leverage their eyes and ears.<br>
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