Creating a Career (and a Community) That You Love

Featuring:

David Code, Communications Specialist at LinkedIn

Ever start a new job, but it wasn’t what you expected? Watch this…

The truth is that our regular way of job searching may not be the most efficient. Job sites aren’t the most accurate as some companies may not keep them up to date and instead post as an HR technicality.

Instead, you can use LinkedIn to find 10 people who are in what you think your dream job is. After you’ve selected them you will then proceed to start conversations and low-pressure interviews with them to gauge if the job is a good match for you. After becoming friends with those 10 people you will also build a sense of community and be a potential candidate before your dream company has even posted the job you want.

To find those 10 people follow the next six steps:

• Prepare your LinkedIn profile
• Do a search for the job title you think you want and click the people button, apply filters to find people who may have even gone to your college.
• Draft an email to that person and establish rapport.
  • Mutual connections
  • Mutual interests
  • Acknowledge
• Draft the subject line
  • First name
  • Top reason for there rapport with you
  • Ask for their advice
• Send the message on LinkedIn or check out the website hunter.io to find out their work email or followupthen to remind you to follow up
• You will get meetings, prepare! Acknowledge, thank them, establish rapport and then:
  • How did you get into this field?
  • What do you love most about your job?
  • What do you dislike the most about your job?
  • What do you wish someone had told you when you were starting in this job?
  • Do you have any referrals of people I should speak to next?