Networking . . . Once You’ve Arrived At A New Job

Arriving at a new job is incredibly satisfying. Depending on how long you were in transition, it can also be a huge relief from the stress, uncertainty, and frustration of a typical job search process.

After all that hard work, countless interviews and the ironing of fancy shirts, you are now able to send out that big e-mail to everyone you know that you are back in business. As much as you might want to shift out of networking mode and focus 100% on the new job, think about this:

What if you continued networking even though you didn’t necessarily need to?

I’m not talking about traditional business networking where you network to grow your business. I’m talking about engaging in the same networking you did when looking for work, but with a twist. The twist is twofold:

1. You network with other working professionals in and around your community or industry
Not only is it very satisfying to be networking in a room where people are not defensive (you are no longer looking to ask others for a job) but it is also a genuinely enjoyable experience to build key contacts that can be tapped more easily down the road. After all, you originally met when you were working – a very different first impression.

2. You seek out 1-2 job seekers per month and offer to help them find a job.
Believe me, I understand what it feels like to be off the market. Part of you wants to run from the whole scene. Why should you do this? Well, simply, you can really help people. Especially the newest job seekers who are wandering around town stabbing at a variety of jobs without a plan. You, on the other hand, are at the top of your job search game having just successfully “arrived”. All of that knowledge is incredibly valuable to someone still looking. The people you help will remember you and tell others about you – and 3-5 years down the road, guess who you can call if the transition bug catches you again.

I guarantee that if you follow this path, you will be very glad you did. Instead of starting from scratch, forced to scour your files for that networking list from three years ago, you’ll have them all right where they’ve been all along . . . in the contacts list of your iPhone.

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