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.
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. On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Richard Kolb II <richard.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > > > Richard Kolb II > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:54 PM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The ones i liked retired. >> >> Outplacement firm i worked with most recently said % of jobs found >> through personal network is growing. Getting hired as an internal >> referral saves them the hassle of dealing with Monster or Zip or ... , >> and is usually better per-screened by the referrer, for free. They >> recommended strong use of LinkedIn to reconstruct who you used to know >> so you can leverage their eyes and ears. >> _______________________________________________ >> gnhlug-discuss mailing list >> gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org >> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > > -- -- Jerry Feldman <gaf.li...@gmail.com> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: B7F14F2F Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F
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