Friday, May 16, 2008

Contact

As part of my homework from the outplacement specialists I am working with in the lead up to my departure from the company I have worked with for the last 4 years (I was "left standing" aka retrenched after the restructure) I have to make a list of all my contacts - and the target is 120 people. These are the people I will presumably let know that I am in the job market and make sure they know what I do (which is where another part of this week's homework may come in handy: a 30-40 word positioning statement about me) - and will be able to let me know if they hear of anything from their contacts etc etc etc. It's a great idea - but I am having some trouble reaching 120. That said though, S's cousin who works in government recruitment, rang last night to invite us to a birthday party - and it was only then that I realised he wasn't yet on the list and that he might actuallly be quite a good contact as I search for the next phase of my career. So ... must try harder with those contacts. It's a good exercise too as it means I am actually thinking about people I know, where they work, what I know about the companies they work for and so on - so it's a real focus area - much more so than I had originally thought when the exercise was suggested.

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