Comments on: Need Work? How To Find Your Next IT Job With Social Media

By: Mark Stringer

Mark Stringer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Great post Alex, and it really got me thinking. I don’t know if you know about the work of Mark Granovetter on “Weak Links” and job finding. It’s very relevant to what you’re saying here about social media.

Check out: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/soc/people/mgranovetter/documents/granstrengthweakties.pdf and http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0674354168?ie=UTF8&tag=theginmum-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0674354168

By: Bas

Bas — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Alec, just want to say: THANKS for writing this great piece! it is a fabulous article (and the statistics for this post are through the roof!)

By: Jonathan Buckingham

Jonathan Buckingham — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:27:26 +0000

Very clear and logical approach, and I love the photo of the woman buried in resumes; that is exactly how I imagine the electronic equivalent being… Thank you.

By: Pramote S.

Pramote S. — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:10:01 +0000

Great article and helpful,Thanks a lot.

By: Alec Satin

Alec Satin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:34:02 +0000

@Sunder, @Shashank, @Jeanne – You are welcome.

@Fiona – Yes, there are excellent recruiters out there. Perhaps the winnowing out is already taking place. Let the cream rise to the top. If you want to shoot me your one line pitch, I’ll let you know what I think.

@J Wittek – These bubbles in IT keep coming, don’t they? Nortel was a great company. (I have telcomm experience from Concert Global Networks which went down in 2002.)

@Randy – Robert Rimmer once wrote a book that had a chapter entitled, “The drain people elimination plan: When in doubt, keep them out.” Be polite, friendly, and quick to cut off communication with the people who don’t get it. In this economy, the less competent recruiters will not get you the job you’re looking for, no matter what they promise. By managing your presentation, you get to take back some measure of career control. Good luck.

By: Jeanne Tanzy William

Jeanne Tanzy William — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:45:13 +0000

Your advice is well worth reading and easily applies to any person in any business. Thank you for that ‘nugget’. I have put it in my ‘favorites’ to refer to.

By: Shashank Nagari

Shashank Nagari — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:53:19 +0000

Great post Alec. Very Informative..
Thanks a lot!

By: curt finch

curt finch — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:21:44 +0000

Great article. I would say the rules have changed as well for products, just as they have for selling yourself. Selling our PM software thru a magazine advert just won’t work anymore.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:13:19 +0000

I totally agree. Ninety percent of the recruiters I deal with float buzzwords but do not know what they are. They also contact me for absurd positions. I have found recruiters have deteriorated over the past 10 years. You have to sell yourself.

By: J Wittek

J Wittek — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:49:05 +0000

Fascinating insight and very informative. From someone who is ex-Nortel and survived the bubble burst, and then has to experience another bubble burst, we in IT can use all the help we can get. Thanks for the excellent tips.