Mark Oliver's World

Posted: 25/03/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Using Your Friends

When I started looking for a new job, my friends network was my first port of call.

This involved talking to my friends, telling them im looking and a post on facebook.

This garnered a few responses from friends telling me about positions open in the companies they work at.

Awesome start!

The companies highlighted to me by my friends were:

Then it was just a case of evaluating the positions available against my expectations.

Once I determined if the company and open roles were a good fit, I went through the "apply" process, which is always different for each company.

I also try and follow up via a LinkedIn contact, or through my friend to give a more personal response to my application.

Update 28/04/2021

Use your network too!

I have been contacted directly through Twitter for 2 excellent roles. One person found me because of my interaction on some articles in LinkedIn and the other because of a "shoutout" post asking if anyone knew of a position.


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