In response to those that have posted to my last comment. First of all Social Media is all about social relationships. It is about building a relationship so that you have a whole group of people out there helping you find work. We used to use the word networking, but now it is about relationship building – and is the new and great way of finding work.
If you don’t have a contact when you send in your resume – if you don’t address your letter to someone who is expecting your letter of interest – you are just put in the pile making it that much more difficult to stand out from others.
Another point that was brought up was about recommendation. Be careful who you recommend. I know that your friend has asked for a recommendation, but don’t lie. If you do not think this person is the best fit for the job, don’t recommend them as it could come back to bite you. So, how do you get out of a recommendation? Well that might take some skill. Personally, I would just maybe say that you have taken the stand to not recommend anyone, however, if there is any other way you can support this person, such as look over their resume and cover letter, you are happy to do that.
This also brings up office friendship. Be careful about carrying on too much of a relationship outside of the office. Again, this could come back to bite you.
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October 13, 2009
I am so glad you made this post. I just did something like this. I recommend someone for a job and the person did not care at all and this position was a high profile job and the person just did not take it serious. My question is how do you stay in contact with the point of contact even though your recommendation did not turn out right?