Work deep & travel light

It occurs to me that the employment market is one filled with lots of effort and serendipity. Sometimes these two connect, sometimes not. What I mean is the seekers out there are diligently pursuing jobs through whatever avenue they can - online listings, networking contacts, creating new opportunities, you name it. Results are not always attached to the immediate effort, thus I call this a market of serendipity. Jobs & offers appear when we least expect it. Sometimes they show up in a completely surprising way. That is why I remind myself (and others when I can) that its important to work deep and thoroughly in our efforts to find employment but its also important to be aware that our next opportunity may have nothing to do with our productive activity. Let go of control, its not possible to gain control over the results, whimsy and personalities are the final arbiters of decision. Work like mad to win the job but let go and move on when the alignment is not there. Move forward quickly & lightly.

I'm still at it....job search goes on

As I said in my last post (is it true that 3 months have passed?), the process of meeting people and learning new things about companies and industries continues to intrigue me. I am fortunate to have developed an extensive network as a consultant and a recruiter so am able to reach in to many companies to get first hand perspective. It helps that I'm not too shy. Although I am focused on identifying needs when I speak with these people I am also open to the possibility that my conversation with uncover a new need that I can fill! ...I don't know where that optimism comes from but its there.

A new area that is holding my attention now is that I've begun to explore an idea about connecting very experienced people with companies that could use that experience. That seems like an obvious objective but you'd be surprised how limited that interconnect is when people have accumulated a good number of experience and years on the planet. There are those that have 20 + years of experience, but the language of the experience doesn't align easily with the new language and perhaps new tools. My goal is to translate some of those skills and some of those requirements so that these talented people find a rewarding next step in their careers. Stay tuned I'm working on the business plan as we speak