by Thomas E. Kenny
Although valuable communications with your professional network should be ongoing, a career transition (change of job) provides valuable opportunities for communication!
Communications going into transition.
Announce any unplanned job search via the status message of various online social networking sites such as: LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. This is less intrusive and impersonal than broadcasting the same canned email to all your network contacts. If you have a warm trusted relationship with your social networking contacts, they will notice and respond to your change of status.
Many professionals broadcast one message to all their soon to be former colleagues. However, that doesn't help build relationships. Instead compose individual goodbye emails to those you'll no longer be working with. Assure the tone of the message is positive and thank them specifically for their unique assistance and collaboration. If appropriate offer contact information, otherwise consider just including your LinkedIn URL at the bottom of the email message. If they are interested in keeping in touch, they'll have what they need to reconnect with you via LinkedIn.
Communications during transition.
Don't just communicate with hiring managers and recruiters during your job search. Be sure to keep in touch with your professional network via in person meetings, phone, email and social networks. However, focus on REAP questions rather then questions such as: "Do you know of any X type jobs available?" Save your job listing questions for recruiters and Indeed.com.
Communications when in a new position.
Be sure to send an email message to your network when you've landed at a new position. A broadcast message to your entire network regarding your new position has great value. It is a great way to ping your entire network with good news. It let's them know where you are since not everybody reads the LinkedIn network updates. Be sure to thank your network which reaffirms the power of networking. Although thank all that assisted individually with a custom message. This email broadcast also helps to promote your brand to your network via your email signature, and you'll also find out who you really have a strong relationship with via who replies with congratulations!
It's a small world so if you are returning to a company you've worked at before be sure to send email to former associates to announce that you are back and would like to reconnect over coffee or lunch! If this is a new company for you, look through the corporate directory and org charts. You may be surprised to find names of people you may know as well as be on the lookout for familiar faces!
It is a very busy time during a job search as well as starting a new position. However, you don't want to miss opportunities to keep in touch with and expand your professional network!
Although valuable communications with your professional network should be ongoing, a career transition (change of job) provides valuable opportunities for communication!
Communications going into transition.
Announce any unplanned job search via the status message of various online social networking sites such as: LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. This is less intrusive and impersonal than broadcasting the same canned email to all your network contacts. If you have a warm trusted relationship with your social networking contacts, they will notice and respond to your change of status.
Many professionals broadcast one message to all their soon to be former colleagues. However, that doesn't help build relationships. Instead compose individual goodbye emails to those you'll no longer be working with. Assure the tone of the message is positive and thank them specifically for their unique assistance and collaboration. If appropriate offer contact information, otherwise consider just including your LinkedIn URL at the bottom of the email message. If they are interested in keeping in touch, they'll have what they need to reconnect with you via LinkedIn.
Communications during transition.
Don't just communicate with hiring managers and recruiters during your job search. Be sure to keep in touch with your professional network via in person meetings, phone, email and social networks. However, focus on REAP questions rather then questions such as: "Do you know of any X type jobs available?" Save your job listing questions for recruiters and Indeed.com.
Communications when in a new position.
Be sure to send an email message to your network when you've landed at a new position. A broadcast message to your entire network regarding your new position has great value. It is a great way to ping your entire network with good news. It let's them know where you are since not everybody reads the LinkedIn network updates. Be sure to thank your network which reaffirms the power of networking. Although thank all that assisted individually with a custom message. This email broadcast also helps to promote your brand to your network via your email signature, and you'll also find out who you really have a strong relationship with via who replies with congratulations!
It's a small world so if you are returning to a company you've worked at before be sure to send email to former associates to announce that you are back and would like to reconnect over coffee or lunch! If this is a new company for you, look through the corporate directory and org charts. You may be surprised to find names of people you may know as well as be on the lookout for familiar faces!
It is a very busy time during a job search as well as starting a new position. However, you don't want to miss opportunities to keep in touch with and expand your professional network!
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Thanks Tom for the Blog!!
I was wondering myself, how I would go about announcing a new postion.