Who Can Help You Find A Job

Jun 28, 2023

Two Kinds Of People To Help

The Rockwood JobFinder process emphasizes how important it is to present yourself in a knowledgeable way to the right hiring manager. You generally only have one opportunity, so it must be your best effort.

To do so, you need:

1) to be sure your background is a good match for the job/industry that you are focusing on.

2) a warm introduction from someone close to the hiring manager. That insures that you’ll be considered seriously.

For the match with the industry/job you need a INDUSTRY/JOB expert.

This is a relatively senior person who can look at your background, talk to you about your interests and suggest possible jobs within the sphere that this person is knowledgeable about.

For example, if you’re interested in Marketing jobs, this person might work in an Advertising Agency and know the names and functions of departments within the agency.

They might say “digital marketing analysis is a hot job in our business. Have you considered that?”

This discussion about which jobs are possible fits is frequently part of an informational interview.

For the Introduction to a hiring manager, you need a SPONSOR. This is someone who likely works with the hiring manager or is in the same company. They would walk your resume over to this person’s desk, and ask that the hiring manager consider you for a specific job.

This is not someone who just sends your resume to Human Resources and say “for your consideration.”  

Who are the Industry/Job Experts?

They could be:
  • An industry-specific recruiter’
  • An alumni of your school who has more than 10 years in the industry that you want to investigate. Ideally, they should have some management or hiring experience.
  • A professor or teacher in an adult education program focused on a particular industry.
  • A member of a professional association, perhaps at the organization headquarters. For, example, there is Solar Energy Industry Association(SEIA) that represents members of the solar business,

Who could be a Sponsor?
  • Alumni who work in the company or the industry you’re targeting.
  • The parents/relatives of your friends.
  • A prior boss for whom you did a good job.
You’d be surprised how more-senior industry people are willing to answer questions about their sector and help more junior people develop their career.


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