Step 3 - research employers of interest. What do they value in employees? Put those killer research skills to work! #BeyondProf
Lay the groundwork - research past job ads, build connections on LinkedIn for when the next opportunity comes around #BeyondProf
Everyone is going to look you up on LinkedIn. Your profile needs to be aimed at a professional audience! #BeyondProf
is going to give more awesome advice on using the web for your job search later today - and we know LinkedIn falls under that umbrella! #BeyondProf
Do NOT use an informational interview to ask for job!! #BeyondProf
was so nervous to start informational interviews - but it ended up being SO AWESOME #BeyondProf
The person you meet with is also building their own network - it’s community building! #BeyondProf
: “you’re an awesome resource, and the company won’t know you exist until you tell them!” YES - awesome way to look at this!
Talk to people! That’s the secret! #BeyondProf
Keep an open mind. You don’t know what’s out there - there’s lots of awesome organizations, smart engaged people, in places you’ve never heard of! #BeyondProf
remembers thinking that if she left academia, that would be the end of her intellectual life - and she admits she was so wrong! #BeyondProf
