If you had a successful job search in past year what did you do?

[Anonymous]

Looking for anything you did that ended up being particularly helpful. I’d also love to hear the general role and salary you were in and what you moved to.

[Anonymous]

Spouse, C-suite, $400,000k it's all about networking. Seriously, tell everyone you know, from your dogwalker to your neighbor to people you know at work, people from prior jobs, in the cafeteria. Everyone.

Someone will know someone looking to hire or know someone who knows some who's looking to hire

[Anonymous]

Gold is how my brother gets his jobs

[Anonymous]

I moved from academia back to the federal government. I had a lot of previous federal experience. For the government, it's all about highlighting the parts of your past experience that meet the job posting criteria. It's a process that favors older workers, as they have more experiences that can be referenced.

I have found my previous job hunting experiences to be about perseverence and casting a wide net.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spouse, C-suite, $400,000k it's all about networking. Seriously, tell everyone you know, from your dogwalker to your neighbor to people you know at work, people from prior jobs, in the cafeteria. Everyone.

Someone will know someone looking to hire or know someone who knows some who's looking to hire

DP

This is what I hear over and over. I don't want people to know at work. Currently I make about the same as your husband, but I'm not C-suite - I'm a corporate cog and would like to move to something else and don't get responses from the postings (for half that salary) on LinkedIn. I'm actually surprised that i worked on and submitted 10 applications and got ZERO responses (not even an automated rejection), despite being more than capable and qualified. I don't want to tell my network that I'm looking because word spreads too fast. I also dont want to lose my job until i line something else up. Is there any other way?

What have other people done that works?

[Anonymous]

This isn’t very helpful but it’s often a crapshoot. I put some feelers out there and applied to maybe 5 federal jobs. I received offers for two of them and an interview request for a third. All at the same agency. I was a contractor so I was connected but not directly to the position I ended up accepting. I think for me applying before I was desperate to get out was key because it took pressure off but I know not everyone has this luxury.

[Anonymous]

I talked to the right powerful person at my organization and they created a position for me with a pay bump.

If you’re looking in any capacity, it’s difficult to keep a lid on it. A few people got wind that I was looking to make a move and offered me dibs on two other jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spouse, C-suite, $400,000k it's all about networking. Seriously, tell everyone you know, from your dogwalker to your neighbor to people you know at work, people from prior jobs, in the cafeteria. Everyone.

Someone will know someone looking to hire or know someone who knows some who's looking to hire

DP

This is what I hear over and over. I don't want people to know at work. Currently I make about the same as your husband, but I'm not C-suite - I'm a corporate cog and would like to move to something else and don't get responses from the postings (for half that salary) on LinkedIn. I'm actually surprised that i worked on and submitted 10 applications and got ZERO responses (not even an automated rejection), despite being more than capable and qualified. I don't want to tell my network that I'm looking because word spreads too fast. I also dont want to lose my job until i line something else up. Is there any other way?

What have other people done that works?

10? lol. You need about 100 apps to get maybe 6-10 screens and 3-4 interviews. This is 100 targeted applications not random.

[Anonymous]

For more senior roles, I've typically been contacted by headhunters. Only occasionally are they publicly posted on LinkedIn. So if you know of any headhunters in your field, I'd start there. That way your search can be less public. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spouse, C-suite, $400,000k it's all about networking. Seriously, tell everyone you know, from your dogwalker to your neighbor to people you know at work, people from prior jobs, in the cafeteria. Everyone.

Someone will know someone looking to hire or know someone who knows some who's looking to hire

DP

This is what I hear over and over. I don't want people to know at work. Currently I make about the same as your husband, but I'm not C-suite - I'm a corporate cog and would like to move to something else and don't get responses from the postings (for half that salary) on LinkedIn. I'm actually surprised that i worked on and submitted 10 applications and got ZERO responses (not even an automated rejection), despite being more than capable and qualified. I don't want to tell my network that I'm looking because word spreads too fast. I also dont want to lose my job until i line something else up. Is there any other way?

What have other people done that works?

Work with a headhunter. If you are at the level you say you are, I’m amazed you aren’t being approached on a regular basis by headhunters wanting to represent you

If they aren’t calling, maybe you should ask yourself why?

[Anonymous]

Some headhunters just really seem sleazy. And i think that using them makes my offer package potentially weaker-- there's a finite pool that the company is willing to shell out, no?

[Anonymous]

This is OP but I haven't actually ever met or heard of a real person who lost their job b/c someone found out they were looking. I'm in the same category as one of the posters ($400K but in a mid-level position) and I'm not really worried about people finding out that I'm looking. It also seems kind of obvious these days when people are looking (linkedin profiles updated)

One thing I don't have is headhunters calling me. Any tips to get connected? I suspect it's becauase my current role is a little niche

[Anonymous]

BigLaw lawyer moving firms and I worked with a fantastic recruiter. Really top notch. She was super knowledgable about the market and seemed to have connections that most recruiters don't have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from academia back to the federal government. I had a lot of previous federal experience. For the government, it's all about highlighting the parts of your past experience that meet the job posting criteria. It's a process that favors older workers, as they have more experiences that can be referenced.

I have found my previous job hunting experiences to be about perseverence and casting a wide net.

Why did you leave academia?

[Anonymous]

Persistence was key. Not giving up or taking it personally.