Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your network doesn't have to just be professional. Talk to your neighbors, your kids friends parents, and go from their. Ask them if they know people at some companies you are interested in and if they are willing to connect you for a chat to learn more about their company. Build a network from there.

Maybe ok for a director level job, but OP wants executive role.

OP will have to take what the market says she is qualified for.

Everyone wants exec comp and perks and prestige.

I live in a UMC neighborhood and there is no way I am looking for my next VP role via my neighbors in completely different industries.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your network doesn't have to just be professional. Talk to your neighbors, your kids friends parents, and go from their. Ask them if they know people at some companies you are interested in and if they are willing to connect you for a chat to learn more about their company. Build a network from there.

Maybe ok for a director level job, but OP wants executive role.

An SES is not anything like an executive.

I truly think this is part of the problem a lot of the RIFed feds are facing. It’s hard to draw parallels to their work in the government to corporate. SES manage multi-million (sometimes hundreds of millions) programs and making policy decisions that affect the country at large. But they’ve never actually managed a business….