DRAFT - New Tip under construction for our 100+ Career Transition Tips workbook. Your thoughts? SynkoAssociates Tactics for Identifying Job Opportunities in a Remote Location 1. Research websites, LinkedIn, press releases and published articles to identify the functional manager directing your profession. Call a company switchboard to ask who is responsible for… Search multiple industries. Send an introductory letter along with a one-page resume. 2. Identify local business journals equivalent to the Ann Arbor Business Journal or Crain’s Detroit. Subscribe. Purchase their Book of Lists – an organizational directory they all publish. Connect with a columnist or two – or the ones who write about new business growth – or about your industry. Inquire about trends, new companies, growing organizations, companies known for their best place to work status. Typically, these publications have an equivalent of 40 under age 40 list or 30/30 lists; are any of these individuals networking leads. Read and think about what jobs may be evolving… Find the jobs before they are posted. 3. Check with your college/university alumni association for a local chapter or a roster of graduates in the area you are researching. 4. Buy a subscription to the local newspaper and thoroughly read the business section 5. Contact the Chamber of Commerce; ask to purchase a membership list and to speak with the new business development director. 6. Research the state’s Economic Development Council/Corporation (e.g. Michigan Economic Development Corporation michiganadvantage.org ) 7. Research Ann Arbor Spark (annarborusa.org), Troy Automation Alley (automationalley), etc. or the equivalent local regional economic development or technology advancement forums. 8. Search through LinkedIn second and third degree connections. 9. Contact a community college admissions or career counselor, ask if he/she knows of any careers that are hot in the area and what organizations are hiring. 10. Contact universities in the area and ask about related master’s degree programs, enrollment and where their graduates are finding jobs. 11. Research professional societies; work through leadership lists; ask these individuals for insights and connections. Broaden past your own profession… 12. Contact business bankers, CPA firms and inquire about growing companies and any contacts they may have. Same approach with business law firms. 13. Always consider hospitals, community colleges and universities as employers, they are often overlooked and opportunities are missed. Don’t overlook their temporary, part time or contract positions that get your foot in a door. For the same reasons, research their volunteer opportunities. 14. Research grant awards to local organizations that may lead to jobs. 15. Contact recruiters, contract and temporary employment agencies in the area. 16. Consider if events, workshops, conferences, economic club luncheons or equivalents are worth attending for networking value. 17. Mega churches often have a job ministry, call the church and ask if they have a career or jobs ministry leader you can contact. 18. 19. 20. Be certain every individual or organizational name you uncover goes into a networking database for ongoing consideration.
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