I spoke today with a person, hoping to get into a different field, even if it was to walk, drive, or bike up and down downtown, for a courier delivery service.
He was the president of the company. You could tell he was a good sort, and even offered to take my resume and my husband's and help network. I looked him up on LinkedIn and sure enough he was there. He further explained the salary expectations of what he had now, and the positions he would have coming up.
He runs a family owned business, and perhaps that makes the difference.
I followed up through LinkedIn and thanked him for his time and offer. I also asked him to join my network and furthermore offered to introduce him to any of my contacts.
Granted, my contacts are not presidents or Owners of companies, but I believe that if I, and they, play my (their) cards right and network properly, eventually they will be.
I wish you luck as well. Sometimes it just takes a hand out to get a hand up. Remember it works both ways.
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