LinkedIn Job Search Strategy You Should Be Using But Probably Aren't – Forbes

Tired job hunter conducting a search on LinkedIn and at a loss for how to get noticed. getty Kaitlyn, a career counseling client, was finishing her MBA at Columbia University. She started job hunting and saw her dream job listed at Goldman Saks. She knew that positions there were super competitive. She asked,” Besides applying online, is there anything else I can do to help me get on their radar?” My answer was yes. She was surprised when I explained what I thought she should do. It involved using a unique networking technique that is highly effective and almost no one uses. When Kaitlyn exhausted her contacts, she felt her networking options were over. Not true. She overlooked an effective strategy you likely aren’t using – her college alums. Let’s review what Kaitlyn did to see how this technique works. She went to her College’s Alumni Association to determine if they had an alum career group. Columbia did. They had one group for MBA graduates. These groups exist to help people with networking and job search. She searched the alum listings for executives at Goldman Saks with an MBA from Columbia. Kaitlyn uncovered a high-level executive. I recommended she send
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